Richard Levine wrote:

> This is a forwarded message
> From: Ira A. Wilner <bdcst@sover.net>
> To: Undisclosed.Recipients@pike.sover.net
> Date: Monday, March 12, 2001, 9:52:51 AM
> Subject: Human Rights in Afghanistan
>
> ===8<==============Original message text===============
> Madu, the government of Afghanistan, is waging a war
> upon women. Since the Taliban took power in 1996,
> women have had to wear burqua and have been
> beaten and stoned in public for not having the proper
> attire, even if this not having the mesh covering in front
> of their eyes.
>
> One woman was beaten to death by an angry mob of
> fundamentalists for accidentally exposing her arm while
> she was driving.  Another was stoned to death for trying
> to leave the country with a man that was not a relative.
>
> Women are not allowed to work or even go out in public
> without a male relative; professional women such as
> professors, translators,doctors, lawyers, artists and writers
> have been forced from their jobs. Homes where
> a woman is present must have their windows painted so
> that she can never be seen by outsiders. They must wear
> silent shoes so that they are never heard.
>
> Women live in fear of their lives for the slightest misbehavior.
> Because they can't work, those without male relatives or
> husbands are either starving to death or begging on the street,
> even if they hold Ph.Ds.
> Depression is becoming so widespread that it has reached
> emergency levels.
>
> There is no way in such an extreme Islamic society to
> know the suicide rate with certainty, but relief workers are
> estimating that the suicide rate among women, is very high.
> There are no proper medication and treatment for severe
> depression and would rather take their lives than live
> in such conditions, has increased significantly.
>
> There are almost no medical facilities available for
> women. At one of the rare hospitals for women, a reporter
> found still, nearly lifeless bodies lying motionless on top of
> beds, unwilling to speak, eat, or do anything, but slowly wasting
> away. Others have gone mad and were seen crouched in
> corners, perpetually rocking or crying, most of them in fear.
>
> One doctor is considering, when the little medication
> that is left finally runs out, leaving these women in front of the
> president's residence as a form of protest. It is at the point
> where the term "human rights violations" has become an
> understatement.
>
> Husbands have the power of life and death over their
> women relatives, especially their wives, but an angry mob
> has just as much right to stone or beat a woman, often to death,
> for exposing an inch of flesh or offending them in the slightest way.
> Women enjoyed relative freedom, to work, dress generally as
> they wanted, and drive and appear in public alone until only
> 1996.
>
> The rapidity of this transition is the main reason for the depression
> and suicide; women who were once educators or doctors or simply
> used to basic human freedoms are now severely restricted and
> treated as subhuman in the name of right-wing fundamentalist Islam.
>
> It is not their tradition or 'culture,' but it is alien to them, and it is
> extreme even for those cultures where fundamentalism is the rule.
>
> Everyone has a right to a tolerable human existence,
> even if they are women in a Muslim country. If we can threaten
> military force in Kosovo in the name of human rights for the sake of
> ethnic Albanians, citizens of the world can certainly express peaceful
> outrage at the oppression, murder and injustice committed against
> women by the Taliban.
>
> STATEMENT:
> In signing this, we agree that the current treatment of women in
> Afghanistan is completely UNACCEPTABLE and deserves action
> by the United Nations and that the current situation overseas will not
> be tolerated.
>
> Women's Rights is not a small issue anywhere,and it is
> UNACCEPTABLE for women to be treated as unhuman and
> so much as property. Equality and human decency is a RIGHT
> not a freedom, either one lives inAfghanistan or elsewhere.
>
> EVEN IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO SIGN THIS, PLEASE PASS IT
> ON SO AS NOT TO KILL THE PETITION.
