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Afghan and Iranianwomen and children seekingasylum in Greece beingbattered and assaultedby the elite units of the Greek police, right outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection. Asylum seekers, outside The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece, have—once more—sewn their lips!
HELP! POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST AFGHAN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GREECE!ASYLUM SEEKERS HAVE SEWN LIPS!
Watch the video of Afghan and Iranianwomen and children seekingasylum in Greece beingbattered and assaultedby the elite units of the Greek police, right outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection, at the following link:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg82et_tvxs-gr-yyyyyyyyyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyyyyy-yy-yyyyyyyyy_people#from=embed
It is requested that you should sign the petition for the granting of asylum status to the victims of the aforementioned criminal practices of aggravated battery and aggravated assault:
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41063/sign.html
URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!
Asylum seekers, outside The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece, have—once more—sewn their lips requesting that their applications for the granting of asylum should be processed in accordance with the pertinent provisions of supranational legislation. A detailed description is provided by MsAnastasia Balezdrovain the following article:
http://www.grreporter.info/en/refugees_afghanistan_iran_and_palestine_stitch_their_lips_go_hunger_strike_obtain_refugee_status/377
SPREAD THE NEWS!
Contact as many friends as you can and send them the link to this post!
COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING LETTER AND SEND IT THROUGH E-MAIL (THE CONTACT DETAILS ARE PROVIDED IN THE END OF THIS POST)
Dear High Commissioner for the Refugees:
Twofold is the purpose of the presents:
First, to request that you should instigate the necessary ex-officio proceedings (both on criminal and disciplinary grounds) for the investigation of the (flagrant) delicts of aggravated battery and aggravated assault committed by members of the elite units of the Greek police against Afghani and Iranian asylum seekers—many of them had been women and children, one of whom had been breastfeeding from his mother—outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection of The Hellenic Republic, on December 21, 2010;
Second, to invite your attention to the fact that a number of asylum seekers outside The Office of The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece have sewn their lipsin order to request that their asylum applications should be processed in pursuance of the pertinent legal provisions (national and supranational).
The following links are provided for the corroboration of the allegation dealing with the practices of the Greek police.
Video of the aforementioned aggravated battery and aggravated assault:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg82et_tvxs-gr-yyyyyyyyyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyyyyy-yy-yyyyyyyyy_people#from=embed
Articles on Greek newspapers:
http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_21/12/2010_369778
http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=12333&subid=2&pubid=85941148
http://www.avgi.gr/ArticleActionshow.action?articleID=588931
http://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/?aid=96345
http://news.ert.gr/el/ellada/koinonia/53168-astynomiki-epithesi-se-afganous-kai-iranous-prosfyges
http://jobulani.inews.gr/29/epithesi-mat-kata-afganon-kai-iranon-prosfygon-exo-apo-to-yp-propo.htm
Moreover, the journalistic article at the following electronic address is provided as a suitable means of thorough briefing concerning the emergency situation outside The Office of The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece:
http://www.grreporter.info/en/refugees_afghanistan_iran_and_palestine_stitch_their_lips_go_hunger_strike_obtain_refugee_status/377
It is requested that you should give these matters your immediate attention._
Respectfully,
Your Signature
You are encouraged to send it to as many International Organs as possible.Please remember to change the salutation.
You may want to use the following salutations:
Dear High Commissioner for Human Rights:
Dear Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment:
If you send it to organisations, you can use the following salutation:
To whom it may concern:
You may also send it to Greek embassies and Consulates in your country.
Below is a (non-exclusive) list with the contact details of International Organs, Committees, and other organisations.
