Stop Ethnic Cleansing and Human rights violation against minorities in Bangladesh
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Mr. Kofi Annan,
Secretary General
United Nations
CC : Mr. George Bush, President of United States
Ms. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India
Ms. Mary Robinson, UNHRC
Amnesty International
Sir,
Bangladesh held their national election on Oct 1st and BNP, led by Ms. Khaleda Zia in alliance with Fundamentalist Jamait-e-Islami emerged the victor. Immediately savage atrocities were unleashed upon the minority Hindu and other religious communities. Gangs rampaged into Hindu localities, looted and burnt down homes, attacked and killed people, gang raped women in public and took women as booty. Hindu temples were burnt down and deities destroyed. Victims were thundered to leave Bangladesh and to go to India. The rampage spread across Bangladesh very fast.
Barishal, Bagherhat and Firujpur are severely affected. In Barishal numerous women were gang-raped and tortured inhumanely. According to Daily Star and other newspapers, BNP and Jamait allies went on barbaric rampage in Chandshi, Bahadurpur, Barthi, Pingolkati, Ashukati, Agaizara and numerous other places on minorities for their support of Awami League. They gang-raped women publicly, gouged eyes, slaughtered any one in their way. An eyewitness says "you name any sorts of barbaric misdeeds, these Islamic fundamentalists have committed them all". The way two teens from Dhanduba under Gournadi sub-district were raped will shame the entire world. They have even poisoned the ponds so that minorities cannot even drink the water.
Acts of sheer brutality are reported from Rajshahi, Chapainababganj, Pabna, Atgoria, Kashinathpur and other northern districts of Bangladesh. Hindu minorities from Dinajpur, Takurgawn, Goaplpur, Tarash Sirajganj, Ullapara, Gaibanda and Shahajadpur are already leaving the country. The indigenous people along with Christian and Buddhist are also feeling the heat. Most of the victims stated that no police protection was seen anywhere. Minorities in Bangladesh have no government protection even in normal times against rape and abduction, forcible occupation of property & business, coercion and forced conversion to Islam.
Eyewitnesses are afraid that the situation has deteriorated so fast it may surpass the painful happenings of Dec '92 or Oct '90 when on each occasion over three thousand Hindu temples were destroyed, thousands of women raped, hundreds of thousands of homes burnt & businesses looted and millions of Hindus cleansed. If not intervened it may even touch the pathetic 1971 war, when Pakistan army and Islamic Razakars killed close to three million Hindus, raped million Hindu women and cleansed ten million Hindus who took refuge in secular India.
However there is one silver lining this time: though slim yet a section of Bangladesh media is reporting at least a partial account of the pogrom at great personal risk. Following Internet editions can be browsed for this bold, honest journalistic act: -
http://www.dailystarnews.com/200110/18/n1101801.htm
http://www.hrcbm.org/news/janakant_news.html
http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/oct/11/pv4n714.htm http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/oct/11/11102001ct.htm
http://www.hrcbm.org/news/mahyem_ajkerkagaj.html
www.homelandbangladesh.com
The Human rights and women rights groups are afraid that if it continued, then Hindus will be wiped out. Present government made light of the atrocities which encouraged the Islamic fanatics to further destruction.
To live a life in Islamic theocracy is a challenge everyday to a non-Muslim. Yet after every few years ethnic cleansing, rape and forced conversion takes place. Same thing happened in '92 when Ms. Khaleda Zia won her first prime ministerial bid .
In such a grave situation human-rights groups, media, intellectuals, NGOs and governments of civilized nations preferred to remain silent.
We urge you, the secretary General of the august world body, to please act swiftly to stop the carnage, to make reparations to the victims and initiate ways to stop such dehumanizing acts forever in this Islamic theocracy of Bangladesh.
