London Times reports:
— “White farmers ‘being wiped out’ – Over 3,000 have been killed since 1994. Now the ANC is accused of fanning the hate.”
— “Death has stalked South Africa’s white farmers for years. The number murdered since the end of apartheid in 1994 has passed 3,000.”
— “The vulnerability felt by South Africa’s 40,000 remaining white farmers intensified earlier this month when Julius Malema, head of the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) youth league, opened a public rally by singing Dubula Ibhunu, or Shoot the Boer, an apartheid-era anthem, that was banned by the high court last week.”
— “Malema’s timing could hardly have been worse. Last weekend in the remote farming community of Colenso, in KwaZulu-Natal, Nigel Ralfe, 71, a dairy farmer, and his wife Lynette, 64, were gunned down as they milked their cows. He was critically injured; she died.”
— “That same day a 46-year-old Afrikaner was shot through his bedroom window as he slept at his farm near Potchefstroom. A few days later a 61-year-old was stabbed to death in his bed at a farm in Limpopo.”
— “The resurrection of Dubula Ibhunu, defended by senior ANC officials as little more then a sentimental old struggle song, has been greeted with alarm by Tom Stokes, of the opposition Democratic Alliance. He said the ANC’s continued association with the call to kill Boers could not be justified.”
— “‘Any argument by the ANC that this song is merely a preservation of struggle literature rings hollow in the face of farming families who have lost wives, mothers and grandmothers,’ he added.”
Author: R.E.A.L.
DC: Tuesday March 30 – China Embassy Protest to Save North Korean Refugees
North Korea Freedom Coalition reports:
Tuesday, March 30, 10 am – 12 noon there will be a Protest at the Chinese Embassy to Save North Korean Refugees (3505 International Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008.) The Pyongyang Musical Group is leading this event and the North Korea Freedom Coalition is joining them to protest against China’s violent treatment of North Korean refugees. The Pyongyang Musical Group is a visiting group of North Korean defectors who have been performing in the USA at churches to raise awareness of the North Korean human rights issues. Most of them escaped to freedom through China and they want to continue to raise awareness of the suffering that refugees undergo especially female refugees. This is a tremendous opportunity to meet some very courageous and brave North Korean women who are also talented musicians, as well as fellow human rights activists. If you can join us for the protest, please email me at skswm@aol.com
Tuesday, March 30, 10 am – 12 noon there will be a Protest at the Chinese Embassy to Save North Korean Refugees (3505 International Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008.) The Pyongyang Musical Group is leading this event and the North Korea Freedom Coalition is joining them to protest against China’s violent treatment of North Korean refugees. The Pyongyang Musical Group is a visiting group of North Korean defectors who have been performing in the USA at churches to raise awareness of the North Korean human rights issues. Most of them escaped to freedom through China and they want to continue to raise awareness of the suffering that refugees undergo especially female refugees. This is a tremendous opportunity to meet some very courageous and brave North Korean women who are also talented musicians, as well as fellow human rights activists. If you can join us for the protest, please email me at skswm@aol.com
Additional Upcoming Events for North Korean Human Rights please share this information with others who may be able to participate:
Brussels, Belgium — April 14
Human Rights Without Frontiers has organized a special screening on Kimjongilia at the European Parliament — Brussels: April 14, 18:30: European Parliament: special screening of Kimjongilia followed by panel discussion with the director, N.C. Heikin, and Pierre Rigoulot, the author of The Aquariums of Pyongyang.
hosted by Human Rights Without Frontiers
location: Yehudi Menuhin Space, European Parliament
for more information, contact: Scott Hudson of One World Film Festival at scott.hudson@peopleinneed.cz
Seoul, South Korea —April 25-May 1, North Korea Freedom Week
hosted by North Korean Defector and South Korean Human Rights NGOs, North Korea Freedom Coalition
for more information, visit www.nkfreedom.org
Toronto Canada —May 28-30
International Conference on “Human Security and North Korea”
hosted by Council for Human Rights in North Korea
location: The Garden Church/The Yorkland Hotel, Toronto, Canada
for further information, contact Mr. K. B. Lee at kbl928@yahoo.com
Pakistan: 12-Year Old Hindu Girl Abducted, Missing Since December – Nandini; Members of Court Suggested Minor Should Marry Rapist and Convert to Islam
“A 12-year-old Hindu girl missing since December has not been traced by the Karachi police so far.”
