PRESS
RELEASE
The massacre unfolding
in Egypt is deeply painful to behold and a reminder of the tragedy trailing a
failure of a world order that has outlived its humanity.
African women worldwide
condemn the massacre of Egyptians by the Egyptian Security forces supported by
fellow Egyptians in political offices. Our bleeding hearts are with the families
of the victims and the people of Egypt. We are calling on the international
community and world Governments to act promptly to end this massacre and
destruction of humanity and democracy in Egypt.
The termination of
democracy in Egypt represents a breakdown of efforts by world governments to implant
political ideologies on developing Africa and the rest of the so-called third
world countries. The slaughter of women and their families unfolding in Egypt
is a crime against humanity, democracy and human rights that should be
condemned by every Government.
The actions of the
Egyptian Security Forces are reminiscent of governments using armed forces
across Africa and other parts of the developing world. African women call on the
international community to condemn the blatant terrorism against democracy,
human rights and sanctity of life in Egypt. No government should be allowed to
kill its own citizens regardless. The Egyptian revolution of 2011 that produced
the first democratic process should have been protected and allowed to evolve.
African
women stand with the women of Egypt and their families without religious
sentiment.
We call on the
International Criminal Court to take urgent action to bring the Egyptian
Security forces and its civilian terror perpetrators to justice. Egypt belongs
to every Egyptian equally irrespective of religious affiliation. It is clear that
the only viable Road-map to PEACE in Egypt now is the ability of the world to
bring the killers of Egyptians to Justice. African women call on the United
Nations and other world governments to condemn the termination of Egypt’s
democratic process and the terrorism aimed at silencing Egyptian women and their
families.
If Africa is to
democratise successfully, the rights of Africans to choose their leaders as
they deem fit must be respected and protected without fear or favour. Democracy
is never pure at its onset. Democracy is
a process that must be worked on and not achieved by force.
WORLD
PEACE CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH RESPECT FOR OUR MUTUAL HUMANITY. Visit WOA at www.womenofafrika.org
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