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The Intifada of the Palestinian people enters
its fifth year
Four years have passed since the ominous visit of Sharon to the Aqsa
mosque under the heavy protection of the army and security forces in a
challenge against all Muslims in the world, provoking the Palestinian
people and in violation of Islamic sanctities. This, despite warnings
sounded by the Palestinian leadership to the Israeli leadership and
related Western countries.
On that same day and in the days that followed, the Israeli army
committed a massacre in the courtyards of the Al Aqsa Mosque that
claimed the lives of many worshippers who demonstrated their anger
against this visit.
Undoubtedly, this hateful visit incited the eruption of anger
particularly as Israel in the last four years with its occupation
forces, planes, tanks and soldiers and continuous aggressions caused the
martyrdom of nearly 3540 including 650 children.
According to human rights reports by Israeli organizations, more than
1540 martyrs were not related to any Intifada activities. Moreover, this
racist Israeli aggression injured more than 45 thousand victims, more
than 8 thousand were detained and imprisoned including children, women,
the sick and injured exposed to the worst forms of torture, humiliation
and slow death. Israel destroyed more than three quarter of a million
fruit bearing olive trees, demolished the entire infrastructure in the
West Bank and Gaza as well as the Palestinian economy. All shops,
economic institutions and factories were not spared and totally
destroyed. These losses were estimated at 20 billion dollars suffered by
the Palestinian economy. Unemployment rate stood at more than 63% and
more than 55% of Palestinian families live below the poverty line.
These violations and crimes in addition to the construction of the
racist separation wall aims at isolating the Palestinians, expropriating
their agricultural lands and water sources and prohibiting their
movement to go to work, school, or medical treatment. This clearly
indicates a scheme to drive the Palestinian people to emigrate under the
force of arms and tyranny of the racist occupier. Furthermore, the
settlement policy exercised by Israel which is a violation of all
international laws and customs, numerous concerned human rights
organizations and relevant UN resolutions, continuation of coercive
measures adopted by Israel and attempts to isolate, harm and place
President Yasser Arafat (elected democratically by the Palestinian
people) under siege who gave peace a priority by accepting and adopting
all peace initiatives, all this aims at aborting peace opportunities and
blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.
AAPSO, on this occasion lauds the struggle of the Palestinian people and
demands Israel to totally withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza, Al Quds
Al Sherif and all Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 and to
accept international peace keeping forces, the establishment of the
Palestinian state so that stability, peace and security may reign in
this vital part of the world.
AAPSO strongly condemns all crimes and terrorist acts perpetrated by the
Israeli state against the Palestinian people and demands that all those
involved in crimes in terms of premeditated killing, collective
punishment and human rights violations in prisons and barriers by
brought to trial regardless of time.
AAPSO denounces all threats launched by Israeli leaderships against
President Yasser Arafat and deems that such policies are aimed at
blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state and continuation of
chaos and violence in the region.
AAPSO believes that Israel would not have played such a role had it not
been for continuous American support of its aggression, politically,
economically and militarily. The so called smart bombs are but giving
the green light from the American administration and Congress to the
extremists in the Israeli government and Settlers.
On this occasion, AAPSO declares its support and solidarity with the
Palestinian people and its legitimate leadership in their quest to
achieve the lofty goals of the Palestinian struggle. It demands all
peace loving forces and governments to extend their support and
assistance to the Palestinian people to confront this racist aggression.
Moreover, AAPSO praises the Non Aligned countries resolution to prohibit
the entry of settlers who have seized land and violate peoples rights in
the West Bank and the Gaza strip as well as commends their boycott of
all goods from settlements.
*****
APPEAL
From: Afro Asian Peoples’ Solidarity Organization (AAPSO)
Permanent Secretariat
To: all our national committees
Dear friends,
Greetings from the Permanent Secretariat.
Hope you are aware that since of late that the Permanent Secretariat was
functioning under great financial strains. A number of our friendly
committees who had been contributing regularly to us have stopped doing
so owing to their own financial problems.
In the past we were able to organize several events as some of our
friends favourably responded to our appeals for funds. These avenues are
shrinking.
