Bonjour, La semaine dernière, j'avais pris connaissance de la situation d'une jeune fille iranienne, Jila Izadi, âgée de 13 ans, condamnée à se faire lapider en Iran ces jours-ci. La raison : elle a été violée et est tombée enceinte de son frère. Le groupe de femmes "Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI - http://www.wfafi.org/ )" a fait connaître cette situation et appelle les femmes du monde à agir pour prévenir l'exécution de cette sentence, notamment en ayant recours aux ressources de défense de droits des personnes à l'échelle internationale. Cette semaine, j'ai reçu un message de suivi de ce dossier, rédigé par le Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran et transmis par le National Committee of Women for a Democratic Iran. Malheureusement, tout comme le premier message, celui-ci est en anglais seulement ; en résumé, il nous informe que Jila Izadi semble avoir échappé à la lapidation, pour l'instant, mais ce n'est pas encore garanti que cela ne lui arrivera pas. La jeune fille se trouve encore en prison et son destin est entre les mains des mollahs. Le groupe Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran demande aux femmes militantes et aux défenseur-e-s des droits de la personne du monde à faire pression sur l'ONU pour émettre une résolution condamnant les violations des droits de la personne en Iran et en particulier, ses gestes envers les femmes. Elles demandent également que les femmes écrivent à : - Secrétaire américain Colin Powell ainsi qu'à l'Ambassadeur américain à l'ONU, John C. Danforth, pour les encourager à proposer une telle résolution à propos de la situation en Iran - Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Kofi Annan, pour qu'il s'assure de l'intervention de l'Organisation des Nations Unies ( http://www.un.org/french/ ), notamment une enquête sur la situation de Jila Izadi - l'Union européenne, pour leur demander d'intervenir et de proposer une résolution au sujet des droits humains en Iran - Amnistie internationale ( http://efai.amnesty.org/ ) - UNICEF ( http://www.unicef.org/french/ ) et - Human Rights Watch ( http://hrw.org/doc/?t=french ), pour qu'ils publicisent la situation et mobilisent leurs réseaux Voir les deux communiqués originaux ci-dessous pour toutes les informations pertinentes, en anglais. * * * * * * * * Katherine Macnaughton-Osler Agente de développement, projets Internet au féminin Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (CDÉACF) 110, rue Ste-Thérèse, bureau 101 Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1E6 téléphone : (514) 876-1180, poste 209 courriel : kmo@cdeacf.ca site Web : http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca ==================================================== Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran Contact: press@wfafi.org October 19, 2004 Public Statements Update on the case of Jila Izadi's stoning in Iran, October 19, 2004 Boston, MA - Last week, the Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI) was the first US-based organization that released the news on Jila Izadi, the teenager who was condemned to stoning in the northern city of Kurdistan, Marivan. On October 17, 2004, the Iranian fundamentalist regime acknowledged Izadi's case through its state-run television news network, channel-2. The news report alleged that Izadi's case has been "inflamed" by "the foreign organizations". It announced that "given Jila's young age and lack of knowledge of Iran's judicial system, she is now facing "Tazir" prison terms" . The definition of "Tazir", based on the interpretation of fundamentalists in Iran, is "crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way." Therefore, it is up to mullahs and their misogynous interpretations to determine her fate. Due to the international rapid response, Jila Izadi may have escaped stoning for the time being, but she is still in a great danger because the Iranian regime can execute her just like Atefeh Rajabi, a 16-year-old girl who was executed in August. The policies and practices of the fundamentalist regime in Iran are endangering the lives of women and young girls. In recent months, the Iranian regime has been pursuing a two prong approach on targeting women. On the one hand, there has been a dramatic increase of crackdown and arrests of women and young girls. On the other, there have been several cases of public hangings including Atefeh Rajabi as stated above, the execution order of Fatemeh Haghighat-Pajouh, a 33-year-old mother, and now Izadi's "Tazir prison terms". ACTION ALERT WHAT CAN YOU DO? WFAFI calls upon all the women's activists and advocates, NGO's and human rights organizations to urge the UN General Assembly, in its current session, to issue a resolution condemning Iran's human rights violations and particularly its criminal behavior towards women. The Iranian regime must be condemned for its blatant abuse of human rights and violence against women. Please write to Secretary Powell and US Ambassador to the UN, Ambassador John C. Danforth and urge them to sponsor a human rights resolution against Iran by referencing the above cases.usa@un.int Please write to Secretary General Kofi Annan who made a statement on October 18th saying "We need to get across that Islam is not represented by the killers". Please ask him to hold the Iranian regime responsible in this case and intervene urgently. The UN needs to dispatch a fact finding mission to Iran and gather information on Jila Izadi's case. ecu@un.org Please write to European Parliaments and ask them to intervene urgently, while sponsoring a resolution on Iran's human rights record in 2004. civis@europarL.eu.int Please write to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch and urge them to issue a statement on Jila Izadi's case and mobilize their network. WFAFI P.O. Box 15205 Boston, MA 02215 Tel: (617) 590-1665 http://www.wfafi.org =================================================== FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2004 Public Statement CONTACT: press@wfafi.org Urgent Appeal to save a 13-year-old girl from stoning in Iran Boston, MA - The fundamentalist regime of Iran is planning to stone a 13-year-old girl, Jila, in the city of Marivan in coming days. Jila was raped and impregnated by her brother and Iran's clerical judge has sentenced her to death by stoning. According to the Iranian regime's penal code, stoning is the punishment for those who commit adultery. Jila did not commit adultery; rather she is a victim of rape. The stoning in Iran is carried out as "the condemned are wrapped head to foot in white shrouds and buried up to their waists". The misogynous regime of Tehran even details the difference between the stoning of men vs. women. "The female condemned are buried up to their neck to prevent their escape." Furthermore, "the stones are specifically chosen so they are large enough to cause pain, but not so large as to kill the condemned immediately. They are guaranteed a slow, torturous death. Sometimes their children are forced to watch." No other government in the world practices stoning like the Iranian regime. Women's Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI) calls upon the international community and human rights organization to fight for Jila's life and stop Tehran's regime from stoning her. Iran's constitution does not offer women and young girls any protection or due process in the court. There are no legal avenues open to Jila to appeal the judge's decision. For this reason, WFAFI urgently calls upon Mrs. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to intervene on Jila's behalf and save her. WFAFI also calls upon UNICEF to dispatch a fact-finding mission on this case and save Jila. Gender violence in Iran is sharply rising and increasingly claiming younger lives everyday. WFAFI P.O.Box 15205, Boston, MA 02215 Tel: (617) 590-1665 http://www.wfafi.org