International Campaign Against Honour Killing: Remember Du'a (and others)
From International Campaign Against Honour Killing:
ICAHK have published a book in French on 'honour' opppression in the Middle East, highlighting Palestine and Israel, based mainly on interviews and testimonies.
It can be bought here: http://www. cafepress. com/icahk
and downloaded here for free (without the lovely cover): http://stophonourkillings. com/totalitarisme. pdf
ICAHK have published a book in French on 'honour' opppression in the Middle East, highlighting Palestine and Israel, based mainly on interviews and testimonies.
It can be bought here: http://www. cafepress. com/icahk
and downloaded here for free (without the lovely cover): http://stophonourkillings. com/totalitarisme. pdf
April 7th: ICAHK calls for International Day of Remembrance
What you can do:
Find out more about Du’a Khalil
- Spread the word
Write a letter to your local papers, raising the issue of so-called ’honour’ killing.
- Blog for Du’a
Write a blog entry for Du’a Khalil on the 7th April, perhaps using one of our graphics available here, or post about her story on your forums - Contact the KRG
Send an email to the Kurdistan Regional Government asking what progress there has been in finding and prosecuting Du’a’s killers and what they intend to do to reduce the rate of ’honour’ killings in Kurdistan (there have been at least 300 other victims since Du’a’s death.) - Sign the petition
Sign the petition, join the Facebook group
- Tell someone about it
Whether your friend, relative or workmate, use April 7th to tell Du’a’s story and highlight the inhumanity of ’honour’ killings across the world - Get together
Organise an event to remember Du’a, whether its a candle-lit vigil or a private gathering to remember her. You can discuss ideas and get together in this thread and please send us your photographs. - Put up a poster
Print out and put up a poster in your window to show that Du’a Khalil is not forgotten [Big PDF] - Join the Facebook event
A Facebook event has been created: click here to join. - Read a good book
The anthology written in honour of Du’a Khalil Nothing But Red will be launched on April 7th with proceeds going to Equality Now
If you have any other suggestions about how to mark this terrible anniversary, please contact us:
http://www.myspace.com/icahk


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