With all the expectations so that Bangladesh Hindus, Buddhists and Christians have a chance to live their life with safety and security,
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
Secretary General
United Nations
CC : Mr. George Bush, President of United States
Ms. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India
Ms. Mary Robinson, UNHRC
Amnesty International
Sir,
Bangladesh held their national election on Oct 1st and BNP, led by Ms. Khaleda Zia in alliance with Fundamentalist Jamait-e-Islami emerged the victor. Immediately savage atrocities were unleashed upon the minority Hindu and other religious communities. Gangs rampaged into Hindu localities, looted and burnt down homes, attacked and killed people, gang raped women in public and took women as booty. Hindu temples were burnt down and deities destroyed. Victims were thundered to leave Bangladesh and to go to India. The rampage spread across Bangladesh very fast.
Barishal, Bagherhat and Firujpur are severely affected. In Barishal numerous women were gang-raped and tortured inhumanely. According to Daily Star and other newspapers, BNP and Jamait allies went on barbaric rampage in Chandshi, Bahadurpur, Barthi, Pingolkati, Ashukati, Agaizara and numerous other places on minorities for their support of Awami League. They gang-raped women publicly, gouged eyes, slaughtered any one in their way. An eyewitness says "you name any sorts of barbaric misdeeds, these Islamic fundamentalists have committed them all". The way two teens from Dhanduba under Gournadi sub-district were raped will shame the entire world. They have even poisoned the ponds so that minorities cannot even drink the water.
Acts of sheer brutality are reported from Rajshahi, Chapainababganj, Pabna, Atgoria, Kashinathpur and other northern districts of Bangladesh. Hindu minorities from Dinajpur, Takurgawn, Goaplpur, Tarash Sirajganj, Ullapara, Gaibanda and Shahajadpur are already leaving the country. The indigenous people along with Christian and Buddhist are also feeling the heat. Most of the victims stated that no police protection was seen anywhere. Minorities in Bangladesh have no government protection even in normal times against rape and abduction, forcible occupation of property & business, coercion and forced conversion to Islam.
Eyewitnesses are afraid that the situation has deteriorated so fast it may surpass the painful happenings of Dec '92 or Oct '90 when on each occasion over three thousand Hindu temples were destroyed, thousands of women raped, hundreds of thousands of homes burnt & businesses looted and millions of Hindus cleansed. If not intervened it may even touch the pathetic 1971 war, when Pakistan army and Islamic Razakars killed close to three million Hindus, raped million Hindu women and cleansed ten million Hindus who took refuge in secular India.
However there is one silver lining this time: though slim yet a section of Bangladesh media is reporting at least a partial account of the pogrom at great personal risk. Following Internet editions can be browsed for this bold, honest journalistic act: -
http://www.dailystarnews.com/200110/18/n1101801.htm
http://www.hrcbm.org/news/janakant_news.html
http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/oct/11/pv4n714.htm http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/oct/11/11102001ct.htm
http://www.hrcbm.org/news/mahyem_ajkerkagaj.html
www.homelandbangladesh.com
The Human rights and women rights groups are afraid that if it continued, then Hindus will be wiped out. Present government made light of the atrocities which encouraged the Islamic fanatics to further destruction.
To live a life in Islamic theocracy is a challenge everyday to a non-Muslim. Yet after every few years ethnic cleansing, rape and forced conversion takes place. Same thing happened in '92 when Ms. Khaleda Zia won her first prime ministerial bid .
In such a grave situation human-rights groups, media, intellectuals, NGOs and governments of civilized nations preferred to remain silent.
We urge you, the secretary General of the august world body, to please act swiftly to stop the carnage, to make reparations to the victims and initiate ways to stop such dehumanizing acts forever in this Islamic theocracy of Bangladesh.
With all the expectations so that Bangladesh Hindus, Buddhists and Christians have a chance to live their life with safety and security,
Thank you very much.
Yours sincerely,
5183 Signatures
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Garima
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Gaurang M
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- There is only one God. You may call him with different names. So stop this ethnic cleansing. It doesn't make sense.
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Gautham R
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- Persecution of innocents is a crime against humanity
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Genevieve B
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- Please open your eyes to the atrocities committed by the peace loving Islam!
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Gandhi
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- Do it immediately
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g durga p
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Geetha
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- В
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Dharmendra R
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- Please do something...
