SEXISME et
DROITS des FEMMES / SEXISM and WOMEN'S RIGHTS : Bulletin 2003 -
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SEXISME et DROITS des FEMMES / SEXISM and WOMEN'S RIGHTS : Bulletin 2003 - 2
1 - Afghanistan
* No rights
for women !
* Afghan Women
Still Not Liberated
2 - Iran
: Encore et toujours des mauvais traitements envers les femmes
3 - Inde :
International Initiative for Justice in Gujarat
4 - Canada : La stratégie
masculiniste contre les droits des femmes
5 - France
* Le droit des pères...
* Une nouvelle maladie
mentale en France : la prostitution ?
6 - Palestine / Israel : Coalition of Women for a Just Peace
7
- Turkey : Campaign against sterilization measures on Kurdish
women
8 - Saudi
Arabia : Islamic rule brutally oppresses women
9 - Pakistan :
Eliminate injustice and poverty
10 - Sweden: A three-day
conference on "Honour Killing, Violence against Women, Culture, Politics or
Cultural Politics?"
11 - Romania : Launch of Gender and ICC Project
12 -
O.N.U. : 47th Session - Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) / 47ème
session - Commission sur le statut de la femme (CSW)
13 - Infos diverses
*
Nouvelles Questions Féministes
* Prochoix : Clonage ... Attention aux
confusions !
14 - Sites
* Sisyphe : Clonage, la biotechnologie contre l'espèce
humaine?
* Les Pénélopes : Renouer avec le débat public / Surprises in the
end of year
* Lancement d'un site féministe
* New
Website
*
SOS-Homophobie (Paris) : ligne d’écoute anonyme au
01.48.06.42.41
Dernière
minute ! Last meeting !
***
1 - Afghanistan
* No rights for women !
(...) Whatever is considered to have been changed, one thing that has
not changed at all is the rights of women. Muslim extremist do not recognise the
rights of women. In my office where I was working women came to the office with
fear. Their fear was not in their imaginations. People like Gulbudin Hekmatyar
are there to throw acid on the faces of those women who appear on the street
wearing modest chador but not burqa (veil). One of my female colleagues wanted
to go to another country for training provided by the UN. The day she went to
the passport office was one of her worst humiliating moments, this in the hand
of a fundamentalist mullah who was in charge of the passport processing. He
simply told the woman that she was a prostitute to be working in an office.
However, being a prostitute and begging on the streets is not a problem. The
extremists love to see poverty. They were the same people who sold the Afghan
women to Arab fundamentalists. People still talk about the shamef! ul act of
Taliban when they went and destroyed all Shomali, killed men and took all the
women, put them in buses and sent them to Pakistan where the Arabs on the other
side received them. Where was the Afghan nang (honour)? Where was their Islam
spirit at that time? It shows clearly that Islam has been misused by the Taliban
and by the Mujahideen. It is a self made Islam for protecting the interest of
uneducated and backward extremist. It is not the real Islam.
(...) The turbans have
changed to pakols, but the heads are covered with the same mentality. The
headgear is there not to allow the old fundamentalism to evaporate. My country's
fall has not slowed or changed but only the appearance. The beards are trimmer,
but the smell of fanaticism coming from unwanted hair is very strong indeed.
By Noor Beasharat
(London), Dec 24, 2002
From : rawa2@rawa.org
*
*
Afghan Women Still Not
Liberated
Police Abuse, Forced Chastity Tests, and
Taliban-Era Restrictions in Herat
(New York, December 17, 2002) –
Afghan women and girls have suffered mounting abuses, harassment and
restrictions of their fundamental human rights during 2002, Human Rights Watch
said in a new report released today.
The 52-page report, “We Want to Live
As Humans”: Repression of Women and Girls in Western Afghanistan, focuses
on the increasingly harsh restrictions on women and girls imposed by Ismail
Khan, a local governor in the west of Afghanistan who receives military and
financial assistance from the United States. Human Rights Watch said that the
situation in Herat was symptomatic of developments across the country, and that
women and girls were facing new restrictions in several other regions as
well.
