my peeps - amnesty international - has strongly condemned the assassination of former pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto and 15 pakistan people’s party (ppp) workers...ms bhutto – the party’s chairperson– died after being shot in the neck and chest shortly after addressing an election rally...her attacker then blew himself up, according to reports...
then the government of pervez musharraf lied about the known facts in the case...said catherine baber, director of amnesty international’s asia programme:
“It is shocking to see someone’s life cut short in such a brutal way. Attacks such as these can never be justified. They violate international law and the rules of democratic behaviour. We know that the government of President Musharraf will find itself under enormous pressure to go after the culprits and keep the country calm and stable, but Amnesty International calls on President Musharraf – and on the security forces – to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. The killing of Benazir Bhutto must not be allowed to become a setback to civilian governance or indeed lead to a further crackdown on civil liberties.”
here's to the health and safety of you and your family in 2008...i hope that you will join me in paying forward the good fortune brought to those of us in historied democracies by becoming human rights advocates and activists for all of our brothers and sisters, domestic and abroad, who struggle against power relationships in their search for a life lived with dignity...
peace out <3
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