>
> SEE BELOW FOR WHAT TO DO WHEN LIST REACHES
> 300 NAMES:
>
> THANK YOU
>
> 1) Suzanne Dathe, Grenoble, France
> 2) Laurence COMPARAT, Grenoble, France
> 3) Philippe MOTTE, Grenoble, France
> 4) Jok FERRAND, Mont St Martin, France
> 5) Emmanuelle PIGNOL, St Martin d'Heres, FRANCE
> 6) Marie GAUTHIER, Grenoble, FRANCE
> 7) Laurent VESCALO, Grenoble,FRANCE
> 8) Mathieu MOY, St Egreve, FRANCE
> 9) Bernard BLANCHET, Mont St Martin, FRANCE
> 10) Tassadite FAVRIE, Grenoble, FRANCE
> 11) Loic GODARD, St Ismier, FRANCE
> 12) Benedicte PASCAL, Grenoble, FRANCE
> 13) Khedaidja BENATIA, Grenoble, FRANCE
> 14) Marie-Therese LLORET, Grenoble,FRANCE
> 15) Benoit THEAU, Poitiers, FRANCE
> 16) Bruno CONSTANTIN, Poitiers, FRANCE
> 17) Christian COGNARD, Poitiers, FRANCE
> 18) RobertG ARDETTE, Paris, FRANCE
> 19) Claude CHEVILLARD, Montpellier, FRANCE
> 20) gilles FREISS, Montpellier, FRANCE
> 21) Patrick AUGEREAU, Montpellier, FRANCE.
> 22) JeanI MBERT, Marseille, FRANCE
> 23) Jean-Claude MURAT, Toulouse, France
> 24) Anna BASSOLS, Barcelona, Spain
> 25) Mireia DUNACH, Barcelona, Spain
> 26) Michel VILLAZ,G renoble, France
> 27) Pages Frederique, Dijon, France
> 28) Rodolphe FISCHMEISTER, Chatenay-Malabry, France
> 29) Francois BOUTEAU, Paris, France
> 30) Patrick PETER, Paris, France
> 31) Lorenza RADICI, Paris, France
> 32) Monika Siegenthaler, Bern, Switzerland
> 33) Mark Philp, Glasgow, Scotland
> 34) Tomas Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden
> 35) Jonas Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden
> 36) Karin Eriksson, Stockholm, Sweden
> 37) Ake Ljung, Stockholm, Sweden
> 38) Carina Sedlmayer, Stockholm, Sweden
> 39) Rebecca Uddman, Stockholm, Sweden
> 40) Lena Skog, Stockholm, Sweden
> 41) Micael Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
> 42) Britt-Marie Folke, Stockholm, Sweden
> 43) Birgitta Schuberth, Stockholm, Sweden
> 44) Lena Dahl, Stockholm,S weden
> 45) Ebba Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden
> 46) Jessica Carlsson, Vaxjo, Sweden
> 47) Sara Blomquist, Vaxjo, Sweden
> 48) Magdalena Fosseus, Vaxjo, Sweden
> 49) Charlotta Langner, Goteborg, Sweden
> 50) Andrea Egedal, Goteborg, Sweden
> 51) Lena Persson, Stockholm, Sweden
> 52) Magnus Linder, Umea ,Sweden
> 53) Petra Olofsson, Umea, Sweden
> 54) Caroline Evenbom, Vaxjo, Sweden
> 55) Asa Pettersson,G rimsas, Sweden
> 56) Jessica Bjork, Grimsas, Sweden
> 57) Linda Ahlbom Goteborg, Sweden
> 58) Jenny Forsman, Boras, Sweden
> 59) Nina Gunnarson, Kinna, Sweden
> 60) Andrew Harrison, New Zealand
> 61) Bryre Murphy, New Zealand
> 62) Claire Lugton, New Zealand
> 63) Sarah Thornton, New Zealand
> 64) Rachel Eade, New Zealand
> 65) Magnus Hjert, London,U K
> 66) Kevin Stamvik, Hurley, UK
> 67) Madeleine Stamvik, Hurley, UK
> 68) Susanne Nowlan, Vermont, USA
> 69) Lotta Svenby, Malmoe, Sweden
> 70) Adina Giselsson, Malmoe, Sweden
> 71) Anders Kullman, Stockholm, Sweden
> 72) Rebecka Swane,S tockholm,Sweden
