Indonesia authorities must take measures to protect the safety and freedom of religion of all religious minorities.

From now until 24 February 2012, do something to urge the Indonesia authorities to immediately guarantee the safety of the Shi’a community in Sampang, East Java.

Got 3 minutes?

Add your name AND copy and paste this link – http://bit.ly/yWxY09 - on Facebook and Twitter to share with your friends – can you challenge yourself to get 10 friends to take action?

Additional information:

One person was arrested for the attack but has since been released.

Many of the children were afraid to go back to their homes and schools. Conditions in the shelter were reported to be inadequate, with limited access to clean water and sanitation. In fact, the community refused to leave the shelter until they received adequate protection from the police and the perpetrators of the attack were brought to justice.

This is not the first time the Shi’a community in Sampang, East Java has faced intimidation and attacks – it happened in 2006 and 2011. They have also reportedly been pressured by anti-Shi’a groups to convert to Sunni Islam.

International Women’s Day is in about a month (March and if YOU(th) want to work with young people in Asia Pacific to defend women’s rights, we need to start working NOW!

This year, we think we should deal with some unfinished business – the regulation that allows female genital mutilation by certain medical professionals in Indonesia. This is a discriminatory and painful form of violence against women and young women in Asia Pacific cannot stand by and do nothing about it!

©Volontaire

Around International Women’s Day, our friends at AI will handover signatures to the Indonesian authorities to demand them to repeal this regulation and we think it’s important to make sure that the Asia Pacific youth voice is represented in the petition – don’t you think so?

Any friends and organizations who will be in Indonesia at that time and would like to take part in handing over the petitions to the authorities with our friends at AI, please fill the form below.

What will I need to do?
Organize one activity in your local community to collect signatures for the petition to call on Indonesia authorities to remove the regulation that allows female genital mutilation by certain medical professionals in Indonesia. The activity needs to be organized fairly soon and all the collected signatures need to be delivered to APYN by Thursday, 1 March, 2012.

Here are some ideas:

• Invite your friends to a coffee shop and discuss the issue with them. Afterwards, ask them to add their names to the petition letter.
• Set up a small petition stall on your campus and ask your school mates to add their names to the petition letter
• Put the petition papers in your bag, and whoever you see, tell them about the issue and ask them to add their names
• Got other ideas? Leave a comment!

What is a Youth Campaign Team?

A small group of young people volunteering to organize activities in their local community on the same topic – here, the issue is female genital mutilation in Indonesia. After the activities are finished, the group may choose to expand and do a longer term campaign on the topic.

What are the preferred selection criteria for the taskforce?

• Passionate about the campaign issue
• Aged (ideally) between 18-25 years of age (but it’s OK if you are older!)
• Able to access the internet at least weekly.
• Able to commit AT LEAST 3-4 hours per week to organize the activity in your application below
• Respond to group emails and participate in discussions
• Able to engage at least 5 other young people (your friends) in the campaign (through networks) – or at least try too!
• Able to share skills with other young people (online skills, activist skills, design skills, creative campaigning ideas, translations, administration and many more!)
• Able to communicate in English, and (preferable) translate into local language

How do I apply?
Simply complete this form by Tuesday, 14 February 2012 and we will be in contact with you as soon as possible!

Interested but no time? Click here to add your name to the petition letter to the Indonesian authorities!

(For Chinese, please click here)

Is it that time of the year already?! Human Rights Day is coming up and let’s celebrate!

10 December of every year is Human Rights Day, which marks the birthday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and it’s turning 63 years old this year!

Let’s organize celebrations in December for young people in at least 30 countries in the Asia Pacific to celebrate this important day and all the actions YOU(th) have taken for human rights in 2011!

It’s easy – all you have to do is sign up and we will send you a Celebration Pack!

What’s a Human Rights Day Celebration?

It is a chance for you to get together with your friends to celebrate Human Rights Day, and of course to learn about our basic rights.

Team members have to guess which article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is being drawn on a piece of paper. The team with the most points at the end wins.

This is what your celebration may look like:

• Congratulate each other on a wonderful year of human rights activism – Do something that young people usually do to celebrate! What could it be?
• Play a game of Draw the Words to learn more about human rights
• Do something together for human rights

What do YOU(th) have to do?

