Archives: Endorsements

South African Millicent Gaika, was bound, strangled, and repeatedly raped in an attack last year. But brave South African activists are risking their lives to ensure that Millicent’s case sparks change.

JUST supported the petition prepared by Avaaz.org to amplify and escalate this campaign, to get urgent action to end ‘corrective rape’. Let’s call on President Zuma and the Minister of Justice to publicly condemn ‘corrective rape’, criminalise hate crimes, and lead a critical shift against rape and homophobia. Sign the petition now and share it with everyone.

Show your support by clicking on this link.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_corrective_rape?fp

We won! Our massive petition delivered personally by a cluster bomb victim to the French chair of the conference, helped push 50 states to oppose the cynical US attempt to give legal cover to countries that wanted to use deadly cluster bombs. Mexico and many other delegates used our petition and the number of signatures to strengthen their arguments in the talks. Our banner, placed right outside the conference room, together with our “guerilla flyer action”, sent an unmissable reminder to all negotiators about the opposition back home, helped block the dangerous new law and saved the lives of thousands of innocent civilians.

Click here to sign petition.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/cluster_bombs_ii_b/?vc

Our voices are being heard right inside the United Nations! Palestinian Ambassador Mansour just referred to our campaign in his announcement that Palestinians want to be the 194th member of the United Nations and thanked all of us for our willingness “to join this march [with the Palestinian people]…to end occupation..achieve independence and…allow justice and peace to prevail.”

Click here to sign petition.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/independence_for_palestine_9/?vc

In Libya, Colonel Qaddafi’s armed forces are using machine guns and fighter jets against pro-democracy protestors — hundreds have already been killed and without immediate international action, trhe situation could spiral into a national bloodbath.

JUST showed support to stop this situation by sending a message prepared by avvaz.org to get the UN Security Council to take immediate steps to stop the slaughter of civilians in Libya. Click here to take action to stop the crackdown in Libya.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/libya_stop_the_crackdown/97.php?cl_tta_sign=ba72643ee73eddf1d3109cd6c51cb1ca

Ivory Coast is on the brink of civil war, and chocolate companies could play a critical role in saving lives and bringing peace.

In November, former President Laurent Gbagbo lost democratic elections but is clinging to power despite united international pressure, ruling through his brutal army that has killed hundreds. Cocoa is the country’s largest export, and if chocolate companies stop doing business with Gbagbo now, his cash supply to the army could dry up — and he could be forced to step down.

JUST took part in sending a message to large,multi-national chocolate companies such as ADM, Barry-Callebaut, Blommer, Cadbury, Caobisco, Cargill, Cémoi, Cipexi, European Cocoa Association, Federation for Cocoa Commerce, Ferrero, Hershey’s, Kraft, M&M/Mars, National Confectioners Association, Nestlé, Olam, Outspan Ivoire, Pronibex, Révillon, Unilever, Valrhona, World Cocoa Foundation to suspend trade with Gbagbo now and commit to working only with the legitimate government.

To support this noble cause, click on this link.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/ivory_coast_chocolate/?fpbr

Just has signed a petition initiated by Satya Sagar to Home Minister, Government of India to propel the investigation of Hindutva groups in planning and executing acts of terror.

This petition also demand  an immediate release of and compensation to dozens of Muslims youth who have been falsely implicated in the terror attacks done by the Hindutva groups.

To sign the petition, go to  http://www.petitiononline.com/megha00/petition-sign.html

Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But a global ban of one group of pesticides could save bees from extinction.

Four European countries have begun banning these poisons, and some bee populations are recovering. But chemical companies are lobbying hard to keep all killer pesticides on the market. A global outcry now for a ban in the US and EU, where debate is raging, could provoke a total ban and a ripple effect around the world.

JUST supported the petition prepared by avaaz.org in building a giant global buzz calling for these dangerous chemicals to be outlawed in the US and EU until and unless they are proved to be safe.

Sign the petition to save bees and our crops.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?fpbr

Mubarak is estimated to have amassed up t0 $70 billion across the world! Switzerland has already frozen his finances, and some EU leaders have offered to help.

JUST  endorse a petition prepared by Avaaz.org to call upon the G20 and other world leaders to immediately freeze any assets of the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak so that he can be investigated and returned to the Egyptian people to provide cooperation and assistance to Egyptians authorities under Article 51 of the United nations Convention Against Corruption. Click here to assist in getting a decisive global action to freeze Mubarak’s stolen fortune.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/mubaraks_fortune/?cl=939543365&v=8374

JUST endorses a petition prepared by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, The National League for Democracy to: call on Burma’s regime to release all political prisoners, declare a nationwide ceasefire and begin political dialogue.

Genuine national reconciliation and peace talks with armed ethnic groups constitute the best single means whereby the true benefit of the people can be realized.

To support this cause, please click here.

http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/campaigns/actions/free-political-prisoners/free-all-political-prisoners-nld-petition

World-famous and beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been disappeared by China’s state security forces.  Every trace of Ai’s life and art have been erased from the Chinese internet and his only hope maybe a global outcry for his release.

Across the world, artist and art-lovers have begun to speak out in solidarity with Ai. JUST join in building a massive global wave of support for top galleries and artists to stop exhibiting in China until Ai Weiwei is freed. Click here to sign this petition.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/artists_for_ai_weiwei/?cl=1040791417&v=8972