Delito y Violencia: Help pressure G8 leaders to take action on Darfur

CAMPAÑA EN PRO DE LA DEFENSA DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS

EDITORIAL: Las violaciones de derechos humanos no sólo afectan a aquellos que las sufren de manera directa, sus familiares y amigos sino también a todas las comunidades y sociedades. Al leer una noticia de alguna violación de derechos humanos, además de la sensibilidad y preocupación que nos genera, muchas veces sólo movemos de manera negativa la cabeza, acompañado de un pensamiento de solidaridad con aquellos que son víctimas de tales actos. Pero hay mucho más que se puede hacer. Si quieres colaborar con la campaña que desde "Delito y Violencia" iniciamos, para colaborar de manera activa en el cese de las violaciones de derechos humanos, puedes escribir cartas o correos electrónicos a la embajada del país donde está ocurriendo el hecho y además a las organizaciones de derechos humanos de tu localidad. Cada carta cuenta, cada correo electrónico tiene su peso específico. Muchos granos de arena, hacen una montaña. Juntos podremos: Por todos los derechos para tod@s

PUBLISHING HOUSE (EDITORIAL):
Violations of human rigths not only affect those who suffer them directly, their families or friends; but also, their communities and societies. When we read any news concerning human right´s violations, besides the sensibility or worry it generates, we only move our heads showing dissapointment and fill our minds with thoughts of solidarity, however, there is a lot more we can do. If you want to contribute with the campaign " Delito y Violencia " to help preventing violations of human rights, you may write letters or e-mails to the ambassy of the country were they take place or any organization of human rights in your community. Every letter or e-mail is important and have an specific weight. Many grains of sand make a mountain. Together we can do it: human rights for all people.

jueves 26 de junio de 2008

Help pressure G8 leaders to take action on Darfur

In less than two weeks, world leaders from G8 countries — U.S., Canada, Japan, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, and Russia — meet for their annual Summit in Japan to debate action on issues of global concern.
If the violence in Darfur — with over 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced — is not a matter of global concern, then what is?
The G8 Summit comes at a perilous time for both Darfur and the whole of Sudan. Intensified violence in Darfur has resulted in more death and displacement, and recent fighting in the Abyei region of Sudan suggests the unraveling of the fragile North/South peace agreement.
The government of Sudan and the world will be watching the G-8 Summit closely. Last week, 50 non-governmental organizations, representing all G8 states and Sudan, sent a Letter or e-mail to all G8 Leaders and Foreign Ministers or Foreign Offices, calling on them to demand:
-An immediate stop to violence in Darfur
-A halt to arms transfers, directly or indirectly, to Darfur in violation of the U.N. arms embargo
-Rapid deployment of the peacekeeping force in Darfur, UNAMID
-A reinvigorated peace process
-Justice and accountability for atrocities committed

Source: Human Rights First