“Many people outside the country believe that Afghan women and
girls have had their rights restored. It’s just not true,” said Zama
Coursen-Neff, the co-author of the report and researcher in the Children’s
Rights Division of Human Rights Watch. “Women and girls are still being abused,
harassed, and threatened all over Afghanistan, often by government troops and
officials.”
Human Rights Watch found that women’s and girls’ rights in
Herat had improved since the fall of the Taliban, noting that many women and
girls have been allowed to return to school and university, and to some jobs.
But the report found that these advances were tempered by growing government
repression of social and political life. Ismail Khan has censored women’s
groups, intimidated outspoken women leaders, and sidelined women from his
administration in Herat. Restrictions on the right to work mean that many women
will never be able to use their education.
The Human Rights Watch report
said that the Herat government has even recruited schoolboys to spy on girls and
women and report on so-called un-Islamic behavior.
In some instances,
police under Ismail Khan’s command have questioned women and girls seen alone
with men, even taxi drivers, and arrested those who are not related. Human
Rights Watch said that men caught in such circumstances are usually taken to
jail; women are brought to a hospital, where police force doctors to conduct
medical exams on the women to determine whether they have had recent sexual
intercourse, or if unmarried, whether they are virgins.
“Ismail Khan has
created an atmosphere in which government officials and private individuals
believe they have the right to police every aspect of women’s and girls’
lives: how they dress, how they get around town, what they say,” said
Coursen-Neff. “Women and girls in Herat expected and deserved more when
the Taliban were overthrown.”
Human Rights Watch said that problems for
women and girls were growing worse in many parts of the country outside of the
capital, Kabul.
Throughout 2002, girls’ schools in at least five different
provinces have been set on fire or destroyed by rocket attacks.
Human
Rights Watch said that reports from around the country indicate that government
troops and officials regularly target women and girls for abuse, often invoking
vague edicts on dress and social behavior. In many areas, local police and
troops are enforcing Taliban-era restrictions, including banning music and
forcing women and adolescent girls to continue wearing burqas.
Human
Rights Watch said that many of these local forces have received weapons and
assistance from the United States and other countries during
2002. Human
Rights Watch called on all countries involved in Afghanistan to cease military
assistance to local commanders and to coordinate all future aid through Kabul’s
central government.
Human Rights Watch urged the Afghan Transitional
Administration in Kabul to prohibit harassment and abuse targeted at women, and
to appoint new civilian governors in provinces in which serious abuses against
women and girls are occurring. Human Rights Watch also called on the
international community to support the Afghan government in these efforts. It
urged international donors to support the work of Afghan
women, inside and
outside of the government, for example, by supporting women’s groups throughout
the country.
Human Rights Watch called on the U.N. Assistance Mission in
Afghanistan (UNAMA) to expand human rights monitoring efforts and to continue
efforts to strengthen the Afghan Human Rights Commission, in order to help
protect all Afghans seeking to speak openly and challenge abusers.
Noting
that efforts to improve security and human rights protection would require an
increased presence of international peacekeepers, Human Rights Watch urged the
United States, Germany, and the Netherlands to lead efforts to expand
international peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan, which are currently stationed
only in the Kabul area. Germany and the Netherlands will take joint command of
the peacekeeping forces in early 2003. Human Rights Watch urged the United
States, European Union nations, and NATO, as well as Pakistan, Iran, and other
countries bordering Afghanistan to contribute logistical and intelligence
support necessary for international peacekeeping to expand.
“The U.S.-led
coalition justified the war against the Taliban in part by promising that it
would liberate Afghanistan’s women and girls,” said Coursen-Neff. “In fact, by
supporting repressive warlords, the international community has broken that
promise and forsaken women’s rights.”
The Human Rights Watch report is
the second of two reports on Herat. In November, Human Rights Watch released a
51-page report, “All Our Hopes Are Crushed: Violence and Repression in Western
Afghanistan,” documenting abuses by Ismail Khan’s forces against political
opponents,
detainees and ethnic minorities.
