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Iranian activists living abroad are demanding an end to the government crackdown on those protesting the disputed results of the presidential election.
The group United4Iran have called for a “Global Day of Action” to take place in more than 60 countries around the world.
United4Iran is a non-partisan collaborative of individuals and human rights organizations. United4Iran does not promote any political agenda, and we are opposed to any foreign interference or military attack on Iran. Our only aim is to condemn the widespread and systematic violations of the Iranian people’s human rights and to call for full restoration of their human and civil rights.
We came together to organize a Global Day of Action on July 25th so the citizens of the world can stand together for:
1) Civil and human rights for the people of Iran
2) Stopping the abuse of power—the imprisonment, torture and killing
3) Solidarity with the Iranian people. To our Iranian brothers and sisters: We have heard your voices, and you are not alone.
There will be over a hundred demonstrations worldwide.
The organizers believe that while political questions facing Iran can only be resolved by the Iranian people themselves, the violent repression of their internationally guaranteed human rights are of concern to people all around the world.
The global day of action is organized around the following core demands:
1. That member states and civil society organizations of the international community give sustained attention to the Iranian peoples human rights as a matter of international concern, and that the UN should immediately initiate an investigation into grave and systematic human rights violations in Iran, including the fate of prisoners and disappeared persons, unlawful killings, and torture and other ill-treatment;
2. An end to state-sponsored violence, accountability for crimes committed and no recourse to the death penalty;
3. The immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of conscience, including politicians, journalists, students, and civil society activists; and
4. Freedom of assembly, freedom of association, and freedom of expression (including freedom of the press) as guaranteed by the Iranian constitution and Irans obligations under international covenants that it has signed.
Una carrera armantistica entre Colombia y Venezuela no le conviene a nadie. El permitir el uso de tres bases aéreas y dos bases navales es una entrega total de la soberanía nacional y aunque no tenga la intención de provocar a los vecinos la verdad es que complica innecesariamente las relaciones bilaterales entre Colombia y Venezuela y entre Colombia y Ecuador. Además la presencia de más mil sietecientos soldados y auxiliares civiles en territorio colombiano presenta un blanco atractivo para las FARC. La posibilidad de los Estados Unidos se vea más involucrado en nuestra interminable guerra civil existe. Correr este peligro es un grave error del gobierno del Presidente Uribe.
La guerra con las FARC no tiene solución militar. Hay que recordar que las divisas del narcotráfico en Colombia no son más del 3.0% del producto interno bruto. Las Naciones Unidas estima que el narcotráfico contribuye sólo 0.8% del producto interno bruto. Con esas minimas divisas, las FARC pueden seguir su programa de destabilización y terrorismo. Para acabar de una para siempre a la narco-guerrilla hay que legalizar la droga para poder asi controlar el tráfico cómo lo ha sugerido el ex-Presidente César Gaviria. Además, hay que atacar sin cuartel la gran desigualdad socioeconómica que persiste en el país.