[CTRL] Fw: The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists Calls for a Committee to Protect Anti Iraq-War Activists

[Mrs. Jela Jovanovic]

-Caveat Lector-   ----- Original Message ----- From: Arab Program for Human Rights Activists To: íćÓÝ áÚŃĚ Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:23 AM      Cairo 19/2/2003                                                                                  The Arab Program for Human Rights Activists                  Calls for a Committee to Protect Anti Iraq-War Activists        As a result of the turbulent political climate in the Arab region, the continuous American pressures on the international community to adopt war against Iraq,  the massive US military presence in the Gulf region -which will enable the United States to wage a unilateral war if it serves its interests-and in light of universal popular rejection of American hegemony which goes beyond the limits of international law and political conventions , we find that   Arab security agencies are actively arresting anti war activists. This comes while the American public itself and many others are allowed to practice freedom of opinion and expression by demonstrating against this war.    Moreover, these security agencies increasingly arrest more activists according to emergency laws that are applied in most Arab countries.   The Arab Program for Human Rights, APHRA, notes that these waves of arrests are continuously increasing with the heating up of events on the Arab and international scenes.   Therefore, APHRA calls on all the  political, legal and  syndical  forces in addition to lawyers and journalists to form a committee to protect the detained anti Iraq- war activists. The Committee should focus on following the cases of the detained from all aspects, legally defending them before court, working for their release, and launching media support campaigns.                                                                           Arab Program For Human Rights Activists 25 Ibrahim Ibn El Mahdy St. 7th District, Nasr City Cairo, Egypt Tel: 002 02 4041185 Tel/Fax: 002 02 4039954 www.aphra.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] <A HREF="">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om