> 73) Jens Venge, Stockholm, Sweden
> 74) Catharina Ekdahl, Stockholm, Sweden
> 75) Nina Fylkegard, Stockholm, Sweden
> 76) ThereseS tedman, Malmoe, Sweden
> 77) Jannica Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
> 78) Douglas Bratt
> 79) Mats Lofstrom, Stockholm, Sweden
> 80) Li Lindstrom, Sweden
> 81) Ursula Mueller, Sweden
> 82)M arianne Komstadius, Stockholm, Sweden
> 83) Peter Thyselius, Stockholm, Sweden
> 84) Gonzalo Oviedo, Quito, Ecuador
> 85) Amalia Romeo, Gland, Switzerland
> 86) Margarita Restrepo, Gland, Switzerland
> 87) Eliane Ruster, Crans p.C., Switzerland
> 88) Jennifer Bischoff-Elder, Hong Kong
> 89) Azita Lashgari, Beirut, Lebanon
> 90) Khashayar Ostovany, New York, USA
> 91) Lisa L Miller, Reno NV
> 92) Danielle Avazian, Los Angeles, CA
> 93) Sara Risher, Los Angeles, Ca.
> 94) Melanie London, New York, NY
> 95) Susan Brownstein , Los Angeles, CA
> 96) Steven Raspa, San Francisco, CA
> 97) Margot Duane, Ross, CA
> 98) Natasha Darnall, Los Angeles,C A
> 99) Candace Brower, Evanston, IL
> 100) James Kjelland, Evanston, IL
> 101) Michael Jampole, BeachP ark, IL, USA
> 102) Diane Willis, Wilmette, IL, USA
> 103) Sharri Russell, Roanoke, VA, USA
> 104) Faye Cooley, Roanoke, VA, USA
> 105) Celeste Thompson, Round Rock, TX, USA
> 106) Sherry Stang, Pflugerville, TX,U SA
> 107) Amy J. Singer, Pflugerville, TX USA
> 108) Milissa Bowen, Austin, TX USA
> 109) Michelle Jozwiak, Brenham, TX USA
> 110) Mary Orsted, College Station, TX USA
> 111) Janet Gardner, Dallas, TX USA
> 112) Marilyn Hollingsworth, Dallas, TX USA
> 113) Nancy Shamblin, Garland. TX USA
> 114) K. M. Mullen, Houston, TX - USA
> 115) Noreen Tolman, Houston, Texas - USA
> 116) Milton Lonnee, Houston, TX, USA
> 117) Chela Lonnee, Houston, TX - USA
> 118) Tim Watson, Houston, TX - USA
> 117) Emily Watson, New Orleans, LA - USA
> 118) Kimberlea Jackson, Plano, TX - USA
> 119) DianaE lliott, Daytona Beach, FL - USA
> 120) Marjorie Fortin,C olumbus, GA - USA
> 121) Crystal Slaughter, Columbus, GA - USA
> 122) Vicki Black, Columbus, GA - USA
> 123) Denise Black, Jeannette, PA - USA
> 124) Doris Songer, Greensburg, PA USA
> 125) Barbara Golden, Accra, Ghana
> 126) Mavis Ampah Sintim-Misa, Ghana
> 127) Grettle Kermah, CA, USA
> 128) Lynda Pickbourn, Accra, Ghana
> 129) Henry Butler, MD, USA
> 130) Kathleen Gregory, USA
> 131) Elaine Hidalgo, MD, USA
> 132) Megan O'Brien, VA, USA
> 133) Jeannie O'Leary. Washington, DC, USA
> 134) B.Pierce, DC,U SA
> 135) Jamie Gettle, MD, USA
> 136) Ilisa Sokolic, Raleigh, NC USA
> 137) Emma Lebelle, Sydney, Australia
> 138) Ellen Lebelle, Nogent sur Marne, France
> 139) Sandra Pickar, Los Angeles, USA
> 140) Jean-Paul Goulin, Nogent sur Marne, France
> 141) Jean-Claude Baltzinger, Vich, Switzerland
> 142) Claude Muller, Lausanne, Switzerland
> 143) Melanie MULLER, Morges, Switzerland
> 144) Sophie Bogoyavlensky, Lausanne, Switzerland
> 145) Anne Wilken, Lausanne, Switzerland