The report is available
at:http://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/afghnwmn1202/
***
2 - Iran : Encore et toujours des mauvais traitements
envers les femmes
A F I F INFOS Novembre 2002
Presse officielle, 25 septembre
Après avoir purgé une peine de 15
années de prison, une femme, Goli Nik-Khou, a été lapidée à mort dans la
ville de Naghadeh, à l'ouest du pays.
Radio Téhéran, 5 octobre
Selon
le chef de la section des enquêtes de la police du Grand Téhéran, une unité
spéciale vient d’être créee afin d’ enquêter sur les crimes des femmes.
De
nouvelles brigades de police d’intervention rapide “110 spécial femmes” ont
également été formées au sein des forces de sécurité de l’Etat pour
s'occuper des "délits commis par les femmes”.
Agence de
presse ISNA, 6 octobre
Les femmes souffrent 3 fois plus d'anxiété que les
hommes en Iran et la dépression est plus répandue et plus intense chez elles.
Agence de presse IRNA, le 7 octobre
Selon Akram Mossavari Manech,
responsable de "la fraction des femmes" au parlement, “la récente proposition du
Majles sur le droit des femmes au divorce avait comme objectif de corriger dans
l'article 1133 du Code civil la phrase stipulant ‘qu’un homme est autorisé à
divorcer sa femme quand il le veut ’ , que nous trouvons très humiliante
pour les femmes et non de donner des droits particuliers aux femmes“.
Quotidien Iran, 8 octobre
Après avoir pendu ses deux enfants de 2 et
6 ans, une femme enceinte de 31 ans s'est pendue à son tour à Mahabad dans
l'ouest de l'Iran.
Presse officielle, 8 octobre
Une femme prénommée
Nasrine avait été pendue à la prison de Tabriz au nord-ouest de l‘Iran.
Quotidien Khorassan, 13 octobre
Selon Mohammad Nouri, sous directeur
du service d'enquête des forces de sécurité de l'Etat, durant les 12 derniers
mois, 453 femmes ont été assassinées et 56 autres enlevées.
Quotidien
Entekhab, le 13 octobre
D’après le commandant des forces de sécurité de la
province de Téhéran, 222 fugueuses ont été arrêtées en une année dans la
capitale.
Quotidien Entekhab, 14 octobre
Depuis mars 2002, 30
cadavres de femmes et de jeunes filles fugueuses ont été découverts dans
différents quartiers de la capitale. Le visage des victimes ont été brûlé par
les meurtriers pour ne pas être identifié.
Agence de presse IRNA, 15
octobre
“L’exemple présenté par la République islamique est le meilleur et
le plus complet concernant la participation des femmes, bien que nous n'ayons
pas été capables de la mettre en pratique.” a déclaré Zahra Chodjaï, responsable
du Centre de la Participation féminine au cabinet de la présidence, au sujet de
l'absence des femmes iraniennes aux sphères de direction.
Stockholm, 15
octobre
Anna Lindh, ministre suédoise des Affaires étrangères a été
interrogée par les parlementaires de son pays sur la position de la Suède face à
la République islamique et plus particulièrement sur la situation des femmes en
Iran.
Sources officielles, 17 octobre
Zahra Nazari, une prisonnière
a été pendue hier dans la prison de Qasr à Téhéran.
La peine de mort d'une
autre femme, Taj Beigom, 45 ans, a été communiquée au "service d'application des
peines" pour qu'elle soit pendue.
Quotidien officiel Khorassan, 17
octobre
Une prisonnière prénommée Faezeh a été condamnée à 70 coups de fouet.
Quotidien Entekhab, 21 octobre
En Iran, 1/3 des filles entre
15 à 29 ans et 50% des femmes enceintes souffrent d'anémie et de malnutrition.
Près de 80% des Iraniennes n’ont pas la possibilité de consommer suffisamment de
produits laitiers et sont ainsi exposées à l'ostéoporose.
