Dear Sakineh
Know this, Paris is mobilizing for you with 100 more cities worldwide.
Need I tell you? Simone de Beauvoir, if she was still alive, would have reacted like all of us with the strongest indignation to denounce the cruel fate that we want you to suffer.
; Who would have thought 40 years ago when the MLF showed for the first time in France, in 2010 a woman could still be sentenced to be stoned and that "cultural relativism", the "return of religion" would take precedence over the universality of rights?
If we talk about those early days is that by coincidence, this week, in a single location in Paris, will succeed and two sobering events of the fragility of gains in women's rights. On August 26 the Feminist activists are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of the first event in the MLF by renaming the Place du Trocadero "instead of the right of women and men." Two days later, Saturday, August 28 at 12pm on the same square-aptly renamed - will be the rally that is organized to support you (1).
While world leaders are mobilizing to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, we want our presence that day to remind them that you expect in the death row for several years, a performance by your stoning. You're also not the only condemned: by the news of women's rights activists in Iran, at least a dozen other women in prison awaiting the death penalty barbaric. Inside the country, feminists have launched a campaign in 2006 against stoning: Stop Stoning Forever.
If the chancellery and the United Nations to show whether discrete vis-à-vis your case is that in their eyes, between nuclear and a case of " compassion humanitarian "issues are not comparable. Why irritate Tehran on a matter of domestic policy, so we expect him to be more accommodating and respectful of the resolutions of the Security Council?
Those who hold the reins of power prefer to rely, for this type of subject, associations or intellectuals. There have been, among others, President of Brazil, a friend of Tehran, who, driven by feminist groups, has dared to do their spokesman, while noting that he respected the laws of other countries, He said he was ready "if it could serve" to welcome you home. Altogether this little snag was blamed on the side "sentimental" character, and we tried not to talk about it.
Sakineh Dear, we must keep hope for you and what you represent.
Maybe mobilization triggered by torture to you, now imposed, will understand international diplomacy that humanity will come out of obscurantism as they stoned human beings. Maybe too friendly countries of Iran, those who see its technological achievements in Tehran proof of its development, they realized that the development of a nation is far more respect for the right people. Perhaps, finally, the UN will they decide to place conditions on the admission of countries in certain instances such as the Committee on the Status of Women, where Iran has just made its entry "by acclamation "as the saying goes.
Sakineh Courage, you're not alone!
Jury Simone de Beauvoir for women's freedom:
Chaired by JULIA Kristeva and SYLVIE PURCHASE Beauvoir (Honorary President), the International Jury Prize 2010 is composed of: Elisabeth Badinter, a philosopher, BONAL GERARD, Author, Annie Ernaux, Writer, CLAIRE ETCHERELLI, Author, Madeleine Gobeil-Noël, former Director of Arts at UNESCO, Lilani KANDEL, Sociologist, AYSE KIRAN, Ph.D. University of Haceteppe Ankara, Turkey, Claude Lanzmann, writer and editor of the magazine Modern Times, BJORN LARSSON, writer, professor at the University Lund, Sweden, Liliane Lazar, Simone de Beauvoir Society, USA, Annette Levy-Willard, writer and journalist with Liberation, ANNE-MARIE LIZIN, Senator, President Women's Council of Wallonia, Belgium, Kate Millett, writer, painter, sculptor, USA, Yvette Roudy, Minister of Human Rights woman in May 1981 to 1986, Danielle Sallenave, Writer, Josyane Savigneau, Le Monde journalist Alice Schwarzer, Writer, Germany, ANNIE SUGIER, President of the International League of women's right, Linda Weil-Curiel, a lawyer, Anne Zelensky, Writer . President of the League of women's rights, co-founded with Simone de Beauvoir
(1) Call for expressions in Paris Trocadero initiated by the League of International Law of Women, the Movement for the Feed and Counter Terrorism, and Neither Whores nor submissive 28 / 8 to 12pm at the Trocadero in As part of Operation for 100 cities Sakineh "launched by" One Law for All "in the UK ( www.onelawforall.org.uk )
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