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March 24 CONSUMER UNION ACTIONS =PLEASE HELP=
March 21 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH "IRAN" =PLEASE READ=Iran Iran: Reformist Candidates Barred From Election Iran’s exclusionary process of vetting candidates for the March 14 parliamentary elections violates the principles of a free and fair election, Human Rights Watch said today. The widespread disqualifications of candidates, most from reformist factions, show that authorities are rejecting candidates on politically motivated grounds. March 13, 2008 Press Release Also available in  Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in   Printer friendly version UN: Action Needed Against Unproven HIV/AIDS Treatments The United Nations and its member states are failing to address serious threats to life and health posed by the promotion of unproven AIDS “cures” and by counterfeit antiretroviral drugs, Human Rights Watch said today. February 28, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Iran: Kurdish Teacher Tortured, Sentenced to Death The Iranian judiciary should revoke the death sentence of Kurdish teacher Farzad Kamangar, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamangar was active in a number of civil society organizations. February 27, 2008 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Halt Execution of Juvenile Offender The head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Shahrudi, should immediately order a stay of execution for Mohammad Reza Haddadi, who was sentenced to death for a crime that he allegedly committed at the age of 15, Human Rights Watch said today. February 22, 2008 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Judiciary Must Prevent Imminent Executions by Stoning Revoke Sentences, End This Cruel and Inhuman Punishment The head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi Shahrudi, should immediately revoke the sentences of death by stoning imposed on three persons convicted of adultery, Human Rights Watch said today. In separate cases, two sisters from the town of Shahriar in Tehran Province and a man from the town of Sari in the province of Mazandaran, are all at imminent risk of execution. February 6, 2008 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Investigate Detention Deaths Two Alleged Prison Suicides Raise Suspicion Iranian authorities should investigate the sudden deaths of two people while in custody in northwestern Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. January 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: End Widespread Crackdown on Civil Society Vague Security Laws Sharply Restrict Peaceful Dissent The Iranian government is relying on its broadly worded “security laws” to suppress virtually any public expression of dissent, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. It uses these laws to subject those arrested to prolonged incommunicado detention without charge, solitary confinement, and denial of access to counsel. January 7, 2008 Press Release Also available in  Printer friendly version “You Can Detain Anyone for Anything” Iran’s Broadening Clampdown on Independent Activism This 51-page report documents the expansion in scope and number of the individuals and activities persecuted by the Iranian government over the last two years. HRW Index No.: E2001 January 7, 2008 Report Also available in Download PDF, 240 KB, 53 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Iran: Release Women’s Rights Activists Immediately Government Should Drop All Charges, End Harassment Iran should drop politically motivated charges against two women’s rights activists facing trial this week because of their participation in a peaceful protest, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should release Jelveh Javahari and Maryam Hosseinkhah without delay. December 17, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Prevent Execution of Juvenile Offender Prisoner Convicted on Recanted Testimony Now Faces Death The Iranian government should prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh, who was sentenced to death for crimes allegedly committed when he was aged 13, Human Rights Watch said today. Court authorities in the city of Kermanshah should follow the recent order by the head of the Judiciary to allow judicial review of the case. December 5, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Guarantee protections for HIV patients Human Rights Watch writes to express concern and request more information regarding clinical trials and treatment plans involving the newly discovered Iranian HIV/AIDS drug IMOD. November 28, 2007 Letter Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Suspend Heavy Sentence for Women’s Rights Activist Government Detains More Activists and Students in Extended Sweep The head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahrudi, should suspend a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence upheld this week against women’s rights activist Delaram Ali, Human Rights Watch said today. Such a step is permitted under Iranian law. The government should also release at least 14 other students and activists it has detained for their participation in peaceful demonstrations and campaigns. November 10, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Letter to Representatives Lowey and Wolf on US foreign operations funding In this letter to the chair and ranking member of the US House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Human Rights Watch identifies Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, and reproductive health as key concerns for the 2008 State and Foreign Operations bill. November 7, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version Iran: Revoke