If you want to organize a celebration in your community…

1. Sign up to host below! The deadline to sign up is 1 December 2011.
2. We will contact you by email to confirm
3. We will mail you a Celebration Pack by post (or via email for late registerations)
4. Read the pack and ORGANIZE!

The first person in each country in Asia Pacific will receive a SPECIAL pack!

Check out who has already signed up to organize a Human Rights Celebration here:

View 2011 Human Rights Day Celebrations in a larger map

Apakah sekarang waktunya?! Hari Hak Asasi Manusia akan segera datang, mari kita rayakan sekarang!

10 Desember tiap tahunnya dirayakan sebagai Hari Hak Asasi Manusia, hari ini menandai ulang tahun Deklarasi Universal Hak Asasi Manusia yang tahun ini berumur 63 tahun.

Mari kita mengorganisir perayaan bulan Desember ini untuk anak-anak muda di 30 negara Asia Pasifik untuk merayakan hari yang sangat penting bagi semua gerakan anak muda yang mempromosikan hak asasi manusia di tahun 2011 ini.

Caranya sangat mudah – kalian hanya tinggal daftarkan nama kalian dan kami akan mengirimkan bingkisan perayaannya.

Apakah Perayaan Hari Hak Asasi Manusia itu?

Ini adalah suatu kesempatan di mana kalian bersama dengan teman-teman kalian untuk bersama-sama merayakan Hari Hak Asasi Manusia, dan tentu saja untuk tahu lebih banyak tentang hak-hak asasi kita.

Perayaan kalian itu:

• Memberi selamat di tahun yang sangat membahagiakan bagi gerakan perjuangan hak asasi manusia – Apakah yang biasanya kalian lakukan untuk merayakan sesuatu?
• Mainkan Draw the Words untuk tahu lebih banyak tentang hak asasi manusia
• Bersama-sama berkontribusi untuk perjuangan hak asasi manusia

Apakah yang anak muda harus lakukan?

Jika kalian ingin menyelenggarakan perayaan ini di komunitas kalian maka …

1. Daftarkan nama kalian! Batas akhir pendaftaraan adalah tanggal 1 Desember 2011
2. Kami akan menghubungi kalian melalui email sebagai konfirmasi
3. Kami akan mengirimkan bingkisan perayaan melalui pos ( atau melalui email untuk pendaftaraan yang terlambat)
4. Baca bingkisannya dan selenggarakanlah!

Siapa saja yang sudah mendaftarkan diri untuk menyelenggarakan Perayaan Hak Asasi Manusia

齊來慶祝世界人權日!

難道已經一年了嗎? 人權日即將來臨，讓我們一同慶祝！

每年12月10是人權日，這標誌著『世界人權宣言』（“UDHR”）的誕生，而它今年將踏入63歲！

在這十二月，與來自最少三十個國家的年青人一起籌備慶祝活動，慶祝這個重要的日子，並回憶你在2011年採取過的行動。

要參與也很容易，只需填寫以下資料及聯絡方法，我們便會給你慶祝材料。

什麼是人權日慶祝呢？

籍著這個機會，讓你和你的朋友一起慶祝人權日，並且了解我們的基本權利。

每位組員在紙上猜到底屬於『世界人權宣言』的那一條，猜中最多一隊將獲勝。

你的慶祝活動可能是︰

• 恭喜對方和自己參與了一整年人權運動 – 做一些年輕人慶祝時常做的事！那會是什麼呢？
• 玩『猜猜畫畫』，更了解人權
• 一起策劃人權活動

你需要做什麼？

如果你想在社區組織慶祝活動… …

1. 在下面填寫你的資料！截止日期是2011年12月1日。
2. 我們將通過電子郵件確認你的參與。
3. 我們將郵寄慶祝活動包給你（遲登記的將獲電郵通知）。
4. 閱讀慶祝包內的資料，並組織活動！

在每個國家簽署的第一人，將得到一份特別的慶祝包！

在此看看已報名慶祝的人權活動的地區吧!

On 12 October 2011, Burma released more than 6,000 prisoners but only about 200 of those released were political prisoners or prisoners of conscience (people being held for peacefully exercising their human rights). All prisoners of conscience must be released immediately!

Why should YOU(th) take action?