Quotidien
Siasat-e Rouz, 23 octobre
Sous prétexte d’avoir “un comportement non
conforme aux principes de l'islam”, Maliheh, une femme de 30 ans, qui, pour
subvenir aux besoins de ses deux enfants vendait des noix dans la rue, a été
arrêtée et a reçu 40 coups de fouet.
Yazd, 23 octobre
Après
avoir échappé et survécu à une lapidation, une Iranienne, Nosrat Abouï, a
immédiatement été arrêtée et rejetée en prison à Yazd. Elle porte ainsi au 18 le
nombre des femmes connues pour avoir été condamnées à la lapidation depuis 1997.
Quotidien Aftab, 24 octobre
La population iranienne est de
65.540.000 d'habitants, dont 32.226.000 femmes.
Strasbourg, le 24
octobre
Le Parlement européen a adopté une résolution condamnant les
violations des droits de l'Homme et particulièrement la pratique inhumaine de
lapidation en Iran par le régime des mollahs.
Vives réactions et vastes
protestations des femmes espagnoles contre la visite de Mohammad Khatami à
Madrid du 28 au30 octobre.
27 ONG italienes des droits de
l’Homme et de femmes en signant un appel urgent ont appelé à l'adoption d'une
éthique en politique. "Nous attendons des membres du Parlement européen qu'ils
accordent suffisamment d'attention aux violations des droits de l'Homme en Iran.
La politique du silence adoptée actuellement par le monde politique et de la
presse en Europe est en fait une forme de complicité dans ces crimes. La
République islamique d'Iran profite de ce silence et avec la coopération de la
presse locale, l'utilise comme un moyen de répression des opposants, surtout des
femmes et des jeunes."
26 personnes dont 18 femmes sont
condamnées à la lapidation
sous la présidence de Khatami
Pendant
l’exécution par la lapidation, les femmes sont enterrées jusqu'aux aisselles,
mais les hommes jusqu'à la taille
A ce jour 4 Iraniennes : Sima,
Ferdows, Chahnaz et Achraf attendent d’être lapidées
From : azita geran afifem2001@yahoo.fr
***
3 - Inde : International Initiative
for Justice in Gujarat
Dear friends,
The
International Initiative for Justice in Gujarat is a response by national and
international women's groups to the horrific violence unleashed against the
Muslim community of Gujarat since February 27, 2002, in which women were a
central target.
As part of this initiative, members of women's groups
from India accompanied nine women from Sri Lanka, Algeria/France, India,
Israel/UK, Germany and the USA who visited areas in and around Ahmedabad,
Vadodara and Panchmahals between 14 and 17 December 2002. During these visits,
we met with survivors of the violence as well as with members of women's groups,
human rights groups, and other citizens' groups from Gujarat.
In
solidarity,
Women Living Under Muslim Laws international solidarity
network
----------------------
December 2002
International
Initiative for Justice in Gujarat
As women’s groups in India, we are
horrified by the violence that was unleashed against Muslim communities and in
particular on Muslim women in Gujarat from February 27, 2002, onward. We are
appalled at the ways in which the instruments of a democratic state are working
against the interests of its own citizens, and the ways in which women’s bodies
are being used as battlegrounds in the struggle over defining India as a Hindu
State.
For nine months, we have seen lack of national political will to
apply existing laws and redressal mechanisms to ensure justice for the victims.
This is further compounded by the fact of continuing violence in the state. An
International Initiative for Justice in Gujarat (IIJ) was
therefore constituted, comprising jurists, activists, lawyers, writers and
academics from various parts of the world. Keeping in mind the many reports of
independent agencies and statutory bodies, the Panel, which visited Gujarat
between 14th and 17th December, investigated the violence – particularly the
physical and sexual – inflicted upon women since 27th February 2002 specifically
in light of existing international laws, conventions and norms. The Panel has
also addressed the complicity of the State in the violence, the lack of
effective redressal for the victims and the implications of the recent BJP
victory in the state. This panel was not simply a ‘fact-finding’ mission, but
rather to support efforts toward achieving justice for the survivors of these
attacks, as well as to support the prevention of future attacks against
minorities, particularly women.
