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Please everyone that want to end the rapist violence against girls, boys, women and in some cases men too. Type in " GENITAL TERMINATOR LAW" and sign this bill please. It is in honor of "the Dugard girl" and a follow up on "Megans law" which is great and need the icing added. This bill that only needs 96 more votes will charge a criminal as in these mentioned case with the crime, time and design of making sure they get an injection that is not painful or inhumane to make sure they can misuse themselves on society. Please go and read about it hit the button to send the support to all your representatives and president. We have the power to make this happen. If you trully are looking for turnaround here is the tool to do it. Go Vote for this "GENITAL TERMINATOR LAW". Domestic violence is the #1 death of women and rape is every 1 min. Don't stop here go hit that green circle and make it happen. Thanks to the supporters.

Suggested by Joyce Smith on 09/20/2009 @ 07:15PM PT
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MJPC: the ICC Called to issue an Arrest Warrant Against Laurent Nkunda

The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the D.R. Congo (MJPC) today called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against laurent Nkunda accused of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity which are well documented by various human right organzations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Laurent Nkunda, former leader of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) armed group, was arrested on 22 January and is detained at an undisclosed location in Rwanda.

How long would it take for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo to decide whether or not to issue an arrest warrant against Nkunda? echoed Makuba Sekombo, Director of Community Affairs of MJPC. The ICC Prosecutor has been investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since since 2004, but the ICC reportdely opened an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the DRC since 1 July 2002.

Nkunda has been repeatedly implicated in numerous serious war crimes and crimes against humanity since 2002. In September 2005, the Congolese government issued an arrest warrant for Nkunda, accusing him of numerous war crimes and crimes against human rights. Human Rights Watch, for example, which has been calling for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity since February 2006 and has documented summary executions, torture and rape committed by soldiers under the command of Nkunda in Bukavu in 2004 and in Kisangani in 2002. Also armed groups loyal to warlord Nkunda have been repeatedly accused of using rape as a weapon of war and the recruitment of child soldiers, some as young as 12 after the abduction from their homes. In November 2008, the UN mission in the country (MONUC), Humn Rights Watch many other organizations accused Nkunda of war crimes in November 2008; an estimated 150 people were killed innoncently in the town of Kiwanja by the troups loyal to Nkunda.
source: FPR

The MJPC deplores the refusal by the Government of Rwanda to hand over Nkunda for trial. "How shocking that Rwanda which has been receiving assistance from the International community to arrest genocide suspects and hand them over to the ICTR or to Rwanda would not allow for the extradition of a war criminal accused of massacring civilians, sexual violence, abduction of civilians, including children forcibly recruited as fighters and then used to attack civilian communities" said Mr. Sekombo.

"While Nkunda is not the only one who committed war crimes and crimes against humanity, the ICC arrest warrant would mark a major step in promoting accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in DRC, added Sekombo. As part of its campaign to combat impunity in DRC, MJPC launched an online petition in November 2008 whic can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com/online/23604.html calling for immediate arrest of Nku

For more information:
www.mjpcongo.org or info@mjpcongo.org

Suggested by makuba sekombo on 06/21/2009 @ 05:21PM PT
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MJPC Joined HRW in Calling to Hold the Congolese Army Accountable for War Crimes

'Failing to hold accountable soldiers who commit war crimes and crimes against humanity will result in continued sexual violence against girls and women in the DR Congo", says MJPC.

The Mobilization for Justice and Peace in the DR Congo (MJPC) called for a full inquiry into new allegations of continuing rape and sexual violence committed by the Congolese Army after a recent report by Human Rights Watch revealed shocking new evidence. The report documents how the Congolese Army (FARDC) has been committing serious human rights abuses that amount to war crimes in East Congo and calls on the UN Security Council to demand the Congolese Government to immediatly investigate and hold accountable soldiers responsible for war crimes.

The MJPC is gravely concerned at continuing reports of sexual violence in eastern Congo. Makuba Sekombo, MJPC's Community Affairs Director, stresses "paramount importance of sending a clear message to all armed groups in the region - and to the victims of sexual violence in the DR Congo - that rape and other forms of sexual violence are unacceptable and will not be tolerated regardless of the circumstances". "Congolese army officers are not above international criminal law", and "Congo has clear international law obligations to do something effective to protect girls and women from sexual violence" added Sekombo.

