[Nettime-bold] (Fwd) Croatian peace, human rights and women's groups Statemen

["Ivo Skoric" <ivo@reporters.net>]

>From Croatian NGO-s:


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Statement Concerning Terrorist Attacks and Reactions

 
Deeply shocked and terrified by an act of ultimate violence whose victims were innocent people, we join in the condemnation of terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Terrorism can not rectify injustice, neither it can contribute to a better and more just world. Suffering and unbearable 
living conditions of the majority of humankind will not vanish by the increase of suffering for everyone.

Terrorist attacks on USA evoked numerous reactions in the whole world. In local media we can see and hear various military experts, theoreticians, politicians, experts on history who claim they know what happened, why and what will follow. Unfortunately, the voices who do not accept further 
military actions and who invite the world on peaceful dialogue are in minority.

Croatian non-governmental organizations for human rights, peace and non-violence oppose the calls for revenge, new human victims and new violence in the name of the western democracy and civilization. We are all concerned because Croatian government officials support the calls for "civilized 
revenge" and military intervention. We do not believe that by approving a war and new devastations we participate in so called civilized world or that by doing so we strengthen anybody's democracy. Experience shows that non-institutional terrorism cannot be uprooted by institutionalized terror. 
We believe that terrorism can be successfully defeated only if its causes are fought against. One of the most powerful causes of terrorism is the gap between the rich and the poor which can be removed by establishing international community on just foundations. Every fundamentalism is fed on 
despair. Imme

The only way out is through strengthening international legal mechanisms and international co-operation in investigation, extraditions and punishment of those responsible for terrorist acts. Such an approach is the effective one. In the case of Lockerbie, from 1988, Libya finally extradited 
perpetrators who went to trial in Britain and are currently undergoing a years-long jail sentences. 

We firmly demand a thorough investigation and oppose revengeful military actions. We invite all the citizens of Croatia and the world to support the establishment of peace and safety in their own families, work places, cities and states. The Republic of Croatia should initiate the demand that the 
future International Criminal Court (ICC) include terrorist attacks with devastating effects on lives  on its list of crimes against humanity, and starts processing them and punishing organizers and perpetrators. 

Peace and co-operation is for us the only possible way towards future. In this critical moments for the entire humanity, we are encouraging all the citizens of Croatia and the world to ask themselves how can they personally contribute on the establishment of trust and safety in their own 
families, work places and societies.

We invite NGO's of the world to organize a public vigil on the main city squares to mourn the victims of terrorism, to show their opposition to the use of violence and in support to democratic and non-violent dialogue. 
SUPPORTED BY NGO's in CROATIA: 
1.       Altruist Center   
2.       Anti-War Campaign, Croatia 
3.       Association for Peace, Non-Violence, nag Human Rights, Baranja   
4.       Autonomous Women's House Zagreb   
5.       B.a.B.e., Be active, Be emancipated - Women's Human Rights Group 
6.       Because Press   
7.       Blue  Planet  
8.       Center for Women War Victim 
9.       Center za for Women's Studies 
10.   Center for Civil Initiatives, Porec   
11.   Center for Peace Osijek   
12.   Center for Peace Studies Zagreb   
13.   Center for Women Vukovar   
14.   CERD - Center for Democratic Development   
15.   CESI, Center for Education and Counseling of Women, Zagreb   
16.   Committee for Human Rights of Serbian Communities, Rijeka   
17.   GON - Civil Resistance to Violence and Injustice 
18.   GONG   
19.   Helsinki Monitor of Slovenia   
20.   HOMO   
21.   Kontra 
22.   Korak, Karlovac   
23.   Lesbian Organization Rijeka, LORI   
24.   Small Step, Zagreb   
25.   LOBI, Samobor 
26.   "Oaza", Beli Manastir 
27.   Roma Association of Croatia (UZUR) 
28.   SDF - Serbian Democratic Forum 
29.   SMART, Rijeka   
30.   Steps of Hope, Split   
31.   Women's Action Rijeka   
32.   Women's Group Brod 
33.   Women's House SEKA   
34.   Women's Roma Association of Croatia (UZUR) "Better Future"   
35.   ZaMir   



We would support the organization of an international simultaneous call for peace vigil. Croatian N
GO's will hold a vigil on Sat. 27 Sept. in support of all peaceful solutions to violence. 


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