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Venceremos! | 24.12.2010 14:21 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | Birmingham

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

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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.

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