“According to Roshni Research and Development Welfare Organisation (RRDWO) President Muhammad Ali, the kidnapped minor Nandini was allegedly abducted by an influential individual named Younas.”
“Despite hectic efforts and meetings with Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Investigation zone West-II, and letters to the concerned authorities in Sindh, the girl has not been recovered and the accused has not been arrested though an FIR No 242/2009 has been registered against him under section 365B in Police Station Super Market Karachi.”
“It is not the only such case as dozens of similar cases are pending and awaiting justice to be dispensed to the victims and their families. It has been observed in such cases that police only provide lip service and do not seriously hunt down the criminals. In case they are arrested, they are released from the courts as the police present a weak case and no potential evidence before the courts.”
“Expressing his concerns and giving reference of the kidnapping case of a 17-year-old Hindu girl, Ali said the Asian Human Rights Commission has also expressed its serious concern that four men, who allegedly assisted on January 24, 2010 in the kidnapping and rape of the girl have been granted pre-arrest bail by a session court. Rape is a non-bail able offense in Pakistan and this is against criminal procedure and the law, he said.”
“Instead of giving justice to the victim’s family, the police later arrested the victim’s father on a false offense, and have obstructed attempts by the family to file an FIR and obtain a medical report, disclosed the RRDWP president.”
“Moreover, members of an illegal tribal court have reportedly proposed that the victim should marry her rapist and convert to Islam. Whereas, the victim has threatened public self-immolation if the perpetrators are not arrested and brought to justice by the authorities, he said.”
“‘Not arresting the rapists and rather forcing a Hindu girl, who is a rape victim, to convert to Islam and be the wife of the culprit could be double trauma for the victim. It is another form of further victimising a woman,’ said Ali.”
“He appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to take suo moto notice of the gross human rights violations of the poor and the marginalised minorities in the Sindh province at the hands of police and lower judiciary, who are predominantly influenced by the feudal and local elite.”
“Ali said the Sindh police reportedly support perpetrators instead of victims. The organisation undertakes a project Roshni Helpline that rescues and tracks down missing children.”
“He demanded the Sindh police authorities instead of just pleasing feudal lords and political influential elite, they should give protection to the poor and the marginalised communities.”
March 28 – Lincoln Memorial Event: Supporting Racial Equality, Gender Equality, and Religious Freedom
at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Steps – Washington DC — March 28, 2010 – 2 PM to 4 PM
— check weather conditions before coming – if intermittent rain we will wait inside the Lincoln Memorial until it stops – if steady rain we will reschedule
— Public Awareness Event in Support of in Support of Racial Equality, Gender Equality, and Religious Freedom — Rejecting Hate (2 PM to 3 PM)
— Sudan and Darfur (3 PM to 4 PM)
— for more information email us at info@realcourage.org
Responsible for Equality and Liberty (R.E.A.L.)’s orange ribbon campaign is to promote consistency in equality and liberty for all people of every race, gender, and religion, in the United States and the world. We also know that without a consistent commitment to equality, we cannot realize human liberty.
1. Promoting Racial Equality – Defying Racial Supremacism. The truths that we hold self-evident as human beings and as Americans that all human beings are created equal is a fundamental part of our identities. But there are increasing numbers of extremist and hate groups who seek to deny such truths. The number of hate groups, especially white supremacist hate groups, continues to rise in America. In June 2009, we witnessed a white supremacist terrorist attack in Washington DC where Stephen Tyrone Johns was murdered, and we continue see hate from the Stormfront group members that continue to promote violent attacks in America. One such Stormfront white supremacist, Daniel Cowart, will be coming up for trial. Other trials of white supremacist hate group members are also upcoming. We must not continue to ignore the growing threat of racial supremacist hate – we must send a message to racial supremacists – Never Again.
