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Statements about War and Terrorism
(updated January 24, 2002)
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| Afghanistan |
RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan, was established in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 by a
group of Afghan woman intellectuals. It is an independent political/social
organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and social
justice and for the creation of a democratic and secular Afghanistan.
For more information see their website (www.rawa.org)
or contact them at <rawa@rawa.org>.
This is their statement in response to
the September 11 attacks and the apparent plans by the Bush administration
for a military attack on Afghanistan.
This is their most recent statement
in response to news that the Northern Alliance is gaining ground. |
| Asia |
The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM)and
the Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC) have launched an initiatve
for Asia NGOs based on this joint statement. They plan to have simultaneous
press conferences and/or joint actions in early November in as many
countries as possible. For more information please contact parc@jca.apc.org. |
| Canada |
The Canadian Council of Churches (www.web.net/~ccchurch)
has submitted an open letter to the government of Canada. |
| France |
Executive Committee of the Confederation Generale
du Travail (CGT)
The CGT is a french labor federation affiliated with the French
Communist Party. For more information about the CGT, see its website
at http://www.cgt.fr/. |
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International:
Society for the Social
Studies of Science
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The Society for Social Studies of Science (4s) has
issued the following statement. Please disseminate as widely as
possible. |
| International
Youth Declaration |
The International Youth Declaration (www.9-11peace.org/youth.php3)
will be publicized and sent to President Bush and other world
leaders as a show of youth support for nonviolence.
Forwarded by the International Youth Co-operation (www.iyoco.org).
IYOCO is not the only one in this effort. Hundreds of youth organizations
worldwide have signed on; it is therefore a declaration by a growing
coalition of youth organizations and individuals.
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Iran:
The International Campaign in Defence of Women's Rights in Iran
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The Declaration on Women's Rights in Afghanistan is
an attempt to gather support for the abolishment of all criminal
and reactionary laws against women and for the improvement of women's
status in Afghanistan. We call on all human rights, women's and
socialist organizations and freedom-loving people to sign the Declaration
on Women's Rights in Afghanistan and contribute to the formation
of a powerful international front in defense of secularism and women's
rights. The people and women of Afghanistan deserve the unconditional
support of progressive people all over the world. |
Iran:
Women's NGOs |
Statement by a number of Iranian women's non-governmental
organizations addressed to the UN Secretary General in condemnation
of the U.S. military attacks on Afghanistan |
| Iran |
Letter campaign urged by the International Federation
of Iranian Refugees (IFIR) to defend Afghan refugees' rights. |
| Israel |
Statement by the Executive Committee of the ODA
(The Organization for Democratic Action) |
| Japan |
Statement led by Osaka Socio Cultural and Legal Center
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| Japan:
Assn. for Research on the Impacts of War and Military Bases on Women's
Human Rights |
Statement of the Organizing Committee of September
15, 2001 translated by Ms. Kozue Akibayashi. |
| Japan: JALISA |
Founded in April 1957, JALISA became a member of International
Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) to engage in international
solidarity activities as one of leading organizations of democratic
lawyers in Japan. The Association has also endeavored to establish
friendly relations with democratic lawyers of many countries. As
lawyers of Japan, the only A-bombed country in the world, it has
also pursued efforts for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Recognizing
the perilous situations in the world today, i.e. the continued presence
of nuclear weapons and military blocks in spite of the end of the
cold war, and the pursuance of profits by giant capitalists etc.,
threatening the people's existence worthy of human dignity on a
global scale, and being caused by the policy of the governments
concerned, the Association deems it its grave mission to eradicate
such threats and injustice. |
| Japanese Law Organizations |
A collection of five Japanese legal organizations
condemning the 9-11 attacks, and urging the support of international
legal norms in bringing the perpetrators to justice. |
| Nepal |
Statement by the director of INHURED International
(International Institute for Human Rights, Environment and Development) |
| NGO’s Alliance Against Terrorism |
International Peace Organization (IPO) invites you to join its campaign against terrorism NGO's Alliance Against Terrorism (NAAT). NAAT was established after 11th September terror attacks on America. The aim of NAAT is to explore all kinds of terrorism. |
| Nobel Peace
Prize Laureates |
In response to the tragic events in New York and Washington,
DC, eight Nobel Peace Laureates have taken the rare step of issuing
a common statement in which they express their profound commiseration
with the family and friends of the victims and appeal to the government
of the United States to refrain from military action in retaliation.
They emphasize that existing standards of international law must
be employed in bringing those responsible for these barbaric acts
to justice.
TheCommunity.com
http://www.thecommunity.com/crisis/
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| Nobel
Peace Prize Laureates' Petition |
Join the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in signing on
to a statement (hosted by the AFSC), that will be publicized at
the 2001 Nobel ceremonies in Oslo--but only if enough people sign
on soon enough! |
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Nobel Laureates,
Prague Declaration
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"The Prague Declaration" outlines the important
work being done in Prague, every year, by "Nobel laureates,
prominent politicians, influential intellectuals and academics,
artists and writers, as well as representatives of different world
religions and spiritual currents" from around the world. |
| Pakistan |
The following statement was released by the Citizen's
Peace Coalition, Labour Alliance and other Pakistani civil society
groups on the occasion of a conference organized by the World Bank,
Asian Development Bank, and United Nations Development Program on
Afghanistan's reconstruction in late November. |
| South Korea |
People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, founded
in 1994, is a civil organization dedicated to promote justice and
human rights in Korean society through participation of the people.
It serves as a watchdog against abuses of power and provides alternatives. |
| The Netherlands |
The Civil Coalition (www.civilcoalition.nl)
is a coalition of several Dutch-based NGOs, calling for a unified
response through the rule of law. |
| The
Philippines |
Akbayan
is a progressive political party based in the Philippines. |
| Uganda |
Anti-War Message from the Kaabong Women's Group of
Uganda |
| United Kingdom |
Fourteen leading British charities and aid organizations
called for the United States and its allies to show restraint in
responding to the terrorist attacks. They urge the U.S. and its
allies to assess carefully the potential impact any proposed military
action might have on "the poor, the innocent and the voiceless."
It is imperative, they say, "that hatred does not become the
order of the day." |
| War Resisters'
International |
A group of pacifists based in England. This website
has a petition for "conscientious objection to war and war
preparations."
http://www.wri-irg.org/en/index.htm |
| Women
Living under Muslim Laws |
Women Living Under Muslim Laws (wluml.org)
is an international Network that provides information, solidarity
and support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or
governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. The Network
aims to increase the autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles
of women from within Muslim countries and communities and linking
them with feminist and progressive groups at large; facilitating
interaction, exchanges and contacts and providing information as
well as a channel of communication. |