Death Sentence in Juvenile Case Dubious Conviction Based on Recanted Testimony Requires Re-Trial Iranian authorities should immediately prevent the execution of Makwan Mouloudzadeh and commute his death sentence, Human Rights Watch said today. Mouloudzadeh, 20, was sentenced to death in May by a court ruling on questionable evidence for a crime supposedly committed when he was a 13-year-old child. November 3, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Release Leading Defender of Prisoners’ Rights Emadeddin Baghi Jailed Under Politically Motivated Charges Iranian authorities should immediately release prominent human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi and drop the politically motivated charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. October 16, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Charge or Release Iranian-American Still in Detention The Iranian government should immediately release Ali Shakeri, an Iranian-American held in detention for more than four months without charge, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also expressed concern that the Iranian authorities have denied basic due process rights to Shakeri and to four Iranian student journalists. September 22, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Iran: Allow Baha’i Students Access to Higher Education Government Discriminates against 800 Students on Basis of Faith Iran should immediately end practices aimed at barring Baha’i students from attending universities, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should quickly resolve the situation of some 800 Baha’i students whom it prevents from obtaining their educational records and completing the university admission process. September 20, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version Down to Business The Human Rights Council’s Backlog of Work As it enters its second year, the Council must take hold of the many situations that “require the HRC’s attention,” and take action of some sort to address them. The HRC’s efforts to address these situations will provide an important indication of its ability to fulfil the purpose for which it was created. The Council must seize this opportunity to demonstrate its relevance and responsiveness to human rights victims in these countries and beyond. September 10, 2007 Background Briefing Printer friendly version Iran: Jailed Students Abused to Obtain Forced Confessions Authorities Should Release 19 Detained Students and Activists at Once The Iranian government should immediately release 19 students and activists arrested in May and June on apparently politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern that the authorities have been subjecting them to abuse to coerce confessions. July 27, 2007 Press Release Also available in Printer friendly version March 18 TIBETAN PROTESTS =PLEASE HELP=
March 17 WAR-cut the funding!! =PLEASE HELP=Iraq Fax-in: Let's Show Congress How We Feel March 19 marks the 5th Anniversary of Bush's disastrous invasion and occupation of Iraq - yet there is no end in sight. The costs so far are staggering: 4,000 young Americans killed, tens of thousands maimed... 1 million Iraqis killed, millions maimed... $562 billion in tax dollars stolen from our children... $3 trillion cost to our economy through veterans care, weapons replacement, higher oil prices, and the collapsing dollar. All that in just 5 years! We elected a Democratic Congress in 2006 to bring our troops home, but they keep giving Bush blank checks. Incredibly, Congress will soon vote on another $102 billion blank check. On this 5th Anniversary, it is time for everyone who hates this occupation to do something about it. And we're making it as simple and effective as we can. We're calling it the Iraq Fax-In. It's like a sit-in, only you can do it from home. 1. Fax an image to Congress that visually expresses how you feel about the invasion and occupation of Iraq. We've posted a few ideas, but we welcome all of yours! 2. Email your Representatives by signing our "Out of Iraq" petition on the right side here: And thanks for all you do to make the world a better place. _______ Fox Attacks Obama
It's no surprise that FOX has been at it again: smearing, distorting, attacking Obama. What is infuriating and requires IMMEDIATE ACTION is that so many in the media have been catching the FOX virus and spreading it. By way of a cure, we bring you the next installment in our highly successful FOX Attacks series. Together, we have battled them effectively, halted their fake debates, and put pressure on Bill O'Reilly for his attacks on homeless vets. And so far, over 6 million people have seen FOX Attacks. Watch the video, send it to your friends, and then demand the media stop spreading the FOX virus. Let them know they can't keep parroting FOX's smears against Barack Obama without hearing from us. Sign the petition, and we'll make sure the heads of all the mainstream media's news divisions see it. You can even express your outrage visually by including your picture. http://foxattacks.com/virus?utm_source=dems _______ Resist in March
_______ MARCH 19, 2008 (Wednesday) Nonviolent Civil Resistance in All 435 Congressional Districts and in the Nation's Capital on the Fifth Anniversary of the Occupation of Iraq Locations in each congressional district, to be determined locally, will include congressional offices (Congress Members and Senators will be in their districts on this day), federal buildings, military recruiters, weapons makers, war profiteers, or corporate media outlets. In Washington, with Congress out of town, the focus will be on war profiteers in the military industrial disaster-capitalism complex. Events will include roles for people not wanting to risk arrest.