Despite these difficulties, we cannot avoid our responsibility of
organizing events in the face of formidable challenges. We wish to alert
this situation to our national committees, so that wherever possible to
help us with contributions to carry out our tasks.
We hope you will discuss this situation in your own committees and
assist us in ways and means of fundraising to keep the organization
moving.
Sincerely yours,
Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain Dr.Morad Ghaleb
Secretary-General President
*****
Report about the Activities of
AAPSO’s permanent Secretariat
during September 2004
During September 2004, AAPSO had prepared some activities inside
headquarter and had participated in others inside and outside Egypt.
They are as follow:
First: Activities prepared by AAPSO's Permanent Secretariat:
1- Press Conference Supporting the Palestinian Prisoners Strike ,
1/9/2004 at AAPSO’s headquarters.
Organized by AAPSO, Arab Organizations for H.R. and Arab Lawyers’ Union.
Statements issued by AAPSO’s Permanent Secretariat.
1. AAPSO Refused Terrorism, on 5/9/2004.
2. El-shagaiah slaughter, on 9/9/2004.
3. The Fifth Year of the Palestinian Peopleís Intifadah, on 28/9/2004.
4. 34 years since Abdel-Nasser passed Away, on 28/9/2004.
Second: activities in which AAPSO’s Permanent Secretariat participated
in Egypt:
1- Seminar about Developing the Civil Society Institutions to discuss
the book prepared by Dr. Amany El-Taweel about developing the civil
society institutions. 12/9/2004.
Organized by: the Arab Net for Civil Society Organizations.
Miss Hamsa Abdel hamed attended.
2- Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Arab Social Forum,
16/9/2004 at AAPSO’s headquarters.
Dr. Fakhry Labib and Miss Eman Abdel Maksoud attended.
3- Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Arab Social Forum.
29/9/2004 at the Head Quarter of National association of Human Rights
and Human Development.
Dr. Fakhry Labib and Miss Eman Abdel Maksoud attended.
Third: activities in which AAPSO's Permanent Secretariat participated
outside Egypt:
1- 57th Annual DPI/NGO Conference "Millennium Development Goals: Civil
Society Takes Action".
8-10/9/2004, New York.
Organized by: the UN
Dr. James A. Harris Sr., attended
2- The United Nation International Conference of Civil Society in
Support of the Palestinian People
13-14/9/2004, New York
Dr. James A. Harris and Dr. Silas Cerqueria attended
Prepared by Miss Hamsa Abdel Hamed, Haba Ahmed (International Sec)
*****
AAPSO Issued the Following Press Releases:
*AAPSO Denounces Terrorism
The tragedy is still overwhelming Russia despite the end of the
operation of holding hundreds of schoolchildren and their families as
hostages in Beslan school in the Republic of Northern Ossetia in Russia
last Wednesday, 1st of September 2004. This day not only is a start of
the school year, but also a feast awaited by all children every year, on
which they go with their families to schools happy, carrying flowers and
shiny hopes for tomorrow.
Destiny's will was that this day become a sad memory engraved in the
minds of the Russian people, as the children and their families were
faced by a massacre that has victimized 370 persons including 155
children at least, in addition to 700 persons injured. A group of Al-Qaida
terrorists and Chechen separatists detained the children and their
families for two consecutive days, deprived them of food, water and
medications and closed all ventilation opening, which led to the
suffocation of some of them and forced others were forced to take off
their clothes. The terrorists refused letting in any humanitarian aids
from international organizations to the school. While the Russian forces
attempted entering the school to free hostages, one of the terrorists
blasted an exploding belt, which led to the killing of hundred of
children with their families. So far, many families do not know what
happened to their children and relatives and whether they are alive or
dead. The taking off of debris will probably uncover more innocent
victims in the upcoming hours, besides the suffering of the surviving
children because of their psychological trauma and the horrifying images
that will follow them for a long time.
AAPSO strongly condemns this horrifying massacre and considers it a
cowardly act aiming at the innocent and a terrorist act that has done
much harm to the Chechen cause and complicated any available chance for
negotiations between the two parties. The escalation of terrorism
deforms real resistance and creates confusion in a way that harms the
rights of peoples to struggle for their dignity and liberty.
