Amnesty Int'l, USA

Sidelined in Egypt. Used as a bargaining chip in Afghanistan. Tortured in Zimbabwe. Have things really changed for women?
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Dear MUKTI,

They stand bravely – before tanks and guns – to demand an end to political repression. They suffer harassment, abuse, rape and murder when they campaign for equal rights. They do two thirds of the world’s work and produce 80 percent of the food in developing countries.

And still no seat at the table for women?

From Egypt to Afghanistan, whether their countries are engulfed in turmoil or in the process of forming new governments, women are in danger of being sidelined and silenced – again.

Respect and support women’s rights by becoming a member of Amnesty International.

Millions have taken to the streets throughout the Middle East and North Africa calling for change. Both women and men have suffered under repressive governments, but women face discriminatory laws and deeply entrenched gender inequality.

Take Egypt - not one woman was named to the national committee writing the new Egyptian constitution, despite the essential role women played in the protests that led to President Mubarak’s resignation.

Although the international community has agreed time and time again that women’s inequality is not acceptable, governments have a track record of abandoning women’s rights when it seems convenient to do so.

The same governments who claim to be supporters of women’s rights seemed all too willing to trade away women’s rights in negotiations with the Taleban in Afghanistan, or forge alliances with militia in Iraq that attack and kill women’s rights activists. In Russia, the Philippines, Mexico and Nepal, women campaigning for change have recently been murdered for speaking out.

This is not acceptable.

Women’s inequality must end – it is a problem that we as human rights activists have the power to change. Amnesty is and always has been committed to defending women’s rights as human rights. Will you become a member today help us win this fight?

For there to be lasting and just peace, women must be at the table as full partners. Your support today will help Amnesty campaign to ensure that that happens.

In Solidarity,

Rachel Ward
Deputy Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Research
Amnesty International USA


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