Remember Rohingya
Restless Beings has prepared a media statement
on behalf of community organizations and business to ask media to end the blackout from Burma on this issue and to report according to international standards without bias.
To support, email your business/organization/network logo to: rohingya@restlessbeings.org
A special event for press and limited guests:
This
event will look at the human stories behind recent clashes and the
ensuing state-led campaign against the Rohingya in Burma.
Monday 23 July 2012, 6.30pm - 8pm
Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1, 5HU.
Space is limited, for more information and to register for this free event click here.
On
Monday, July 23, 2012 (same day as the press conference), there will be
an international tweet up on Twitter. Go to @RestlessBeings.
The
tweet up is between 6 - 11pm UK time. The more people tweeting, the more chance of getting the topic trending to grab media attention.
Described
by the UN as the most persecuted community in the world, the struggle of the Rohingya is largely unknown.
Help give a voice to one of the most marginalized communities in the world: #SOSRohingya
The ethnic
cleansing campaign of the Rohingya in Burma demands mainstream coverage. Human rights activists and advocates, please spread the word.
This community is being killed.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Rohingya: The Human Story
Monday, July 2, 2012
Enforced Disappearance: In Wake of the "War on Terror"
First published:
WeSpeakNews India
Amina
Masood Janjua, Chairperson: Defence of Human Rights is launching an
international campaign for the release of missing persons that will
include traveling, seminars, rallies, and camps in major cities to
advocate for the release of human beings imprisoned without cause.
Amina
began the Defence of Human Rights with almost no resources and this
organization has flourished through the support of kind hearted people.
It
will be 7 years since Amina has been separated from her husband,
Masood. Her determination to find him has resulted in the relief of
thousands of families of those wrongfully imprisoned.
THE APPEAL:
1.
The struggle with military dictatorship and poverty upon the advent of
the second decade of the 21st century introduced a new menace in
Pakistan: Enforced Disappearance. Thousands of people have gone missing.
People were afraid to talk about this atrocity due to fear. Amina Masood Janjua took it upon herself to break this silence.
2.
Mrs. Janjua’s lone struggle began in 2005 after the disappearance of
her husband Masood Janjua. After arduous rallies, protests, legal
battles, and endless campaigning; Defence of Human Rights staged a 24/7
sit-in in front of parliament house in Islamabad, the capital of
Pakistan.
Hundreds
of families of victims stayed in this camp for 76 days from February
15th to April 30, 2012. The exemplary and unprecedented camp turned out
to be a huge success and attracted the attention of not only the nation,
but the world.
3.
Under the pressure of the continued struggle of the people, Parliament
passed two unanimous resolutions against enforced disappearance, three
parliamentary committees have been formed to look into the matter of
enforced disappearance and up to 32 of the listed cases have been traced
since the camp began.
Much remains to be done.
4.
DHR registered more than 370 new cases of missing persons yet despite
the phenomenal impact of the protest camp, it had to be closed down due
to limited resources. Regardless, DHR has decided to launch this
nationwide campaign and prepare for an even larger sit-in by the end of
2012.
The
struggle to free human beings from illegal detentions, torture and
unlawful arrests is a direct result from the wake of the War on Terror.
An urgent humanitarian appeal is crucial for the sake of countless
helpless victims that face death and torture from prolonged detention.
Defence
of Human Rights depends 100% on the support of conscientious citizens.
DHR represents more cases in Supreme Court than any other human rights
association or legal firm in Pakistan without charging a single fee to
the families of missing persons.
To report a case, for press and to assist the Defence of Human Rights, contact:
Amina Masood Janjua, Chairperson, DHR
40-C/1 Nagi Road Westridge-1, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
"Justice Delayed is Justice Denied" - CJP
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