The Cairo-based Arab Program for Human Rights Activists (APHRA, www.aphra.org) has initiated a petition to stop the atrocities in Darfur, with the aim of collecting 100.000 signatures in support of an appeal (below), demanding just this. Launched yesterday, the one percent mark, i.e. 1000 signatures, was easily passed within 24 hours of going online with the appeal. To read the full text and sign the petition, see below. (27-MAY-08)
Based on APHRA´s petition and appeal, issued yesterday, this article has been edited and prepared for publication by HRH F / Niels Jacob Harbitz.
To: Civil Society Activists and the Human Conscience
A Signature Campaign For Collecting One Hundred Thousand Signatures For Putting An End To The Violations To Which The Darfur People Are Exposed:
“Darfur before it is too late”
The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists (APHRA) implores the whole world, and civil society organizations in particular, to make use of all possible means to save the Darfur people from the human disaster that plagued them due to the systematic violations by the Sudanese government and the Janjaweed militias that caused death and emigration of hundreds of thousands of people. In this human disaster, civilians -mostly children, women and old people- lack most ingredients of life. In addition, diseases, poverty, starvation and lack of water are all common.
That situation really conflicts with all principles and commitments of the international human rights system.
This signature campaign is one of APHRA´s year-long campaign for rescuing the Darfur people that includes several activities, publications and posters. This campaign is also a part of APHRA´s strategy that is based on activating the role of human rights activists in confronting to their national problems and making use of all human rights and legal means to find effective solutions to these problems and find ways out of the Arab social enduring crises.
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To save Darfur before it is too late
Hurry up…..
Take part…..
Sign this call.
An Arabic version of the same petition is available on APHRA´s website www.aphra.org.
Sincerely,