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Singh
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- Save the World - let peace prevail
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Divyaraj S
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- I do not know what to say against these atrocities, it will have strong repercussions, It will have strong repurcussions. Stong actions should be taken againt this irresponsible Government
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Ravikumar
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- Pls. help the hindus
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Girish N
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Fani D
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Ganesh K
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Gopala M
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- When you (US governace) have left the values the founding fathers gave in Ganga (that is a phrase used in India) by joining Milatary ruled country, what can I EXPECT from you other than sending these kind of emails. huh!! You try to give Democracy where there is none and you NEVER support those who has world's largest democracy. Stop these Islamaic idiots from futher distruction of world. They are taking the world back to monkey days. Monkeys are better beings. These people are RAKSHASAAS. Lord only can help us. May god bless America, India and world !!!
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Tanusree G
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- Please take immediate action.
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Anant S
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- This is sickening ....
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Gopala V
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- This carnage against minorities must stop
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Goutham B
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- Apartheid is alive & kicking while the whole world is playing the ostrich
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Gopal
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- Stop Ethnic Cleansing
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Rajesh M
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Mangesh I
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- Mr. Kofi Annan, you got your Nobel. Now do something that is worth the prize.
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Harish B
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- Please take appropriate action on these heinous criminals. I hope you pick up your gear without actually waiting to get any confirmation from the G-8. Thanks and hope we can see some action soon.
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Jeydev R
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Son Of I
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- Please, also look into the Atrocities conducted on CHRISTIANS in INDIA by the RSS ,Bajrang Dal and its associates..like the raping of Nuns,demolition of Churches,setting fire to Missionaries and their Children etc...
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Girish V
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- Please do something to protect these barbaric acts..
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Dhiru S
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- It is surprising that the Bangladeshis who suffered torture,rape and killings by the Pakistani soldiers in 1970/1971are now indulging in the same crimes as the Pakistanies.The people of Bangladesh have forgotten the help they got from the Indian people,Indian government and the Indian Army in liberating them from the slavery of their West Pakistani overlords. Obviously, the word 'gratitude' does not exist in the dictonary of the Bangladeshi people and their leaders. What a shame?
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Vijay J
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Dr Nalini Kant J
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- Why secularists and Leftists are not raising voice against this?
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Haran K
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- I am a victim of these atrocities of 1971. Please help the barbaric massacre to save innocent lives.
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Biswanath H
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- Whenever human rights are abused, all of us become victims -- Benazir Bhutto
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Haripriya
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- Please do something to stop the human rights violation in Bangladesh
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Harish
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Harsh
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- This carnage against minorities must stop
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Jonathan N
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- Society must strongly condemn all human rights abuses. In general, it seems the strength of a nations protest is directly proportional to its "national interest." Stop picking and chosing - condemn ALL abuses and condemn them with the same weight.
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nitin j
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- Stop ethenic cleansing. It's a sin only morons can commit
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Hiren D
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hrishikesh d
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Yogesh J
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Hemant S
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- UN - Do something. Reaching there to guard a couple of families and cremate millions won't be much help
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Anusha I
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- I hate the henious crimes which are being committed on innocent people in Bangladesh. And also am ashamed that none of the Indian newspapers are talkign about this
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Girish
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janakiramarao S
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- it is very terrifying situation at Bangladesh now
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Jose P
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Jaya H
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Jay
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- Help us stop terrorism
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Jayanta N
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- I don't think it is UN or any other country who can solve this. If they are serious they can only try to stop it for the time being. This is an ongoing problem for years. Whenever they get chance they start it. I think it is the general people of Bangladesh who can solve it specially the young generation who can put up their words of conscience everywhere, anywhere. Don't ask the so called politicians to do something. They will only try to take advantage from this atrocity.
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Jayant
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- Please do not ignore.
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Jayati G
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- Stop Ethnic Cleansing and Human rights violation
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R S
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- Why does the world think that Hindu people are sitting targets for every possible atrocity?
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