The Fascist US Army in Iraq
orders the executions of 126 women in Iraq - their
only crime - they were members of Saddam Husseins
regime!
http://us.oneworld.net/article/361127-iraq-urged-halt-executions
[NEWS]
126 Iraqi women to be executed soon - IAWM Letters |
The Irish Anti-War Movement
The
Truth Seeker - Outrage over Imminent Execution of
Iraqi Women - they thought in 2007 that 4
executions were ghastly and fascistic - look at it
now!
Submitted by Memet on Tue, 17/11/2009 - 20:52.
For the attention of: H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam
Trek president of the UN General Assembly
The secretary General of the UN : Ban Ki Moon
Mr Thomas Hammarberg
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr Abdulmuhaimen Al-Oraibi
Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic
of Iraq
I urge you to take whatever action you can in
relation to the following:
I understand that 126 professional women who have
worked for the previous regime have been sentenced to
death by the Iraqi government, and that it is
expected that the executions will be carried out
before the Muslim feast of pilgrimage (in 2 weeks
time). Their only crime appear to be serving under
the previous regime. Amongst those to be executed the
ex Head Nuclear Energy Centre and the ex minister of
Work and Social Affairs. These proposed executions
should be stopped immediately.
Repeated appeals against the death penalty in Iraq
have been issued by Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch especially in view of the Iraqi
judiciary system being dysfunctional. These women are
more than likely to have faced unfair trials after
which the death sentence was issued.
The death penalty and extra judicial killings of
political figures has created a culture of revenge
and a never ending cycle of violence in Iraq. These
women appear to be targeted by the Iraqi government
just because they served under the previous regime.
This is not acceptable. If they are accused of any
crime, they should face a fair trial in the presence
of international observers or they should be
released immediately.Execution is in any case a
disproportionate punishment.
Sincerely,
Glenda Cimino - IAWM