UN High Commissioner for the Refugees
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
E-mail: Not applicable
ContactForm: http://www.unhcr.org/php/contact.php?opt=headquarters
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx
E-mails:
civilsociety@ohchr.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org
UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Website: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/torture/rapporteur/
E-mail: urgent-action@ohchr.org
UNICEF
Website: http://www.unicef.org/
Ε-mail: integrity1@unicef.org
Contact Details: http://www.unicef.org/about/contact_42379.html
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Website: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm
E-mail: civilsociety@ohchr.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org
UN Women
Website: http://www.unwomen.org/
E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
UN Women Watch
Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/
E-mail: womenwatch@un.org
Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ianwge/index.html
E-mail: ianwge@un.org
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
Website: http://www.un-instraw.org/
E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Website: http://www.unifem.org/
Executive Director: Inés Alberdi
Contact Form: http://www.unifem.org/about/contact_general.php
Fax: 001 212 906-6705
International Campaign: SAY NO – UNITE – End Violence Against Women
Website: http://www.saynotoviolence.org/
Head of Communications:Nanette Braun
E-mail: nanette.braun@unifem.org
Fax: 001 212 906-6705
Commission on the Status of Women
Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html
E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/
E-mail: osagi@un.org
UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/
E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
***
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS/Habitat)
Website: http://www.unhabitat.org/
E-mail: infohabitat@unhabitat.org, unhabitat@unog.ch, unhabitat.admin@skynet.be, unhabitat.support@skynet.be
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Website: http://www.unfpa.org/public/
E-mail: hq@unfpa.org
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Website: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/default_en.asp
E-mail: combat.racism@coe.int
***
AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL
Website: http://www.amnesty.org/
E-mail: Not applicable
ContactForm: http://www.amnesty.org/en/contact
CCPR Centre
Website: http://www.ccprcentre.org/
E-mail: info@ccprcentre.org
FIACAT
Website: http://www.fiacat.org/en/
E-mail: fiacat@fiacat.org
FIDH
Website: http://www.fidh.org/-english-
Contact Forms: http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=13
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=2
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=122
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=22
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=111
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=8
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=11
INTERIGHTS
Website: http://www.interights.org/
E-mail: ir@interights.org
Contact Form: http://www.interights.org/contact-us/index.htm
HUMANRIGHTSWATCH
Website: http://www.hrw.org/
E-mail: Eleanor.Hevey@hrw.org, berlin@hrw.org, paris@hrw.org, hrwpress@hrw.org,
chicago@hrw.org
Contact Forms: http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us
HUMANRIGHTSFIRST
Website: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/
E-mails: BowserSoderB@humanrightsfirst.org, feedback@humanrightsfirst.org,
Contact Information: http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about-us/contact-us/
OMCT
Website: http://www.omct.org/
E-mail: omcteurope@omct.org, omct@omct.org
***
APT
Website: http://www.apt.ch/
E-mail: apt@apt.ch
Contact Forms: http://www.apt.ch/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=60&Itemid=91〈=en
CPT
Website: http://www.cpt.coe.int/en/
E-mail: cptdoc@coe.int
IRCT
Website: http://www.irct.org/
E-mail: irct@irct.org
TORTURE REPORTING BOOK
Website: http://www.essex.ac.uk/Torturehandbook/
E-mails: hrc@essex.ac.uk, hrep@essex.ac.uk, rodln@essex.ac.uk
***
CRIN
Website: http://www.crin.org/
E-mail: info@crin.org
Contact Form: http://www.crin.org/contact/contact.asp
NGO Group for CRC
Website: http://www.childrightsnet.org/
E-mail: secretariat@childrightsnet.org
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Website: http://www.africa-union.org/child/home.htm
E-mail: dsocial@africa-union.org
InstitutInternationaldesdroitsdel'enfant
Website: http://www.childsrights.org/html/index.html
E-mail: info@childsrights.org
YOUR ACT OF SOLIDARITY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE!
It should be made unequivocally clear to all competent officials that the criminal practices of the Greek police—right outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection of The Hellenic Republic—as well as the failure of the government of The Hellenic Republic to comply with supranational legislation of overriding importance will not be tolerated any longer.