AAPSO calls upon all peace-lovers and international, regional and
national organizations to take all necessary measures to eliminate
terrorism in all its forms all over the world.
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*Shagaeya Massacre
The Israeli air force launched an attack on the football field in
Shagaeya district, East Gaza on 6/9/2004 evening. 15 Palestinians were
martyred, 45 injured including 10 in a critical state, and 4 were
declared clinically dead. Their ages ranged from 17 to 30 years.
Moreover, Israel waged new attacks on the political leadership of Hamas
in Syria hours after the air raid in Gaza and the spokesman of Prime
Minister Sharon quoted the latter that, “ We will strike Hamas
everywhere, in Gaza as well as in Syria.”
The Israeli massacre is one of the terrorist acts of comprehensive
destruction and genocide practiced by Israel against the unarmed
Palestinian people, acts that are accountable before human international
law and war crimes tribunal. There is no legal or ethical justification
except that it reflects Israel’s thirst for blood and revenge. In fact,
this terrorist policy adopted by the Israeli leadership is also
supported by Jewish rabbis who stated that there should be no hesitation
in killing Palestinian civilians, under the pretext of fighting
terrorism.
It is not unusual for Israeli occupation forces to commit this crime as
long as the feverish race between George Bush and John Kerrey goes on to
offer Israel all its requirements in a gold plate. This race also
strengthened the concept of Israeli terrorism and persistence to subject
the Palestinian side and break them by means of methodological killing
and destruction knowing that international justice will not touch them.
AAPSO strongly condemns this heinous Israeli crime and demands that
those responsible be brought to trial; the Israeli army must withdraw
from all the occupied territories since 1967; and the establishment of
the Palestinian state in accordance with the Road Map. AAPSO deems that
the United States is fully responsible for protecting Israel in the
Security Council and adopts double standards. It always uses the veto to
protect Israel and does not permit the presence of neutral inspectors to
stop these massacres. Furthermore, the siege must be lifted from
Palestinian cities, villages and crossings.
AAPSO reiterates it resolute solidarity and support with the Palestinian
people before this Israeli terrorism and calls upon the international
community, international, Arab and Islamic organizations as well as
peace loving forces to denounce this brutal massacre and declare its
solidarity and support the Palestinian people.
*****
*Thirty Forty three years since
the departure of Abdel Nasser
28th September 2004 is a day which commemorates forty three years since
the departure of the late President and Leader Gamal Abdel Nasser,
President of Egypt and one of the leaders of Bandung, Non Aligned
Movement and Arab and international liberation movement and who was one
of the advocators for the establishment of the Afro Asian Peoples
Solidarity Organization with Cairo as its headquarters.
Remembering Abdel Nasser evokes the glorious days of liberation
movements and defeats suffered by colonialism, collapse of military
alliances and emergence of independent development.
AAPSO that considers itself as one of the forms of non governmental
peoples organization born during that stage commemorates his
anniversary.
May God have mercy on his soul.
*****
Thanks
To: Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain
Secretary General (AAPSO)
Dear Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain
I would like to express my warm greetings to you.
By the authorization, I have honor to thank you for your kind massage to
the Great leader Kim Jong II, General Secretary of the Worker’s Party of
Korea, Chairman of the national Defence Commission of the D.P.R. of
Korea and Supreme Commander of the Korean People’s Army on the occasion
of our National day.
With Best regards
Pak Song Do.
Charge d Affair
D.P.R of Korea Embassy
Cairo
*****
AAPSO Nepal
Kathmandu - Nepal
International Conference on peoples’ Solidarity for Peace and Human
Rights
To: H.E Dr. Morad Ghaleb
President, AAPSO Cairo
INVITATION
Dear Colleagues
AAPSO Nepal presents its compliments to you and has the honour to kindly
inform you that our organization AAPSO Nepal has decided to organize an
International Conference on the following main theme and sub-themes, to
be held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 10-12 December, 2004.
