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Sign Our Petition to Protest the Stoning of Du'a Khalil Aswad

Du'a Khalil Aswad, a 17 year old from the town of Bashiqa, in Iraqi Kurdistan, was stoned to death on April 7, 2007. She came from a family of Yazidi faith, and was snatched from her home by Yazidi men who had discovered that she was in love with a Muslim Arab man and had visited him. In front of hundreds of people, including local police, they dragged her to the center of town and stoned her to death. Townspeople watched and even filmed this barbaric act. You can see a portion of the tape here (viewer discretion is STRONGLY advised). The killers, obviously well known in the community, are still free.

Please sign this petition which demands that the Iraqi Government and Kurdistan Regional Government condemn this un-Islamic, brutal act and bring the killers to justice, and that they outlaw honor killings, as well as all violence and oppression of women.

We will deliver this petition to the Iraqi Embassy and Kurdish Representatives in Washington, DC. Together we can raise our voices to help our sisters in Iraq.

Iraqi Ambassador to the United States
 
Dear Ambassador Samir Sumaidaie,

We have become aware of the horrific case of 17-year-old girl named Du'a Khalil Aswad  from the town of Bashiqa, in Iraqi Kurdistan, who was stoned to death on April 7, 2007. 

Du'a came from a family of Yazidi faith, and was snatched from her home by Yazidi men who had discovered that she was in love with a Muslim Arab man and had visited him. In front of hundreds of people, including local police, they dragged her to the center of town and stoned her to death. Townspeople watched and even filmed this barbaric act. The killers, obviously well known in the community, are still free.

The authorities did nothing to prevent this crime. On the contrary, they were present and watched passively as this horrific act was carried out.

The government's failure to protect women and enforce laws against criminals has created a situation where more and more women are becoming victims of so-called "honor killings". 

We hold the Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government responsible for the lives and protection of women in this region, and we believe that the unconscionable brutalization and victimization of women must come to an end.

We the undersigned therefore demand that:

- The Iraqi Government and Kurdistan Regional Government condemn this brutal, un-Islamic act and bring the killers and members of law enforcement to justice.

- The Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government outlaw honor killings, as well as all violence and oppression of women.

We look forward to hearing your response.

Sincerely,

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0-25 of 4599 signatures

Number	Date	Name	Organization	Location
4599	November 13, 2009	Wendy Geal		Little Rock, AR, US
4598	August 30, 2009	Una McGurk	Peace Foundation	Wellington, NZ
4597	July 25, 2009	asemina maldonado		Elizabeth, NJ, US
4596	May 06, 2009	asemina maldonado		Elizabeth, NJ, US
4595	March 20, 2009	Joshua Krebs		Knoxville, TN, US
4594	March 20, 2009	Anah Skelton		Knoxville, tennessee, TN, US
4593	March 20, 2009	Anah Skelton		Knoxville, tennessee, TN, US
4592	March 18, 2009	Cali Moebus		Denver, CO, US
4591	February 15, 2009	Melanie Doherty		Manlius, NY, US
4590	February 09, 2009	Alexia Collins		Memphis, TN, US
4589	December 12, 2008	Phyllis Swank	CODE Pink Women for Peace	Chapel Hill, NC, US
4588	September 29, 2008	Luca Kaller		Ludwigshafen, DE
4587	September 12, 2008	Kylie McBride	World Neighbors	Norman, OK, US
4586	September 06, 2008	Carolyn Meadors		valdosta, GA, US
4585	August 20, 2008	Natalie Bricknell		Sydney, AU
4584	July 22, 2008	Stephen Read		Manchester, GB
4583	June 18, 2008	Nancy Hill	CODEPINK Women for Peace	Tucson, AZ, US
4582	June 08, 2008	Meaghan Fleming		Waterford, OH, US
4581	May 23, 2008	Janet Wooldridge	independant activist	hayes, VA, US
4580	May 22, 2008	Sally Mercedes		Fleetwood, NY, US
4579	May 21, 2008	Arindam Ray	Photographer	Kolkata, IN
4578	May 21, 2008	Anonymous	Photographer	Kolkata, IN
4577	April 10, 2008	Christopher Haley		Hull, GB
4576	April 07, 2008	Jessica Martin		Pullman, WA, US
4575	April 07, 2008	shanna hansen		minneapolis, MN, US

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