The Geneva Summit Manifesto Of Human Rights Victims

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The following was declared at the conclusion of the Geneva , Human Rights Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">Summit for Human Rights , Tolerance and Democracy by leading , human rights activists from around the world: Saad Eddin Ibrahim of , Egypt;, Jose Castillo of , Cuba;, Gibreil Hamid of Darfur, Sudan; Soe Aung of Burma; Marlon Zakeyo of Zimbabwe; and Gonzalo Himiob Santome of Venezuela. UN Watch, SOS Racisme, Freedom House and 30 human rights groups from around the world organized the event on the eve of the Durban Review Conference, to urge the UN to address compelling issues of discrimination and human rights. DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VICTIMS FROM , GENEVA SUMMIT FOR HUMAN RIGHT, TOLERANCE AND , DEMOCRACY Declaration of “Eternal Vigilance” 19 April 2009, Geneva Having assembled at the Geneva Summit for , Human Rights Tolerance and Democracy, and on the proposal by the , NGOs Represented Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">Venezuelan NGOs represented at the, it was decided to create a forum and platform for “Eternal Vigilance” that is integrated by all NGOs, human rights defenders, human rights protection institutions, former and present victims of discrimination on the basis of opinion, political persecution, prisoners and prisoners of conscience, to fulfill the objectives listed below. This proposal was supported by the representatives of Zimbabwe, China, , Cuba , Iran , Burma Belarus, , Sudan (Darfur), , Venezuela and Egypt, taking into account that in those countries the governments do not respect human rights; have proved to be intolerant in several ways against dissidents; and in fact have arrested, sentenced, and imprisoned activists that work towards freedom and , democracy., We call on these governments to release all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience as , defined by Amnesty International the Office of the , High Commissioner for Human , Rights of the United Nations, , and regional human rights organizations, and commit to work to resolve the critical human rights situations in their respective countries. We call on the democratic governments to develop a systematic effort to improve human rights in countries where there is a critical human rights situation. We hereby launch the campaign “Freedom for All.” This campaign consists in raising awareness in consciousness of the plight of all political prisoners in the world currently serving unjust prison sentences for defending human rights in some manner. We establish a map of liberation, which demonstrates which countries have and do not have political , prisoners., We invite all who wish to join to make this their struggle and cause for freedom. We ask for support for all those struggling for human rights and freedom around the world. We call on political, religious and student leaders, intellectuals, artists, and everyone, to struggle for the life and liberty of all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. We call on members of the UN , General Assembly to take into account and question candidates for membership on the , Nations Human Rights Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">United Nations Human Rights , Council and vote against candidates that are systematic human rights violators, to avoid having the council undermined.

Published: Fri, 25th Sep 2009
Source: Zimbabwe Advocacy in Geneva