At R.E.A.L.’ s April 4, 2009 public awareness event on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool steps last year, we warned of such growing racial hate groups. We called for the answer in Love, Not Hate. Even in our protest of the “white nationalist” “American Renaissance” group (based in Virginia) that sought to spread racial hate in February in the Northern Virginia/ Washington DC area – we urged love and racial harmony there as well. After our February 2010 public awareness campaign with the public and local hotel, the American Renaissance biannual conference was canceled for the first time in 16 years. Our voice in defying racial hate can be heard. Our shared consensus on standing for racial equality, diversity, and harmony does have power and influence.
Yes, We Can promote racial equality and defy racial supremacism. But we must act, and we must get our message of love for our universal human rights and our fellow human beings out to the public. We need to urge them to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
2. Promoting Gender Equality – Defying Misogyny. Not Just Men, But All Women Are Also Created Equal. This is why we continue to call for full Constitutional Equality for women in America. Surely, America cannot be the last place where we fight for women’s rights, it must be the first place. American women deserve Constitutional Equality – because they are worth it. That must be a national declaration, never a question.
Our support for consistent human rights in being responsible for equality and liberty always includes all women as a fundamental basis for our activism. No matter what the issue is, somewhere, somehow, women are ultimately affected.
But our struggle for our sisters’ gender equality and America and around the world has many facets. It includes the continuing violence, abuse, and degrading of women in America. It includes the 1,000 women raped every month in the Congo as acts of war and genocide. It includes the millions of women oppressed by Communist totalitarianism in Communist China. It includes those women who are abused by religious fanatics in America who think they have a God-given right to sexual abuse. It includes threats to women in America and around the world by those who believe that they have a right to kill, stone, beat, and oppress Muslim women.
We stand in solidarity with our sisters in American and around the world for their gender equality, freedom, and lives. Especially in the case of our oppressed sisters everywhere, we urge all to Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
3. Defending Religious Freedom – Defying Religious Extremism and Totalitarian Oppression. In being responsible for equality and liberty, we also defend our universal human right to religious freedom for all. Today, many do not have such rights of religious freedom. Others live in constant fear and threat for exercising this most basic human right of freedom of conscience. We stand to speak in support of such freedoms for all.
In America, we see hatred of those with different religions too often. We are responsible for standing up for religious pluralism and freedom in America and around the world. This means rejecting those who would defile churches, mosques, synagogues, and other houses of worship. We reject those ideologies of hate and individuals who promote hatred against any religion, including those who would deny all human beings the freedom of conscience to change their religion. We reject hate groups in America such as the so-called “Westboro Baptist Church” “hate group” , as well as those whose mission is to spread hatred against and attack people of other faiths.
In too many nations of the world, religious freedom is not even a consideration. In Communist China, totalitarians have denied both Christians and Muslims rights to freely worship, and have conducted campaigns to destroy houses of worship and arrest those who dare to freely exercise their religious beliefs.
An international human rights group, Set My People Free, will be holding events on April 3 in locations around the world calling for freedom of people of all faiths to worship, where converts to other faiths in many Muslim majority nations are currently oppressed. Such oppression is horrifying – in Pakistan, mobs of thousands have gone to Pakistan Christian villages, burned homes, churches, and people alive. In Egypt, Coptic Christians have been victims of terrorist attacks as they have exited from Christmas Eve services.
Freedom of conscience is our commitment to equality of worship.
We stand united, responsible for such equality and liberty, in America and around the world.
Our Cause: Equality And Liberty for All — for All Races, Genders, and Religions
Dr. King Had A Dream – We Have A Responsibility
On the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool steps, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once told us “I have a dream.” We continue to honor that dream and that vision not simply by good intentions but also by action. As Dr. King had a dream, We Have a Responsibility.
We have a Responsibility for Equality And Liberty.
These causes are all related to our common commitment, our common consensus, our shared universal human rights of equality and liberty. We share this consensus with one another. Let us use this day, this opportunity, on March 28 to help the public become aware of how much we have in common, and how the using the power behind our shared commitment to equality and liberty can change America – and can change the world.