Zarganar, a popular comedian who was imprisoned in 2008 for his humanitarian efforts in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, was one of the 120 political prisoners released on 12 October 2011 ©AAPPB

There are around 1,800 political prisoners still behind bars in Burma who are being held in awful conditions, some are being tortured and subject to unfair trials too. This has to stop!

Last year, the first elections in 20 years were held and political reform was promised. After this initial release of prisoners, our expectations are high BUT there are still thousands of people being held unfairly. Let’s urge Burma to do more and release the rest of its political prisoners.

Got 3 seconds?

Add your name to the letter below and ask the Chairman of the newly-established Myanmar National Human Rights Commission to press the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all prisoners of conscience. Your letters will appear with your details as below and delivered via our friends at AI to the Burma embassy in an ASEAN country on the first anniversary of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest. You have from NOW until 1 November 2011 to add your name!

Got 3 minutes?

Send this link to 30 friends and ask them to do the same.

Want to do more?
Join the APYN Burma Youth Campaign Team! Click here to apply. 

What are others saying about this?

All Burma Federation of Student Unions-Foreign Affairs Committee, The Nationalities Youth Forum and The Student and Youth Congress of Burma
Joint Statement on the 8^th World Youth Day for Democracy

Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma)
Update on the October 12 prisoner release
Prisoners Release Lacks Sincerity

The Irrawaddy
Burma Amnesty Welcomed, but Calls Grow for Release of All Political Prisoners

More About Burma

Click here to to sign the petition on Facebook NOW! Don't forget to share it with your friends!

Since 1962, Burma has been under military rule. In 1990, there were the first elections, following the 1988 uprisings, where the National League of Democracy (Ann Sang Suu Kai’s Party) won, but the results were not accepted by the military junta who remained in power and refused to step down.

In 2010, the first elections in 20 years took place in which the Union Solidarity and Development Party won (a military backed party). The National League of Democracy was banned from participating and they urged people to boycott the elections which they said were unfair and undemocratic.

Thousands have been arrested over the years for peacefully expressing their views and challenging the government’s total control of the country and its people. There are still laws that criminalise peaceful expression of political dissent and people are frequently arrested without warrant and held. Judicial proceedings against political detainees do not meet international standards for fair trial, and torture is common, especially during interrogation.

Join people all over the world to ask the French President to become a party to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to ensure that victims of all human rights abuses in France will have access to remedies!

Why should YOU(th) take action?

France holds the presidency of G20

France holds the presidency of G20 and the upcoming G20 summit in November in Cannes will be an opportunity France to show its leadership in promoting and protecting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Voices from young people in Asia Pacific – especially those in G20 countries – will add pressure to the French government to lead as an example by becoming a party to the Optional Protocol to the International Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Got 3 seconds?
Add your name to the letter below! We will send your letters through our friends at AI by email with your full name and country as shown below.

Got 3 minutes?
Add your name to the letter below AND share this link – http://bit.ly/mTJRdy – with at least 10 of your friends ask them to do the same.

Got 3 hours?
Want to do more for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? Add to the Under US$2.0 Recipes – YOU(th) on Hunger & Poverty in Asia Pacific cook book report that aims to highlight how serious hunger & poverty is in Asia Pacific. All you have to go is share a recipe that costs less than US$2.0 to make in your country! Click here to add to the cook book now!

Additional Information

What’s the Optional Protocol of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights?

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is an international agreement, adopted by the UN, that commits its parties to work towards economics, social and cultural rights (such as; health, education and labour rights). The Optional Protocol was side agreement made to ensure that people whose economic, social and cultural rights are violated can seek justice on the international level.

What’s the G20?

The G20 is a group of Finance Ministers from the world’s 20 major economies, including Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, and others. France holds the Presidency of the G20 this year so it’s really important we get them to sign up to the Protocol and make change happen.

Please click here for Korean

What’s WRAP all about?

This is the most widespread, yet hidden, human rights abuse of our time. 写真キャプション：女性に対する暴力は私たちの時代においてどこにでも存在しながらも隠された人権侵害です。

WRAP stands for ‘White Ribbon Asia Pacific’, a growing movement of men and boys from throughout the Asia Pacific who pledge to never commit, excuse, or remain silent about violence against women (click here to read more about this). And we want YOU(th) to join us!

So what can YOU(th) do?

