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Urgent Appeal – Lebanon
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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN SHIELD
VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY REQUIRED TO PROTECT INNOCENT POPULATION OF LEBANON
AGAINST IMMINENT AND GRAVE DANGER
Background: The Innocent
and peaceful people of Lebanon are once more threatened with great
dangers, both physical and moral, bringing to memory the fateful days of
1975-1976 and 1984-1990.
On the physical side, half a dozen attacks, inclusive
of assassinations and car bombs, have broken the peace over the last six
months, with the perpetrators remaining unknown. Although the Syrian army
has withdrawn most of its men and equipment from the country, its final
departure is not yet complete, and the country is subjected to
destabilizing pressures and counter pressures by foreign governments and
local political factions including armed groups. There is talk of
dispatching international or multi-national forces into Lebanon.
On the moral side, the people are confused by the
conflicting messages (disseminated through the heavily biased mass media)
that negatively impact their ability to actively participate in the
political process to re-establish democracy under the rule of law based on
national elections. It is well-known that the elections laws of Lebanon
are tailored to serve the discredited political establishment that is now
split among so called “loyalist” and “opposition” camps and lack every
condition of integrity and modernity. Hence the ability of the people to
achieve true democratic representation depends on the reform and
modernization of the elections law and on training the people on how to
engage in the process.
Mission: The
international volunteers will act as human shields for security and
democracy. They will spread into sensitive areas of Lebanon to show
solidarity, provide moral support, and tell the people of their
experiences in democratic action in their respective countries. Their
publicized presence will deter foreign powers and/or their local agents
from engaging in more physical attacks against innocent Lebanese
civilians. They will provide active support for the effective practicing
of human and democratic rights by the people of Lebanon leading to a
freely elected government in full independence from all kinds of foreign
interferences. The volunteers will have to meet their own expenses.
For more information and to join the group of
international human shields and other non-violent activists please contact
us at info@inhad.org or by telephone and
Fax: +961-1-396391.
Inhad means stand-up, rise and become aware. It is
dedicated to a free, democratic and indivisible Republic of Lebanon and
aims at realizing the substance of liberty and human rights through an
agenda for democracy. Please check
www.inhad.org.
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