Main theme: International Conference on Peoples' Solidarity for Peace
and Human Rights.
Sub-themes:
1. Democracy and Development
2. Middle East
3. Nuclear Weapons
4. Korean Peninsula
AAPSO Nepal has the pleasure to invite you to participate in this
International Conference.
You are also welcome to present the working paper on the above mentioned
theme. If you are interested, then we request you to send the paper to
us by email before October 31st. Papers should not exceed 8 pages.
We look forward to your participation and we will be honoured to welcome
you in Kathmandu, the capital city of Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
With high regards and solidarity greetings.
Sincerely yours’
K.P Sharma Oli
Chairman
AAPSO-Nepal
& Former Dy. Leader of the Main
Opposition Party in the House
of Representatives and Standing
Committee Member of CPN (UML)
*****
AAPSO Nepal
Kathmandu - Nepal
59th Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Day
To: President AAPSO, Cairo
From: Nepal AAPSO committee
Dear friends
Nepal AAPSO had organized 59th Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration Day
program in National Level inviting Prime Minister and Ambassador of
Japan, nuclear scientists, intellectuals and others.
Prime minister of Nepal was chief guest and His Excellency Ambassador of
Japan, Mr. Zenji Kaminaga was the Guest of Honour of the program
presided by K.P.Sharma Oli, the chairman of AAPSO Nepal.At the program,
participants including Prime Minister, Ambassador have signed in the
favour of Abolish Nuclear Weapons Now! At that program the Atomic Photos
panels was also displayed and peace rally was organized .
Lastly, we vehemently condemn the slaying of 12 Nepali hostages by
terrorists. The Nepalese were the labourers of very low economic
condition sent to Jordon but forcefully taken to Iraq. We hope that such
action against mankind and human rights will be stopped and the world
will soon be a peaceful one.
Happy and warm greetings to all
Sincerely yours
Gopal Pd. Pokharel Biwash
Secretary General
Nepal AAPSO
*****
Non-commercial Partnership Organizing Committee
on preparation and realization of the Constituent congress of the World
foundation for social development and ecological security of humanity
To: Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Orgnization
Att: Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain
Dear Mr. Nouri Abdul Razzak Hussain
We are applying to you on behalf of the Organizing Committee on
preparation and realization of the Constituent Congress of the World
Foundation for social development and ecological security of humanity.
We are going to held the above mentioned Constituent Congress November
24, 2004 in the city of Amman (Jordan) at the “Le Royal” Hotel.
The participants of this Constituent Congress will be about 200
representatives of charitable, humanitarian, ecological and public
organizations and funds from 30 countries.
We would like to see your Organization among the founders of the future
World Foundation for social development and ecological security of
humanity and hope for our fruitful joint co-operation.
For these reasons we send you General Agreement on Joint Activities to
be considered and signed.
Best regards and wishes
Ivan S. Malafeev
President
*****
World Peace Forum
- It is an idea to be similar to the World Social Forum.
- It is proposed to be in Vancouver, Canada in June 2006.
- The first preparatory meeting of the World Peace Forum will be on
November 26-27, 2004 in Vancouver.
- Why the World Peace Movement?
* To stop war and end global militarism.
* To turn the dream of a world peace and justice into reality.
- Why in Vancouver, Canada?
* It formally opposed the invasion of Iraq.
* It participated at the world conference of Mayors for Peace emergency
campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.
- Why in 2006?
* To have more time to organise for the WPF.
* To coordinate with the world urban Forum during the same month.
- The themes of this forum will cover the global implications of the
invasion and occupation of Iraq and how to defeat the global militarism.
- Who will participate?
City representatives, indigenous people, women, youth, labour, peoples
of colour, professionals and other networks of peace and justice.
- This Forum will be a meeting for peace movements and activists.
- Who are organising the Forum?
* Vancouver City’s Peace and Justice Committee.
* World peace Forum Society.
*****
World Federation of Democratic Youth
To: All WFDY Members and Partners of the Festival Movement
Subject: Invitation for the Flag Handover Ceremony, of the World
Festival of Youth and Students.
