DI at the UNGA Hearings with NGOs
Defend International participated in the General Assembly Interactive
Hearings with
NGOs which took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York on
14-15
June 2010. President
of D... Read More ...
Nigeria: New International Fact-finding Report on the Situation of HR Defenders
The
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint
programme of
the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International
Federation
for Human Rights (FIDH), and F... Read More ...
DI joins 2010 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence
Defend International has joined IANSA (International Action Network on Small Arms) and other NGOs in 110
countries to
mark the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence, 10 - 16 May. ... Read More ...
Nuclear Weapons: Historic Opportunity to Ensure They Will Never Be Used Again
States
have an historic opportunity to bring the era of nuclear
weapons to an end once and for all, the International Committee of the
Red
Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva recently.... Read More ...
Syria: Arbitrary Detention of Leading Human Rights Activist
Defend International (DI) has been informed by reliable sources
of the case of Mr. Abdul-Hafiz Abdul Al-Rahman, a leading human rights activist
in Syria.
DI believes that he is a priso... Read More ...
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Congolese Women's Declaration at AWID Forum |
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Written by DI International Relations Committee
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Monday, 22 December 2008 |
 HR defender Ms. Marie Claire from DRC "We ask all nations across the globe to take note of the holocaust of the millennium which is happening right now in the DRC, with total indifference and lack of concern from the international community. Six million of deaths, two millions internally displaced, thousands of raped women and girls", the Declaration says.
Congolese Women's Declaration at AWID Forum
Cape Town, 15 November 2008
1. As representatives of women's organizations from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), gathered at the 11th International AWID Forum on "women's rights and development" held in Cape Town, from 14th to 17th November 2008;
2. Revolted by the repeated wars, in particular the recent one led by Laurent Nkunda and its National Congress for People's Defense (CNDP) against public institutions established after long political negotiations (1999-2003), legitimized by the new Constitution and the 2006 elections;
3. We denounce the support to CNDP from external forces through neighboring countries which signed peace agreements in the Great Lakes region;
4. We denounce CNDP attacks targeting civilians who are not actively involved in war, particularly women and children. We also denounce human rights abuses perpetrated by all armed groups including DRC army (FARDC), in violation of the Goma peace agreement signed in January 2008.
5. We request a declaration of solidarity from the more than two thousand women meeting in this 11th AWID Forum; in order to end the war in the DRC. We are convinced that if women across the world show their solidarity to Congolese women against the war; ourselves and our families will be spared;
6. We ask all nations across the globe to take note of the holocaust of the millennium which is happening right now in the DRC, with total indifference and lack of concern from the international community. Six million of deaths, two millions internally displaced, thousands of raped women and girls;
7. We are calling upon the United Nations and African Union to immediately act to protect civilians, due to the DRC government's limit to do so. |
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