> 146) Katreen Hardt, New York, NY, USA
> 147) Almond Zigmnd, Las Vegas, NV
> 148) Rachel Gould, Brighton, UK
> 149) Catherine Holland, Co. Cork, Eire
> 150) Alan Callender, Co. Cork, Eire
> 151) Geoffrey Holland, Cholburi, Thailand
> 152) Chris Bocking, London, UK
> 153) Caroline Redhead, Hong Kong
> 154) Sally Storey, London, UK
> 155) Robin Mullen, London, UK
> 156) Julia Burns, London UK
> 157) Kate O'Connell, Sydney, Australia
> 158) Mary-Jane Francis, Sydney, Australia
> 159) Sandra Harris, Australia
> 160) Lea Harris, Australia
> 161) Lindy Quennell, New Zealand
> 162) Sharon Caskie, Falkirk, Scotland
> 163) Heather McQueen, Edinburgh, Scotland
> 164) Sabine Leitgeb, Frankfurt,Deutschland
> 165) Jean-Paul Charlieu, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
> 166) Sjaak ten Thij Enschede Netherland
> 167) Wieke Kuiper, Zwolle Netherland
> 168) bart koens, Doetinchem Netherlands
> 169) Bob Deveen, Aalter, Belgium
> 170) Wim Van Cauwenbergh, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
> 171) Kristof Boden, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
> 172) Marijn Nivelle, Riemst, Belgium
> 173) Ronny Bogaert, Riemst + Leuven, Belgium
> 174) Geert Duchateau, Riemst, Belgium
> 175) An Reynders, Riemst, Belgium
> 176) Tilly Biesmans, Tongeren, Belgium
> 177) Els Dols, Beek, The Netherlands
> 178) Mireille Derks, The Netherlands
> 179) Wilma de Jong, The Netherlands
> 180) Nathalie Deelen, The Netherlands
> 181) Maartje van Alphen, The Netherlands
> 182) Anneke van Alphen, The Netherlands
> 183) Margriet Koningswoud, The Netherlands
> 184) Jobke Koningswoud, The Netherlands
> 185) Esther Koningswoud, The Netherlands
> 186) Marijke van Dijk, The Netherlands
> 187) Arina van de Voorden, The Netherlands
> 188) Lineke van Dijk, The Netherlands
> 189) Jan van Dijk, The Netherlands
> 190) Sophia Dekker, The Netherlands
> 191) Martha Jacobse, The Netherlands
> 192) Cornelie Klerk, The Netherlands
> 193) Hester Karels, The Netherlands
> 194) Jan Karels, The Netherlands
> 195) Loes Karels, The Netherlands
> 196) Gerda Karels, The Netherlands
> 197) Sherwin eusenia, The Netherlands
> 198) Andre Karels, The Netherlands
> 199) Chiela Karels, The Netherlands
> 200) Heiltje Karels, The Netherlands
> 201) Joost Karels, The Netherlands
> 202) Tineke Karels, The Netherlands
> 203) Gerard Karels, The Netherlands
> 204) Pity Karels, The Netherlands
> 205) Carl Klaase, The Netherlands
> 206) Hans Karels, The Netherlands
> 207) Ralph Henderikse, The Netherlands
> 208) Feyola Henderikse, The Netherlands
> 209) Jonathan van den Berg, The Netherlands
> 210) Jodl Postma, The Netherlands
> 211) Jelma Wiegersma, The Netherlands
> 212) Johan Smit, The Netherlands
> 213) Petra Dekker, The Netherlands
> 214) Catherine Singayevskaya, Russia
> 215) Svetlane Petrova, Russia
> 216) Alexey Petrov, Russia
> 217) Alexey Osipov, Russia
> 218) Hannah Shooty, Russia
> 219) Gerda Wijnveen, The Netherlands