Dear Friends,
Warm greetings,
According to the decision of the Fist IPM in Brazil this is our pleasure
to invite you to participate in the flag hand over ceremony for the 16th
World Festival of Youth and Students, which will take place in
International youth centre of UNJA in the city of Algiers, Algeria.
We are going to combine this ceremony with WFDY CC Meeting and
Solidarity Mission to Western Sahara.
The CC Meeting and the flag handover ceremony will take place on 21-22
of November 2004 and the mission to Sahara will be organized from 23-26
of November 2004.
With best wishes
CC/HQ,WFDY
Budapest, 29 of September 2004
*****
The General Union of Arab Journalists
Dr. Mourad Ghaleb
President of AAPSO
We’ve the pleasure to invite you to attend the 10th General Conference
of the Arab Journalists Union which will be held on 2/10/2004 till
5/10/2004 and to participate in its activities as “Observer”. The
conference will be held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of
establishing the Union. Representatives of Journalists syndicates and
associations in the Arab Countries, distinctive number from high writers
and cultured and representatives from many Arab and International
organizations specially those which are interested in the merciless and
press work, in the freedom of opinion and expression and human rights,
all will participate in the conference.
The opening session of the conference will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday
2nd October, 2004 at the main hall of Grand Hayatt Hotel-Garden city,
Cairo
We look forward to meet in the conference.
The General Secretary
Salah El Deen Hafez
Dr. Fakhry Labib and Miss Eman Abdel Maksoud participated in this
conference in the name of the Permanent Secretariat of AAPSO.
*******
The Arab Women Union
Miss, Hamsa Abdel Hamid
AAPSO
The Arab Women Union has the honour to invite to attend the
celebration of homing the first’s of high school’s mothers. This will be
on Wednesday 22/9/2004, at 6p.m., at the theatre hall- The Students
Union - 26, July St. - El Agouza
*******
Arab Program for Human Rights
We’ve the honour to invite you to the workshop of “Issues and Problems
of funding the NGOs”, to follow the accumulated and continuous efforts
of the Arab Program for H.R. Activists in this sequence. This will be on
11 October, at Flamingo hotel - Valencia hall...
We’re sure that your participation will enrich the discussion.
The Executive Director
The Arab Program for H.R. Activities
Haggug nayel
The Executive Director
The Centre of the Alternative Development Programs and Studies
Mohamoud Mortadah
Miss Maha Sallam presented AAPSO in this meeting.
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Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
(ESCWA)
13 September 2004
In the course of preparations for the "Arab-International Forum on
Rehabilitation and Development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory:
Towards an Independent State" organized by the Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) from 11 to 14 October 2004 at the
UN-House, Beirut, a "Workshop on Palestinian-Arab Private Sector
Partnership" was held 4 to 5 September at the Dead Sea, Jordan, to
discuss effective ways the Arab private sector can support its
Palestinian counterpart.
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Cairo University
Faculty of Economies and Political Section
Program of Civilization Discussion
The civilizations discussion program has the honour to invite you to
attend the seminar of “the language, the identity and civilizations
discussion”, on 12 - 13 October 2004, at hall (5) of faculty of
Economies and Political Sciences. The provisional agenda is attached.
We’re sure that your attendance will enrich the discussions.
The Executive coordinator of the Program:
* Dr. Seif El Deen Abdel Fathah
Director of the Political Studies and researches Centre
* Dr. Nadia Mahmoud Mostafa
Program Supervisor
Dr. Fakhry Labib, Miss Hamsa Abdel Hamid and Miss Eman Sbdel Maksoud
participated in this seminar as representatives of the Permanent
Secretariat of AAPSO
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United Nations Institute
For Training and Research
New York Office
Series on policy awareness and training in information technology.
High-Level Seminar on Policy Awareness and Security Issues in
Information Technology II.
United Nations, New York, Economic and Social Council Chamber
Thursday, 9 September 2004
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United Nations
Office of the Director
Division for the Advancement of Women
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
24 September 2004
The Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) will hold its forty-ninth
session from 28 February t0 11 March 2005, at United Nations Headquarter
in New York.
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