As we urge those in America and around the world to…
Choose Love, Not Hate. Love Wins.
Join Us.
March 28 Event Logistics:
Our event will be held from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday March 28, at the reflecting pool steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial (not the Lincoln Memorial steps). We are recommending that attendees take public transportation via the Washington subway to either the Foggy Bottom metro stop and walk south to the Lincoln Memorial, or the Smithsonian metro stop and walk west along the National Mall and 17th street to Lincoln Memorial (see details below).
For more information, email: info@realcourage.org
Important note – the reflecting pool steps where our event will be located is on the east side of the 23rd street that goes between the Lincoln Memorial itself and the reflecting pool in front of it.
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC is on the far end of the National Mall and bisects 23rd Street (see PDF of map). It can be reached from Constitution Avenue from Henry Bacon Drive and from Independence Avenue from Henry French Drive. Limited parking may be available on Independence Avenue or Madison Avenue near the National Mall, or at the Jefferson Memorial. However, parking in Washington DC is scarce, and using public transportation is strongly recommended.
DC Subway and Walking Directions
Walking from Foggy Bottom subway stop to Lincoln Memorial
— Map in walking from Foggy Bottom to Lincoln Memorial
* Exit station using main exit
* Walk approx. 7 blocks S on 23rd St NW. (stay on 23rd Street essentially until you get within visual range of Lincoln Memorial)
* Turn right on Lincoln Memorial Circle SW.
* Walk a short distance W on Lincoln Memorial Circle SW.
Walking from Smithsonian subway stop to Lincoln Memorial
* Exit station using 12TH & JEFFERSON (THE MALL) exit
* Walk approx. 2 blocks W on Jefferson Dr SW.
* Turn right on 14th St NW.
* Walk approx. 1 block N on 14th St NW.
— Map in walking from Smithsonian subway to Washington Monument (en route)
* Keep walking past Washington Monument west in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* Cross 17th Street going west
* Walk past National World War II Monument west in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* Continue to walk down Washington Mall in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial
* NOTE: that our rally will be on the side of the reflecting pool nearest the Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial Information Center
23rd Street, NW
202-426-6841
National Park Web Site Directions to the Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial is part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. The memorial stands in West Potomac Park, near the convergence of numerous roads from throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In terms of placement, the memorial occupies a highly symbolic and important position as the western “bookend” of the National Mall, while the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial provides the eastern component at the foot of Capitol Hill, two miles to the east.
Car
Interstate 395 provides access to the Mall from the South. Interstate 495, New York Avenue, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and the Cabin John Parkway provide access from the North. Interstate 66, U.S. Routes 50 and 29 provide access from the West. U.S. Routes 50, 1, and 4 provide access from the East.
Public Transportation
There are several Metro train and bus routes from the suburban areas surrounding the city. In addition to Washington, D.C. public transportation, adjacent state and commonwealth transportation authorities offer train service from area cites to the Nation’s Capital. Consult the Public Transportation link for additional details.
Parking
General visitor parking is available along Ohio Drive, SW between the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials. Bus parking is available primarily along Ohio Drive, SW near the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials and along Ohio Drive, SW in East Potomac Park. See the Maps section for a detailed understanding of these areas.
There is limited handicapped parking at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt and World War II Memorials and near the Washington Monument and the Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Korean War Veterans, and Vietnam Veterans Memorials; otherwise, parking is extremely scarce in Washington, D.C.
Ugandan rebels killed 321 in Congo massacre – Christian Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)
Chicago: N-Word, “KKK” spraypainted on Southwest Side garage
Chicago: N-Word, “KKK” spraypainted on Southwest Side garage
— Chicago Tribune: “Antwana Muhammad, 33, who is African-American, said her garage door has been the target of racist graffiti three or four times since she moved to the 6400 block of South Komensky Avenue in the West Lawn neighborhood about four years ago.”