Congo has clear international law obligations to do something effective to protect girls and women from sexual violence
Rather than receiving appropriate medical and psychosocial care, women and child survivors of rape and sexual violence in eastern Congo continue to face rejection and stigma while the perpetrators of the crime go unpunished. The MJPC has launched an online petition calling on the Congolese Government to put urgently in place a comprehensive program of compensation for the victims of sexual violence which will encourage victims of sexual violence in Eastern Congo to report perpetrators to police and to express their needs for access to medical treatment, psychological services and other social resources. The petition can be signed at http://www.gopetition.com.au/online/26180.html . "While no amount of money can reverse or address the impact of sexual violence on victims, the MJPC maintains that in this way, society at large, through the government, can acknowledge the humiliation suffered, shock and pain experienced by victims and provide the resources to help victims rebuild their lives.

About MJPC
MJPC is a non-profit organization working to add a voice in advocating for justice and peace in the DRC particulary in the east of DRC where thousands innocent civilian including children and women continue to suffer massive human rights violations while armed groups responsible for these crimes go unpunished.

Press Contact: Makuba Sekombo
The online petit MJPC Kinshasa, D.R. Congo
info@mjpcongo.org 1 408 806 3644
http://www.mjpcongo.org

Suggested by makuba sekombo on 06/21/2009 @ 05:18PM PT
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Just wondering if sexual violence does not include incest/child sexual abuse? Or are children no longer considered people? Rather than focusing on any one demographic, why not focus on the act itself, instead???
My ex husband sexually abused my children who were very small at the time. Even though my daughters are much older now, their safety is still being threatened regularly by their abuser who is seeking custody. While he was never brought to trial, even though there was more than enough evidence for a conviction, he was allowed visitation rights, along with the freedom that every other man has - because the legal system chose to turn the other way. I am certain that this act of sexual abuse is considered violent, because I have heard the screams in the middle of the night for years now, while my daughters continue to have night terrors and visions of what happened. Thankfully they cannot remember much after they are awake, but I will never forget the words and the crying for him to stop hurting them. Is this not considered violent enough to bring forward to President Obama? Not only do we need harsher punishments, but we need these offenders to make it to trial !!! If the prosecutors, district attorneys and law enforcement have no idea what they're doing, it does not help the situation. They are uneducated in this situation, unwilling to 'hear' and 'listen' to victims unless they are talking about strangers (and are not "too young" to be worth listening to), and forget about the mothers of the victims... we are considered unreliable, vindictive, and liars... why? because they have it in their minds that some imaginary statistic regarding wives making up stories to gain custody, is actually reality... HELP THEM SEE THE TRUTH... Let's not forget the children... these same children could one day become sexual predators as adults, so we need to start at the root and protect the victims from further abuse and/or harm from abusers who get away with it!

Suggested by Michelle Rapaport on 04/09/2009 @ 03:12AM PT
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So glad a community will continue to word to this worthy goal.

1) I'd like to see all sexual violence against women banned from TV and movies or severely prosecuted for awhile. I'm usually a big civil libertarian and an advocate of free speech. However, I believe such images are actually a form of hate speech. I also believe their insidious and pervavise presence create a background numbness about and tolerance for sexual violence against women.

The nation would be in an uproar if everywhere you looked in media we were seeing men being raped or black people lynched (I'd guess that probably any day of the week at any hour on cable TV at least one woman is being viloated). However, when it comes to vilence against woman, and other disrespect of women, for some reason our culture regards this as okay.

It is not.

2) a) Harsher punishment for perpratrators of sexual violence (etc. steep minimum sentences, including chemical castration, and common life without parole sentences).
b) More resources for apprehending sexual predators.
c) Kinder and more respectful treatment of victims of sexual violence until there are no more.

2) Link up with good organizations championing this cause, such as the V-Day organization.

3) Make sure we champion ending sexual violence against males by males, or females (rarer but it does happen especially in the case of incest), too.

4) Work globally to end sexual violence against females. Also, in the meantime, create conditions where assaulted females are safe after the fact -- with perpetrators prosecuted and punished instead of the violated female being further abused or even killed and even with the sanction of authorities.

Suggested by G W on 03/17/2009 @ 08:30PM PT
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