"Peter Clinch" <
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> Ogg Oggibly wrote:
>
>> Jihad - A war by Muslims against unbelievers or enemies of Islam, carried
>> out as a religious duty.
>
> Yet for some reason the nearly 1 billion Muslims, or even a significant
> percentage of them, in the world are not at war with non-Muslims, so they
> seem to have a different idea about it to you. That there is such a word
> does not mean that Muslims all feel a need to declare war on other people,
> and the clearly obvious state of this being so for the vast majority
> should be good evidence.
>
> The fact that hundreds of millions of people are /not/ behaving the way
> you say their religion asks them to behave should be pretty good
> indication that you've got the wrong end of the stick to some degree. How
> much proof do you want?
>
> Again, I suggest you write to Amnesty and get their view on the extent to
> which the basic religion requires its devotees to abuse women and children
> and make war on others.
>
You've made your point. And no I'm not going to write Anmesty International
and take their time up with your silly assed stuff. They are busy right now
trying to beg the corrupt UN to stop the genocide in the Sudan. The UN is
"monitoring" the situation. In the meantime over a 1,000,000 Africans may be
killed this year by a few bad apples.
The following is a letter Amnesty International USA sent to the president of
Sudan:
"Dear Mr. President:
I am writing to express my deep concern about acts of violence against women
committed by the Janjawid militia in the Darfur conflict and to urge you to
take action and to protect the women and girls of Darfur.
Amnesty International (AI) delegates have interviewed hundreds of Sudanese
refugees in Chad and have found that many of the human rights violations in
Darfur have been targeted specifically against women and girls. These
violations have included abductions, sexual slavery, torture and forced
displacement.
Almost every woman in Darfur is at risk of attack: pregnant women and girls
as young as eight have not been spared from rape, abduction and sexual
slavery. Women have been raped in public, terrorizing and humiliating them,
their families and communities. Women have also been tortured to solicit
information on the whereabouts of their husbands and other male survivors.
Those who resist rape have been beaten, stabbed, or killed. The suffering
and abuse endured by these women goes far beyond the actual rape. Women who
survive this violence often suffer from severe mental and physical health
problems, unwanted pregnancies, social stigmatization, and economic
difficulties. Most of these abuses have been committed by the Janjawid
militias which operate with your support and enjoy impunity for their
actions.
I urge you, as President of Sudan, to act now to stop the Janjawid and other
perpetrators of violence against women and provide immediate and adequate
assistance to women who have been affected by sexual violence. I ask you to
ensure that:
- The Janjawid militia are disarmed, disbanded and placed in a position
where they can no longer attack the civilian population;
- Any member of the Sudanese armed forces suspected of having committed or
ordered human rights violations is suspended immediately, pending
investigation;
- The police, military camp security, and humanitarian personnel in Darfur
and Chad do not include any member or former member of the Janjawid militia
and that female officers are employed in all IDP camps and trained to deal
with issues of gender-based violence;
- All parties to the conflict issue clear instructions to all combatants
under their control not to commit rape and other forms of sexual violence
and that all cases of rape will be investigated and those responsible
prosecuted;
- Those who have raped are brought to justice in fair trials, without the
possibility of the death penalty; and
- Sudan ratifies all international conventions and treaties that protect
women from sexual violence in conflict.
I appeal to you to take all steps necessary to stop such horrific violations
and attacks against women in the Darfur conflict and to address immediately
the consequences of this violence. Thank you for your attention, I look
forward to your response."