(...) The complete report and urgent actions to be taken can be accessed at the
Online Volunteers website -http://www.onlinevolunteers.org/gujarat/reports/iijg/
From : wluml@wluml.org
***
Un dossier de Martin Dufresne, du Collectif masculin contre le
sexisme
* Conjoints agresseurs et stratégie masculiniste de
victimisation : http://sisyphe.levillage.org/article.php3?id_article=268
* Face
aux conjoints agresseurs...la danse avec l'ours
Une entrevue avec le
psychologue québécois Rudolf Rausch : http://sisyphe.levillage.org/article.php3?id_article=266
* Conjoints
agresseurs et victimisation - témoignages et bibliographie : http://sisyphe.levillage.org/article.php3?id_article=270
Bonne
lecture!
From Micheline Carrier / Sisyphe http://sisyphe.levillage.org
***
On the occasion of human rights day, a rally was organized by Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) on st1:date Year="2002" Day="10" Month="12">10th December 2002. o:p>
While
addressing the rally Haji Muhammad Saeed
Founder/ Secretary General of PLF said that every year on 10th
December, the whole World celebrate Human Rights day. This Day marks the
significance of human Respect and dignity as the whole World Commemorates the
adoption of the universal Declaration of human Rights by the united Nation in
1948.He said that Government should provide freedom to the Workers to order
their lives in accordance with their own basic needs. He said that the best way
to celebrate Human Rights Day is to eliminate injustice and poverty from the
Society.
Mr. Waheed
Ahmad Advocate Legal secretary demand to launch a country wide programmer for
workers awareness and Education in Human Rights from the primary level in all
Educational institutions. This program will be develop an efficient mechanism
for the promotion and protection of Human Rights. He appreciated the Government
for providing reposition in National Assembly for Women. He also affected the
New Law for the elimination of Child Labour. He told the participants of Rally
about the newly promulgated Juvenile Justice System ordinance 2000, It has
extended many concessions to the Child which include prisoners line on the death
penalty and whipping for Children under 18 year of age. He said that Pakistan
Labour Federation (PLF) is working for the promotion and protection of Human
Rights and Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) has established a center for Human
Rights. He said that we should create a society fee from Human suffering and
deprivations. He said that importance to promotion of Human Rights is indicated
by the policy frame work on Human Rights which envisages elimination of
injustice and poverty, safeguarding human dignity establishes the rule of Law
providing freedom of Association/ Trade unions to the
Workers.
Muhammad
Youaf Malik Chief Organizer said that this day is reminder to workers of human
dignity equality and security How ever fifty-four years after the adoption the
declaration seems to have become a political tool in the hands of Global power
wielders to strengthen their control over the world policy and decision making
processes.
Miss
Rizwana Yasmin Advocate demanded that full and equal
opportunities for education for all should be provided. She said that for
improving the quality of education through co-operative partnerships with Trade
Union will be helpful for the elimination of Child Labour. She said that Women
Employees Welfare Association (WEWA) working with the collaboration of Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF)/ World
Asian Worker Organisation(WAWO) to improve the condition of women and provided
education and training facilities to promote Women Rights. She also demanded
that the government immediately implement the recommendations and convention
regarding Human Rights through their ratification of Human Rights
declaration.
The rally was also addressed by Miss. Ghazala Khan
advocate, Mrs. Shamsa Ali Advocate, Mrs. Gulshan Tariq , Miss. Bushra Rehmat
Advocate, Miss. Tehseen Fatima Advocate, Sonia Saeed , Naila Khalid, Shahla
Waqar Advocate, Samina Gulraiz, Tahira Tariq, Uzma Sajjad , Faiza Aslam Student they also demamded that the present
government should make sure to fulfill the agenda regarding human rights and
proper education and employment for all and all discriminatory laws immediately
repeal.