> 220) Jan-Hendrik Kuperus, The Netherlands
> 221) Fokke Zandbergen, The Netherlands
> 222) Aafke Hoekstra, The Netherlands
> 223) Imke Postma, The Netherlands
> 224) Alie van Leersum, The Netherlands
> 225)eddy van der ploeg, The Netherlands
> 226) Rudine Bijlsma, The Netherlands
> 227) Marleen Kwast, The Netherlands
> 228) Marieke Kamphuis, The Netherlands
> 228) Teo van de Bunt, The Netherlands
> 299) Heidi de Kock, The Netherlands
> 230) Martine Ronner, The Netherlands
> 231)Ans Bouwens, The Netherlands
> 232) Ludy Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
> 233) Petra Brussen, The Netherlands
> 234) Lysan van Winden, The Netherlands
> 235) Chris Keller, The Netherlands
> 236)Dorine Spoel, The Netherlands
> 237)Desiree Ragetli, Catalonia (Spain)
> 238)Irene van de Mheen, Spain
> 239)Floor Bos, holland
> 240)Jeroen de Haan,holland
> 241) Gery Groot Zwaaftink, Holland
> 242) Eric Borrias, Holland
> 243) Chava Herschel, Holland
> 244) Helene Herschel, Holland
> 245 Arjan Barink, Netherlands
> 246) Kristina Jasiunaite, Lithuania
> 247) Giedre Kristaponyte, Lithuania
> 248) Elena Jasiunaite, Lithuania
> 249) Ansgar Steinwachs, Germany
> 250) Patrick Brandwagt, The Netherlands
> 251) Meinou Vunderink, The Netherlands.
> 252) Jan en Marja Heusinkveld, Holland
> 253) Jopie van Wingerden, The Netherlands
> 254) Tineke Swart, The Netherlands
> 255) Joke Roovers, The Netherlands
> 257) Wil Blokhuis, The Netherlands
> 258) Tiny Tromp, The Netherlands
> 259) Lida Bruin-Kunst, The Netherlands
> 260) Philepien Wilms Tetteroo, Holland
> 261) Annelies van Rossum, The Netherlands
> 262) Thea Bagchus-Dellaert, The Netherlands
> 263) Lia Visser & Piet Muller, The Netherlands
> 264) Elly Koel, The Netherlands
> 265) Hennieta Dijkhuis, The Netherlands
> 266) Frantoise de Lange, The Netherlands
> 267) Joke Kroonenberg-Beerlage, the Netherlands.
> 268) Oiet J. Kroonenberg, the Netherlands
> 269) Gregg Sablic, Levittown.NY, USA
> 270)Robert Anger, Santa Monica, CA, USA
> 271) Paul Deason, Santa Monica, CA. USA
> 272) MICHAEL RIVA, SANTA MONICA CAL/USA
> 273) Michael Bolton, Vancouver, BC, CAN
> 274) Kendelle Elliott, Vancouver, BC, Can
> 275) Moyra Van Nus, Vancouver, BC
> 276) Kate Laner, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
> 278) Siovhan Sheridan Ayala, Seattle, WA, USA
> 279) Sanchitha Jayaram, Chicago, IL, USA
> 280) Geetha Jayaram, Columbia, MD
> 281) Harriet Suskin, Bowie, MD
> 282) Brenda Gerwin, Bethesda, MD
> 283) Deborah Miller, Bayonne, NJ
> 284) Galya Greenberg, West Hartford, CT
> 285) Deborah R. Starr, Suffield, Ct.
> 286) Ira A. Wilner, Putney, VT
> 287) Richard Levine, Keene, NH, USA

288) Joyce E. Tilton, Keene, NH, USA
289) Sandra J. Taylor, Hancock, NH, USA




>
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> --
> Best regards,
>  Richard                            mailto:richardlevine@monad.net



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