LOCAL EVENTS: Post Yours! Update it. FIND LOCAL EVENTS AT http://5yearstoomany.org AND IN A SEPARATE LIST AT http://worldagainstwar.org WASHINGTON DC EVENTS: Join us! Resources for nonviolent activism: HERE.
##### WOMENS RIGHTS =PLEASE HELP=
March 15 "Get Big Money Out of Politics" =PLEASE SIGN=Hi Friends,
I have just read and signed the petition: "Get Big Money Out of Politics" http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/207298406 Thanks! Wealthy campaign contributors and their lobbyists wield too much power in our political system. The influence of these big-money interests is a major reason that we cannot find solutions or even have a reasonable debate about health care, jobs, global warming, and many other pressing issues. If we want to put the power of our democracy fully back into the hands of all Americans, then we need to change the way that we finance elections from top to bottom. Under a full public financing system -- such as those already in use in Maine, Arizona, and Connecticut, and the one proposed for Congress -- qualified candidates who swear off special interest money and agree to spending limits receive public funds to run a competitive campaign. Help get the influence of big money out of politics by urging Congress to support the Fair Elections Now Act for full public financing of congressional elections. March 12 HELP STOP THE DRILLING =PLEASE SIGN=
March 08 Cruelty by US Soldiers [5 Video's] =MUST WATCH=CRUEL US SOLDIERS =MUST WATCH= The Digg story "U.S. Soldier throws puppy off cliff" had, at last count, 5,527 votes. Digg commenters, never a demure crowd, aren't holding back their rage. One comment, itself voted for 540 times, reads "Wow. I hope he got shot in the face later that day." This video exposes something about the dehumanization of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that most of us don't want to think about. Here are five more videos that show just how far gone our troops are. A warning: These videos are explicit and -- with the known correlation between violence toward animals and violence toward other humans in mind -- savagely disheartening.PLEASE GO LOOK HERE AT 5 YOUTUBE VIDEO'S OF CRUELTY: http://valleywag.com/363325/five-youtube-videos-show-american-soldiers-at-their-worst MONKEY TORTURE =PLEASE HELP=FREE THE SIX FLAGS ELEPHANTS! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Free-the-Six-Flags-7 Living in an amusement park is no fun for the seven elephants at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. If you visit the Elephant Encounter, notice the bullhooks in the hands of the elephant keepers. Bullhooks are shaped like fireplace pokers with a sharp steel hook at the end. NO MORE PRIMATES IMPORTED FOR EXPERIMENTS! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-more-monkeys-imported-for-cruel-false-quotresearchquot We feel that the capture and breeding of wild non-human primates from Mauritius for import into the United States or any other nation for the purpose of "scientific research" is an unconscionable abuse and subjects those primates to lives of unmitigating hell. We also feel that the value of such experiments are dubious at best and do not merit the destruction of other living, sentient beings, particularly some of our closest relatives. STOP ANIMAL TESTING LAB, COVANCE, FROM OPENING IN ARIZONA http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/470036461 Covance is an animal testing lab trying to come to Chandler, Arizona. They have MANY Animal Welfare Acts violations as well as a terrible history of controlling dangerous viruses such as Ebola! The city council and mayor's office have gone behind closed doors to bring this company to the city without any input from local residents. We are trying to stop that! Covance is clearly NOT a company we want doing business near us...or anywhere! REUNITE CHIMP BROTHERS HUNTER AND LYONS!! I'm begging you, can't we please try to get this to target? Let's reunite these poor boys as they have suffered ENOUGH!! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/877116649  Hunter and Lyons were removed in 2005 from the Yerkes Primate Facility and sent to separate locations after 21 years together. Your help is vital to see that these two chimpanzees are reunited together in permanent sanctuary - forever. |
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