Luis Morago - Avaaz.org < avaaz@avaaz.org> Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 5:00 AM
To: "ebacaan114@gmail.com" <ebacaan114@gmail.com>

Dear friends across the world,

Sold into marriage at 12, Sahar Gul lived in a torture chamber. Her in-laws chained her in the basement, beat her with red hot iron pipes, and pulled out her fingernails when she refused to be forced into prostitution. Her stomach-turning story is tragically common in Afghanistan, but now a few courageous activists are fighting back and they need our help.

A leading member of the National Assembly and inspirational women’s rights activist has told Avaaz that a global outcry would help supportive politicians stop the bill in its tracks. Let’s ramp up the pressure by building a 1 million-strong petition ahead of the crucial vote in the Upper House -- then we will launch a massive radio and TV campaign targeting key senators until the bill is dumped. Click now to join and tell everyone:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_sahar_gul_43/?bdPcDdb&v=28043

One year after Sahar was tossed into a torture chamber and had her fingernails pulled out for refusing to prostitute herself, her attackers were released early from prison. Along with the abduction and shooting of female parliamentarians and police officers, the appointment of former Taliban officials as independent human rights commissioners, and now this new bill, a pattern of violent escalation is emerging against women in Afghanistan.

Local women’s groups and supportive Parliamentarians, aghast at the attacks on women’s rights, have been actively working to beat back this new bill. It's a devious plan to try to make it impossible to prosecute crimes like marital rape, spousal and child abuse, for which family members are often the only witnesses.

To gag them would be to give impunity to people that sell, torture and rape women. Because of this renewed assault on women’s rights in Afghanistan, there is a real danger that Sahar Gul’s in-laws might never face real justice for their crimes and that countless future perpetrators won’t as well. That’s why we need to raise the alarm now. Sign to get leaders to protect, not persecute women.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_sahar_gul_43/?bdPcDdb&v=28043

Afghan women’s rights advocates and extraordinary survivors of abuse have stepped forward time and again to fight for human rights. Over the years, Avaaz members from around the world have consistently rallied to back them up. Let’s do it again.

More Information:

Afghan judges free three jailed for torture of child bride Sahar Gul (Guardian)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/afghan-judges-free-sahar-guls-torturers

Afghanistan: Escalating Setbacks for Women (Human Rights Watch)

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/07/16/afghanistan-escalating-setbacks-women

Women's rights face new obstacles in Afghanistan (Global Post)

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/rights/womens-rights-face-new-obstaclesafghanistan

16 Aug 2013

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