Iraqi Christians ask Baghdad government to defend minority rights

This will be an uphill battle, because the Baghdad government has pro-Sharia constituencies that are far more numerous and powerful than the Iraqi Christians. "Iraqi Christian Leaders Call on Baghdad Government to Defend Minority Rights," from Al-Bawaba via AINA, June 30:

On Saturday, the CSI co-sponsored 2nd All-Iraqi Christian Leadership Conference issued an eight-point appeal urging the Baghdad government to help Iraq's dwindling minority community survive inside the country. Convening on Saturday, June 26 just outside Mosul in the town of Kara Kosh (Hamdaniya), 76 Iraqi Christian leaders from a variety of churches, political parties and civil society groups, together with representation from other minorities, called for:
1) Constitutional amendments to strengthen minority rights and legislation for the implementation of constitutional guarantees;

2) Adequately financed and rationally conceived programs designed to facilitate the voluntary return of the country's refugees;

3) National Commission for Minority Affairs to promote peaceful dialogue between religious and ethnic groups;

4) A University in Nineveh Province;

5) Security for vulnerable minority communities;

6) Fulfillment of Iraq's obligation to respect international human rights instruments;

7) Increased representation of Christians in the federal and state parliaments; and

8) Increased investment in the infrastructure of previously marginalized areas populated mainly by minorities.

Dr. John Eibner, CEO of CSI's U.S. affiliate warned that the prospect of extinction still faces Iraq's ancient Christian community, and would do so until violent persecution ceases and basic human rights are guaranteed in word and deed...

Since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, nearly half of Iraq's approximately one million Christians have been forced by violence to flee the country, while many other remain in Iraq as destitute Internally Displaced People....

William Warda, President of the Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO) claimed that neither the Iraqi nor the American governments are acting with sufficient energy and foresight to end the violent persecution of Iraq's Christians and to create conditions for the return of refugees....

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Odyessus | June 30, 2010 7:28 AM | Reply

On the subject of the American Constitution replying to a thought by Killian Klaiber,

He argued that Britain, because, in his view, had no constitution, it has no safeguards to deal with threats of the potential step-by-step insinuation of Sharia Law into Britain, which is incompatible with British notions of sovereignty, fairness, equal treatment of non-Muslims, women and gays.

He seems to believe that this can never happen because America has a constitution (which neither affirms or rejects Sharia) and that America has no system of common law.

He stated

“I think this is due to common law, which lets judges effectively legislate and create "case law". Something I find undemocratic and which I thoroughly reject. A judge has no competence to legislate. Furthermore the non-existing constitution and constitutional court means that fundamental human rights are not protected. Mere British notions are no guarantee.”

Whilst I am no expert on the American Legal System, I can’t help wondering if that is really true. Firstly, regarding the controversy surrounding abortion, Americans constantly refer to Supreme Court Decision, Roe v Wade. If that isn’t Common Law, i.e. legislation created by judges, then what is, please tell me? I understood that the American Law Association makes an annual pilgrimage to Runnymede (where the Magna Carter was signed.) The American Legal System shares some common roots with the British. As does the American Political System (read John Locke).

Schnellmann_org | June 30, 2010 7:39 AM | Reply

http://newstime.co.nz/tri-tra-trullala-the-german-punch-and-judy-show-presidential-vote.html
Tri, tra, trullala … the German Punch-and-Judy show “presidential vote”

Meeting of the German traitor club

Wulff (traitor of CDU, governing party) against Gauck (independent & excellent man)

Marisol | June 30, 2010 7:45 AM | Reply

2. Adequately financed and rationally conceived programs designed to facilitate the voluntary return of the country's refugees

Indeed. Do Iraq's Christians who fled persecution at the hands of Muslims have a "right of return?"

Schnellmann_org | June 30, 2010 8:45 AM | Reply

Nun Hatune and her Social Aid in Iraq
http://blip.tv/file/3114853/

by the way the chatolic preacher Mr. Mixa
has to quit his job by the pope for violence against youths

Steffen Larsen | June 30, 2010 8:47 AM | Reply

Do Iraq's Christians who fled persecution at the hands of Muslims have a "right of return?"

haha, good one that! Very funny. We all appreciate a joke now and then.

I am much in favor of the Turks leaving Asia Minor in order to make room for the peoples who have histories going back millennia before any had heard of the Turks; say the Greeks or the Armenians. The Turks would thus show a willingness to regret their imperialistic past, they would become an example to us all in the interest of ending colonialism and of tolerance and harmony etc etc.

Or the Arab speaking peoples of North Africa! Well, I suppose they ARE Arabs now but I can think of a lot of noble sacrifices to be made there. Come to think of it: I rarely see any references to the indigenous North Africans, only a few Berbers pop up now and then. And the troublesome Copts.

Perhaps the Spaniards had thought the Reconquista through, witnessing what was happening across the Mediterranean.

Enragedsince1999 | June 30, 2010 11:11 AM | Reply

A great catastrophe befalls Christians everywhere the US and NATO intervene, be it Lebanon, Kosovo or Iraq.
Israel had already liberated the Christians of Lebanon, to their rejoicing, in 1982. But coward Reagan had ruined Israel's victory by sening the US Marines to expell Israel from Beirut, to let the Islamic terrorists back in, and to be blown up by the very same terrorists they let in, after which Reagan ordered the surviving Marines to just run away, leaving the abandoned Christians to suffer horrible massacres by the hands of the vengeful Muslims. From then on, there was no stopping the Global Jihad. There is a direct line running from Beirut, October 23, 1983 to New York City, September 11, 2001.
That's why I keep saying here: both the Democratic and Republican parties are rotten to the core and through the core. We desperatelly need a new Center Party modeled after hero Geert Wilders' glorious Freedom Party, with American heroes Rudy Giuliani and Paul Sperry in charge.

Ruslan Tokhchukov, EnragedSince1999.

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