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On May 23rd 2001 the Taleban authorities in Afghanistan confirmed
that all Hindus will be required to wear a strip of yellow cloth
sewn onto a shirt pocket in order to identify themselves. They
claim that the measure is for their "protection". The world
has faced this before, in 1939 the world was required, at great cost,
to rid itself of Hitler's tyranny, it is not hard to spot his child.
Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to relive it.
The Taleban's record on respecting other religions gives great
cause for concern that their ultimate aim, upon which they are
intent, is "religious cleansing". They have already
demonstrated their distain and intolerance for other religions and
traditions by the desecration and destruction of the ancient
Buddhist statues, our collective heritage, within the Afghanistan.
Whatever your religion, or even if you have none, we hope that
you will agree that this fundamentally wrong. Remember,
"All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing".
Please do not do nothing, add your voice.

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To The Secretary General, Security
Council and General Assembly of the United Nations.
We the undersigned are appalled by the decision of the Taleban
government of Afghanistan to require all Hindus to wear a piece
of yellow cloth sewn onto a shirt pocket in order to identify
themselves. An individual's communion with God, however
they find him, is a matter of personal conscience and must not be
the subject of intimidation or persecution. The right of
everyone to worship as they wish is fundamental and inalienable. The
United Nations was founded in order to defeat Hitler and his
henchmen who required the same from another religion with all
it's horrific consequences. It is completely unacceptable that
nearly 60 years later history is repeating itself. We ask the
following:
1. That the Taleban government is made aware in the strongest
possible terms that the world will not countenance this
perversion of human rights.
2. That prior to the United Nations and/or it's constituent members
granting recognition of the Taleban government this
obscene policy is reversed.
3. That the United Nations widen the terms of the
trade sanctions currently in force.
1. Alastair Mitton - London UK
2. Robert Mitton - London UK
3. Paulette Budd - London UK
4. Andrew Peake - London UK
5. Pippa Howell - London UK
6. Cecile Kusters - Arnhem, the Netherlands
7. Sarah Malpas - London UK
8. Susan Donnelly - Newcastle UK
9. Paul Donnelly - London UK
10. Pauline Bartholomew - London UK
11. Is0bel McMillan London UK
12. Fiona Adamson
13. Minka Emina Kulenovic La Jolla, US
14. Cath Dolan, London, England
15. Liz Murphy, Murcia, Spain
16. William M. Rueter, Wisconsin, US
17. Jaclyn A. Knapper, Tennessee, US
18. Louise Morris, Tennessee, US
19. Joe Stoud, Matsuyama, Japan
20. Keiko Stroud, Matsuyama, Japan
21. Larry Asher, Nepal
22. Phyl Asher, Nepal
23. Reiny de Wit, Nepal
24. Helen Johnston, Nepal
25. Isaac Thompson, Northern Ireland
26. Anne Thompson, Northern Ireland
27. Paul Carter, Vancouver, Canada
28. Lois Carter, Vancouver, Canada
29. Bronwyn Short, Vancouver, Canada
30. David Short, Vancouver, Canada
31. Mark Calder, Sydney, Australia
32. Graham Wintle, Surbiton, UK
33. Geoff Chivers, Surbiton, UK
34. Derek Nathan New Malden UK
35. Mary Nathan New Malden UK
36 Rosalind Preston, London UK
37 Marlena Schmool, UK
38 Ephraim Borowski, Glasgow, UK
39 Peter Sheldon, UK
40 Judith Sheldon, UK
41 Jeremy Sheldon, UK
42 John Corre, Israel
43 Tabby Corre, Israel
44 Cheryl Soltz, Israel
45 Yerachmiel Soltz, Israel
46.Amanda Peters, UK
47.Peter Peters, UK
48. Carol Peters, UK
49. Louise Abraham, UK
50. Simon Abraham, UK
51. Amanda Greenberg, UK
52. Daniel Piler, UK
53. Natalie Somekh, UK
54. Daniel Somekh, UK
55. Patrick Glover, UK
56. Annie Wilson, UK
57. Martin Ward, London, UK
58. Austin Higgins, UK
59. Phil Filipiak, UK
60. Natasha Desmarais, UK
61. Manuel Bonik, Berlin, Germany
62. Oliver Grau, Berlin, Germany