Pakistan: Police turn blind eye to rampant kidnapping and rape of Hindu girls in Pak’s Sindh province
“A 12-year-old Hindu girl, Nandini, is still missing as police officials have failed to recover her even after four months of her being allegedly picked up by an influential individual of the city.”
“Officials have no information regarding Nandini’s whereabouts, who was kidnapped in December last year, and the accused named Younis has not been arrested despite the fact that there is a first information report (FIR) registered against him.”
“It is not an isolated case where Hindu families have been left with little choice than to lament over their fate, with no help in sight from the authorities.”
“Several Hindu families, which are at the receiving end of the government’s apathy, are awaiting justice for years but there’s no one to listen to their plight.”
“According to Roshni Research and Development Welfare Organisation (RRDWO), a non-government organisation (NGO), a research has shown in majority of cases involving the minority community, police only provide lip service and do not seriously hunt down the criminals.”
Tennessee: Racist graffiti defaces home — “KKK”
Tennessee: Racist graffiti defaces home
— Daily Herald: “Racial slurs were spray-painted on at least one Bradford Circle home in Columbia. A picture submitted to a Nashville television station shows that someone wrote “KKK” and expressed disdain for black people using the N-word on the home’s garage door.”
North Carolina: KKK Flyers Found in Reidsville Neighborhood
Tennessee Man Sentenced to 183 Months in Prison for Burning Islamic Center
The U.S. Department of Justice reports on sentencing of Eric Ian Baker in the terrorist Molotov cocktail attack on the Islamic Center in Columbia, Tennessee in February 2008. R.E.A.L. previously reported on this in November 24, 2009 “Tennessee: Nazi White Supremacist Sentenced to 14 Years in Mosque Firebomb, Nazi Swatiska Vandalism.” At that time, Eric Ian Baker was to be sentenced in December 2009.
According to the ADL, “Baker allegedly spray-painted swastikas and the words ‘White Power’ on the walls.” ADL also reported that Baker was a member of the racist hate group “Christian Identity,” and all of the members of the arson group were “believed to be members of the white supremacist group Aryan Alliance.” ADL reported that “Stone told officials that his role in the fire got him ‘two stripes’ from Baker, his Christian Identity sponsor. He said Christian Identity members earn stripes ‘for committing acts of violence against enemies,’ according to the affidavit.'”
U.S. Department of Justice reports on Eric Ian Baker sentencing:
Tennessee Man Sentenced to 183 Months in Prison for Burning Islamic Center
WASHINGTON – Senior Judge Robert L. Echols of the Middle District of Tennessee today sentenced Eric Ian Baker to 183 months in prison for vandalizing and burning down the Islamic Center of Columbia, Tenn., the Justice Department announced. Baker pleaded guilty on Sept. 18, 2009, to destruction of religious property and using fire to commit a felony.
Baker, 34, previously admitted to the court that he and two others constructed Molotov cocktail explosive devices, ignited them and used them to destroy the mosque on Feb. 9, 2008. Baker further admitted that he committed the arson because of the religious character of the property and that he painted swastikas and the phrase “White Power” on the mosque in the course of the arson.
One of Baker’s co-defendants, Michael Corey Golden, was sentenced to 171 months for his role in the arson. The other co-defendant, Jonathan Edward Stone, pleaded guilty but has not yet been sentenced.
“The right to worship without fear of this kind of violent interference is among our most fundamental civil rights,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “We will aggressively prosecute anyone who seeks to intimidate or injure any congregation because of what they believe, how they worship, or who they are.”
“This type of crime strikes at the heart of our civil rights and religious freedoms in America. I am very pleased that through local, state and federal cooperation, all defendants responsible for this vile attack have been brought to justice,” said U.S. Attorney Edward M. Yarbrough for the Middle District of Tennessee.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Tennessee State Bomb and Arson and the Columbia, Tenn., Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Hal McDonough from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and Trial Attorney Jonathan Skrmetti from the Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case.
See also:
Tennessee: Nazi White Supremacist Sentenced to 14 Years in Mosque Firebomb, Nazi Swatiska Vandalism
