International campaign agaisnt the death threat made to Yanar Mohammed's life
by Islamists in Iraq
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> To: US State Department-Paul Bremer head of CPA in Iraq
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> Yanar Mohammed, the head of the Organisation of Women's Freedom in Iraq
> (OWFI), is a renowned activist, and highly regarded in the world today for her
> brave efforts in defending women's rights in Iraq. She and the OWFI have been
> at the forefront of raising Iraqi women's awareness of their rights, fighting
> for an egalitarian secular state and full equality for women, as well as
> advocating for the separation of religion from the state and educational system
> which is a precondition for guaranteeing women's rights in Iraq.
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> Since the recent introduction of Law Number 137 by the Iraqi Ruling Council,
> which is to remove the previous Personal Status Code and replace it with
> Sharia law, Yanar has exposed the serious threat to women's lives and rights if
> Sharia is imposed and organised women and men in opposition to it. As a
> result, she has been threatened to death within the next few days by the Army of
> Sahaba (Jaysh Al-Sahaba).
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> We, the undersigned, are outraged at the threat to Yanar Mohammed's life and
> hold the USA government primarily responsible for the abysmal situation it
> has created, which now threatens the life of and affords no protection to
> Yanar Mohammad.
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> We unequivocally defend her and OWFI's women's rights activists in Iraq,
> defend secularism, namely the separation of religion from the state and
> educational system and full equality for women, and strongly denounce Islamic
> terrorist groups. We further unequivocally denounce and hold the USA fully
> responsible for Yanar's life and safety. The USA government must provide her with full
> protection.
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> Campaign coordinators
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> Nadia Mahmood, and Houzan Mahmoud
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> Sincerely,
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> The Undersigned
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> Sincerely,
> The Undersigned
