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From: "viviane"
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 18:34:22 -1000
To: "John Mutambirwa"
Subject: FW: MAPW media release - Drs Urge Australian Contribution to HaltMass Killings in DRC
FW: MAPW media release - Drs Urge Australian Contribution to Halt Mass
Killings in DRC
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From: Anne S Walker
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: [GSN] FW: MAPW media release - Drs Urge Australian Contribution to
HaltMass Killings in DRC
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From: "Medical Assoc. for Prevention of War, Australia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: Medical Assoc. for Prevention of War, Australia
Reply-To: "Medical Assoc. for Prevention of War, Australia"
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 01:58:00 +1000
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Subject: MAPW media release - Drs Urge Australian Contribution to Halt Mass
Killings in DRC
Letter to Howard:
http://www.mapw.org.au/mapw-commentary/letters/2003/06-13tohoward-drc.html
Medical Associat ion for Prevention of War, Australia (MAPW)
National Office: P.O. Box 1379, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia www.mapw.org.au
<http://www.mapw.org.au>
Ph: +61 (0)413 594 717 Fax: +61 3 9427 7920 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Australian affiliate of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear
War (IPPNW)
Media Release
13 June 2003
DOCTORS URGE AUSTRALIAN CONTRIBUTION TO HALT MASS KILLINGS IN
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
The Medical Association for Prevention of War (Australia) today urged the Prime Minister Mr Howard to make available both Australian Defence Force personnel, and humanitarian aid, to UN efforts to bring a halt to the mass killings and other brutalities currently occurring in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
As inter-ethnic fighting worsens in the Ituri region, there is widespread terrorizing and killing of innocent people. Many thousands of civilians have died in recent weeks and many more are isolated and in danger. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International report also targeted rapes based on ethnic identity, with potential for further escalation of abuses.
There are fears that the situation could deteriorate even further to one of outright genocide as occurred in Rwanda. The recent intensification of fighting is in the context of a war which has continued since August 1998 and which, it is claimed, has already caused over 3.3 million deaths.
French forces have begun to arrive in the war-torn town of Bunia as part of a UN multinational deployment, but initial reports are that the forces who have arrived are insufficient to protect the civilian population. The UN Security Council has called for further assistance from the international community to stabilise Bunia.
MAPW President Dr Sue Wareham said, �Peacekeeping in situations which look very similar to that which led to the genocide in Rwanda are a far more worthy use of Australia�s Defence Forces than taking part in an attack on another country. Unlike the war on Iraq, peacekeeping in the Congo has a clear humanitarian goal. It deserves our highest level of support.�
For further information, please contact
Dr Sue Wareham 02 6241 6161 work
Ms Giji Gya, MAPW Executive Officer 0413 594 717
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Ms. Giji Gya
Executive Officer, Medical Association for Prevention of War
(MAPW - Australian affiliate of IPPNW)
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www.mapw.org.au
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Ph: +61 (0) 413 594 717
Fax: +61 3 9427 7920
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