Watch the video of Afghan and Iranianwomen and children seekingasylum in Greece beingbattered and assaultedby the elite units of the Greek police, right outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection, at the following link:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg82et_tvxs-gr-yyyyyyyyyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyyyyy-yy-yyyyyyyyy_people#from=embed It is requested that you should sign the petition for the granting of asylum status to the victims of the aforementioned criminal practices of aggravated battery and aggravated assault:
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/41063/sign.html URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!
Asylum seekers, outside The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece, have—once more—sewn their lips requesting that their applications for the granting of asylum should be processed in accordance with the pertinent provisions of supranational legislation. A detailed description is provided by MsAnastasia Balezdrovain the following article:
http://www.grreporter.info/en/refugees_afghanistan_iran_and_palestine_stitch_their_lips_go_hunger_strike_obtain_refugee_status/377 SPREAD THE NEWS!
Contact as many friends as you can and send them the link to this post!
COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING LETTER AND SEND IT THROUGH E-MAIL (THE CONTACT DETAILS ARE PROVIDED IN THE END OF THIS POST)
Dear High Commissioner for the Refugees:
Twofold is the purpose of the presents:
First, to request that you should instigate the necessary ex-officio proceedings (both on criminal and disciplinary grounds) for the investigation of the (flagrant) delicts of aggravated battery and aggravated assault committed by members of the elite units of the Greek police against Afghani and Iranian asylum seekers—many of them had been women and children, one of whom had been breastfeeding from his mother—outside The Ministry of Citizen Protection of The Hellenic Republic, on December 21, 2010;
Second, to invite your attention to the fact that a number of asylum seekers outside The Office of The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece have sewn their lipsin order to request that their asylum applications should be processed in pursuance of the pertinent legal provisions (national and supranational).
The following links are provided for the corroboration of the allegation dealing with the practices of the Greek police.
Video of the aforementioned aggravated battery and aggravated assault:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg82et_tvxs-gr-yyyyyyyyyyyy-yyyyy-yyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyyyyy-yy-yyyyyyyyy_people#from=embed Articles on Greek newspapers:
http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_21/12/2010_369778 http://www.imerisia.gr/article.asp?catid=12333&subid=2&pubid=85941148 http://www.avgi.gr/ArticleActionshow.action?articleID=588931 http://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/?aid=96345 http://news.ert.gr/el/ellada/koinonia/53168-astynomiki-epithesi-se-afganous-kai-iranous-prosfyges http://jobulani.inews.gr/29/epithesi-mat-kata-afganon-kai-iranon-prosfygon-exo-apo-to-yp-propo.htm Moreover, the journalistic article at the following electronic address is provided as a suitable means of thorough briefing concerning the emergency situation outside The Office of The United Nations High Commission for Refugees in Greece:
http://www.grreporter.info/en/refugees_afghanistan_iran_and_palestine_stitch_their_lips_go_hunger_strike_obtain_refugee_status/377 It is requested that you should give these matters your immediate attention._
Respectfully,
Your Signature
You are encouraged to send it to as many International Organs as possible.Please remember to change the salutation.
You may want to use the following salutations:
Dear High Commissioner for Human Rights:
Dear Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment:
If you send it to organisations, you can use the following salutation:
To whom it may concern:
You may also send it to Greek embassies and Consulates in your country.
Below is a (non-exclusive) list with the contact details of International Organs, Committees, and other organisations.
