Ojalá no tuviera que volver a insistir en este tema. Ojalá no tuviera que daros los enlaces a imágenes, vídeos, cartas, noticias... todas desagradables, todas dolorosas... todas una vergüenza para el mundo que mira impasible hacia otro lado. ¿No hay petróleo en India? ¿No queremos que peligren los negocios de armas u otras historias con el gobierno hindú? ... Porque, desde luego, alguna razón tiene que haber para que pública e internacionalmente, apenas se hable de lo que ocurre en toda India, y concretamente, en Orissa.
Desde la Delegación de Justicia y Paz de la Iglesia católica, se ha elaborado una pequeña carta para que TODOS PODAMOS ENVIARLA A LOS ORGANISMOS PERTINENTES. Las campañas mundiales hechas de persona a persona, han detenido mutilaciones, fusilamientos, lapidaciones... ¿por qué no esto?
Muchos de los que leéis este blog, tenéis acceso a miles de adolescentes y jóvenes en los colegios, parroquias, grupos juveniles... Imaginad los pocos minutos que os quitaría de una clase el explicar lo que ocurre y el pedir que, libremente, los que quieran, firmen la carta, la metan en un sobre y con un sello, se lleve a Correos. ¿15 minutos?
La intención es PRESIONAR A LAS AUTORIDADES INDIAS para que pongan fin a la violencia y PEDIR A LA ONU que intervenga.
EL MODELO DE CARTA está escrita en inglés. Sólo tienes que copiarla, pegarla en el correo electrónico, firmarla y, enviarla a las direcciones que te pongo debajo. Si quisiérais hacer un envío postal masivo, también tenéis las direcciones postales)
Madam President,
We write with deep concern over the communal violence that has engulfed many districts in Orissa since 24 August 2008. The target of the violence has been the Christian minorities, most of whom are tribals and Dalits. The ongoing carnage has resulted in the death of nine persons. A nun has been gang-raped. Many people, including priests and nuns have been injured. Their properties and places of worship have been vandalized. Hundreds, including Catholic school children, were forced to escape into the forests and live in fear and insecurity.
The uncontained violence in many districts of Orissa, which we understand to be a state notorious for a culture of communal violence in recent years, points out that the state government has failed in its duty to protect the lives of Christians. This violates their right to life and personal liberty – the very right enshrined in the Constitution of India (Article 21) and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR Article 6) to which the Government of India is a party.
It is time that your Nation State, which is a member of the UN Human Rights Council, honoured the commitment it has made to the United Nations on 19 April 2006, when a pledge was made for its candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council: India’s commitment to “promoting and protecting human rights flows from the realization that in a truly pluralistic society, the growth and well-being of citizens can only be guaranteed through a culture of protection and promotion of human rights.”
In this context, and with great urgency, we appeal to you, Madam President, to initiate suitable measures that:
· protect the rights, lives and properties of Christians in Orissa;
· provide immediate relief and adequate compensation to the victims as per ICCPR Article 2.3.1;
· ensure a climate of peace and harmony in Orissa state so that people may live without fear; and
· bring perpetrators to justice in order to stop impunity.
Sincerely,
Madam President,
We write with deep concern over the communal violence that has engulfed many districts in Orissa since 24 August 2008. The target of the violence has been the Christian minorities, most of whom are tribals and Dalits. The ongoing carnage has resulted in the death of nine persons. A nun has been gang-raped. Many people, including priests and nuns have been injured. Their properties and places of worship have been vandalized. Hundreds, including Catholic school children, were forced to escape into the forests and live in fear and insecurity.
The uncontained violence in many districts of Orissa, which we understand to be a state notorious for a culture of communal violence in recent years, points out that the state government has failed in its duty to protect the lives of Christians. This violates their right to life and personal liberty – the very right enshrined in the Constitution of India (Article 21) and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR Article 6) to which the Government of India is a party.
It is time that your Nation State, which is a member of the UN Human Rights Council, honoured the commitment it has made to the United Nations on 19 April 2006, when a pledge was made for its candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council: India’s commitment to “promoting and protecting human rights flows from the realization that in a truly pluralistic society, the growth and well-being of citizens can only be guaranteed through a culture of protection and promotion of human rights.”
In this context, and with great urgency, we appeal to you, Madam President, to initiate suitable measures that:
· protect the rights, lives and properties of Christians in Orissa;
· provide immediate relief and adequate compensation to the victims as per ICCPR Article 2.3.1;
· ensure a climate of peace and harmony in Orissa state so that people may live without fear; and
· bring perpetrators to justice in order to stop impunity.
Sincerely,
Nombre y apellidos:
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DIRECCIONES DONDE MANDAR LAS CARTAS:
Madam Pratibha Patel, President of India
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India,
Fax: (91) 11-2301 7290 & (91) 11-2301 7824
E-mail: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in
Madam Pratibha Patel, President of India
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India,
Fax: (91) 11-2301 7290 & (91) 11-2301 7824
E-mail: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in
Enviar copia a:
1. Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minster of India
Prime Minster's Office, South Block
Raisina Hill, New Delhi 110 011, INDIA
Fax: (91) 11-2301 9545 / (91) 11-2301 6857
E-mail: manmohan@alpha.nic.in; pmosb@pmo.nic.in
2. Mr Naveen Patnaik
Chief Minister of Orissa
Bhubaneswar – 751001, Orissa, INDIA
Fax: (91) 674 253 5100
Email: cmo@ori.nic.in
3. Hon'ble Justice Shri S. Rajendra Babu, Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission,
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, PIN 110001, INDIA
Fax: (91) 11 2338 4863
E-Mail: chairnhrc@nic.in; mailto:ionhrc@nic.in
4. Embajada de la India en tu país.
(os facilito los datos de la embajada en España. En otros países podéis encontrarlos en http://www.embajada-online.com/embajadas-de-India-en-otros-paises-P82.htm)
EMBAJADA DE INDIA EN ESPAÑA:
Avenida Pio XII 30-32 Madrid-28016
Teléfono: + 34 902 90 10 10 // 91 131 51 25/ 32
Fax: + 34 91 345 11 12Horario: 9.30 a 11.30 hs
E-Mail: consular@embassyindia.jazztel.es, com@embassyindia.jazztel.es
Fax: + 34 91 345 11 12Horario: 9.30 a 11.30 hs
E-Mail: consular@embassyindia.jazztel.es, com@embassyindia.jazztel.es
TE AÑADO LINKS CON INFORMACIÓN VARIADA SOBRE ESTA VIOLENCIA CONTRA LOS CRISTIANOS EN ORISSA - INDIA:
Click on "YOUR GOD OR MINE?" to watch a documentary on Orissa Events, prepared by Nilanjana Bose. Click on videos 1 2 3 4 5 at the bottom to watch all 5 segments. Please wait till an ad gets over.
A Powerpoint Presentation on the Attack on Christians in India
Video Testimonials by the victims on youtube (open the page to get the link)
To see the Map of affected areas in Orissa: http://nlimages.livemint.com/orissa/orissa_map.html
An Update on the Bihar Flood Situation by Prakash Louis
Updates of Activities in Orissa... and now in Mangalore:
Concerned Citizens' Fact Finding Team Interim Report (must read)
Watch the Devil's Advocate interview with Archbishop Vincent Concessao or Delhi
Report on the murder of a priest in Dehradun by Anand IMS
Update on 26th September 2008 (Newspaper clippings)
Report of Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission on Orissa
Update on 21st September 2008
History of attacks on Christians in Orissa since 1967
Latest attack on Churches in Mangalore, Karnataka
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