UN High Commissioner for the Refugees
Website:
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home E-mail: Not applicable
ContactForm:
http://www.unhcr.org/php/contact.php?opt=headquarters UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Website:
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx E-mails:
civilsociety@ohchr.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Website:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/torture/rapporteur/ E-mail:
urgent-action@ohchr.org UNICEF
Website:
http://www.unicef.org/ Ε-mail:
integrity1@unicef.org Contact Details:
http://www.unicef.org/about/contact_42379.html Committee on the Rights of the Child
Website:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/index.htm E-mail:
civilsociety@ohchr.org, urgent-action@ohchr.org UN Women
Website:
http://www.unwomen.org/ E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
UN Women Watch
Website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/ E-mail:
womenwatch@un.org Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
Website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ianwge/index.html E-mail:
ianwge@un.org United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
Website:
http://www.un-instraw.org/ E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Website:
http://www.unifem.org/ Executive Director: Inés Alberdi
Contact Form:
http://www.unifem.org/about/contact_general.php Fax: 001 212 906-6705
International Campaign: SAY NO – UNITE – End Violence Against Women
Website:
http://www.saynotoviolence.org/ Head of Communications:Nanette Braun
E-mail:
nanette.braun@unifem.org Fax: 001 212 906-6705
Commission on the Status of Women
Website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
Website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/ E-mail:
osagi@un.org UN Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
Website:
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/ E-mail: Not applicable
Fax: 001-212-963-3463
***
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS/Habitat)
Website:
http://www.unhabitat.org/ E-mail:
infohabitat@unhabitat.org, unhabitat@unog.ch, unhabitat.admin@skynet.be, unhabitat.support@skynet.be United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Website:
http://www.unfpa.org/public/ E-mail:
hq@unfpa.org European Commission against Racism and Intolerance
Website:
http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/ecri/default_en.asp E-mail:
combat.racism@coe.int ***
AMNESTYINTERNATIONAL
Website:
http://www.amnesty.org/ E-mail: Not applicable
ContactForm:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/contact CCPR Centre
Website:
http://www.ccprcentre.org/ E-mail:
info@ccprcentre.org FIACAT
Website:
http://www.fiacat.org/en/ E-mail:
fiacat@fiacat.org FIDH
Website:
http://www.fidh.org/-english- Contact Forms:
http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=13 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=2 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=122 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=22 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=111 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=8 http://www.fidh.org/spip.php?page=auteur&id_auteur=11 INTERIGHTS
Website:
http://www.interights.org/ E-mail:
ir@interights.org Contact Form:
http://www.interights.org/contact-us/index.htm HUMANRIGHTSWATCH
Website:
http://www.hrw.org/ E-mail:
Eleanor.Hevey@hrw.org, berlin@hrw.org, paris@hrw.org, hrwpress@hrw.org, chicago@hrw.org Contact Forms:
http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us HUMANRIGHTSFIRST
Website:
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/ E-mails:
BowserSoderB@humanrightsfirst.org, feedback@humanrightsfirst.org, Contact Information:
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/about-us/contact-us/ OMCT
Website:
http://www.omct.org/ E-mail:
omcteurope@omct.org, omct@omct.org ***
APT
Website:
http://www.apt.ch/ E-mail:
apt@apt.ch Contact Forms:
http://www.apt.ch/index.php?option=com_contact&view=category&catid=60&Itemid=91〈=en CPT
Website:
http://www.cpt.coe.int/en/ E-mail:
cptdoc@coe.int IRCT
Website:
http://www.irct.org/ E-mail:
irct@irct.org TORTURE REPORTING BOOK
Website:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/Torturehandbook/ E-mails:
hrc@essex.ac.uk, hrep@essex.ac.uk, rodln@essex.ac.uk ***
CRIN
Website:
http://www.crin.org/ E-mail:
info@crin.org Contact Form:
http://www.crin.org/contact/contact.asp NGO Group for CRC
Website:
http://www.childrightsnet.org/ E-mail:
secretariat@childrightsnet.org African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Website:
http://www.africa-union.org/child/home.htm E-mail:
dsocial@africa-union.org InstitutInternationaldesdroitsdel'enfant
Website:
http://www.childsrights.org/html/index.html E-mail:
info@childsrights.org YOUR ACT OF SOLIDARITY IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE!
It should be made unequivocally clear to all competent officials that the criminal practices of the Greek police—right outside the Ministry of Citizen Protection of The Hellenic Republic—as well as the failure of the government of The Hellenic Republic to comply with supranational legislation of overriding importance will not be tolerated any longer.
Venceremos!
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