25 November is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In 1991 a group of Canadian men – who were outraged at the 1989 shooting rampage targeting women at École Polytechnique – started a tradition of wearing a white ribbon at this time of year to show their opposition to violence against women. In the last twenty years, the white ribbon movement has spread throughout the world.

Join us by signing the White Ribbon Asia Pacific pledge below!

1. Sign the pledge!
2. Share the pledge – http://bit.ly/addyourname – with your friends on Facebook and Twitter.
3. Mention White Ribbon (and what it’s about!) in your online profile picture and status in the week leading up to 25 November
4. DO MORE!!! Perhaps you’ve got video making skills or translating skills? Maybe you want to send photos of your friends signing the pledge? Or, you are interested in long-term campaigning for WRAP? Sign up below!

Why violence against women? Why men?

Most guys don’t commit violence against women. Indeed, most agree that physical or sexual assault is completely unacceptable. Yet at least one in three of the women in our lives will be a victim of gender-based violence in their lifetime. This could be our sisters, our mothers, our partners, or our daughters. It could be our classmates, colleagues, co-workers, or our friends.

Violence against women and girls in all its forms – including beatings, abuse, sexual assault or unwanted touching, rape, sexual harassment, genital mutilation, murder,  financial or social control and manipulation – is the most widespread, yet hidden, human rights abuse of our time.

Violence against women is not just a women’s issue. Now more and more men and boys throughout the Asia Pacific are recognising the positive and crucial role that they too can play in ending violence against women. Because men very often look to other men as their role models, we need to stand up and speak out against violence and gender inequality. This includes challenging widespread violence-supporting attitudes that allow, and indeed encourage, a minority of men to be violent. When other men make jokes or degrading comments about women, these promote a culture of sexism and inequality which makes violence and violence-supporting attitudes towards women seem normal. Instead, by vocally challenging sexism and violence, we can show others that being a man shouldn’t mean better treatment than the female half of the population. Being a man shouldn’t mean sex on demand. Being a man shouldn’t mean bursting into fits of jealous rage when our partner socialises with other men, or wants to spend time with their family and friends.

Being a man should mean, not only that we won’t COMMIT violence against women, but also that we will not EXCUSE or REMAIN SILENT about violence against women.

Sign the pledge here!

ＷＲＡＰ：今こそ女性に対する暴力を終わらせるとき

ＷＲＡＰとは？

ＷＲＡＰとは、女性に対する暴力を決して行わない、許さない、沈黙しないと誓う、“White Ribbon Asia Pacific”運動に参加するアジア太平洋地域の男性を支持するキャンペーンです（この詳細についてはこちらをクリック）。あなたもその一人として参加してください！

あなたにできること。

11月25日は女性に対する暴力廃絶の国際デーです。1989年にエコール・ポリテクニーク（理工科学校）で起きた女性をねらった狙撃事件に抗議するカナダの男性たちが、1991年から女性に対する暴力反対を示すために白いリボンを身に着けたことが始まりです。20年後の今では世界中にこの運動は広がっています。

宣誓書に署名して私たちの運動に加わりましょう！

1. 署名をしよう！
2. フェイスブック、ツイッタ―で友だちに呼びかけよう。http://bit.ly/addyourname
3. プロフィール写真または書き込みで11月25日に向けてホワイトリボンを広めよう!
4. もっと貢献したい!!! ビデオ編集ができる方、翻訳ができる方、友だちが署名している写真を送りたい方、長期的にキャンペーンに関わりたい方は登録！

なぜ女性に対する暴力と男性なのか？

大半の男性は女性に暴力をふるいません。そして大多数の男性は肉体的・性的暴力は決して容認されるべきではないことに同意します。しかし、3人に1人の女性は一生のうちに性別を理由とした暴力の被害に遭います。それは私たちの姉妹かもしれないし、母親もしくはパートナー、娘かもしれません。そして私たちのクラスメート、同僚、友人かもしれないのです。

殴打、虐待、性的虐待、望まない接触、強かん、セクシャル・ハラスメント、性器割礼、殺人、経済的・社会的管理または束縛、どのような形であれ女性に対する暴力は私たちの時代においてどこにでも存在しながらも隠された人権侵害です。

女性に対する暴力は女性たちに限った問題ではありません。今、アジア太平洋地域の男性たちは自分たちも女性に対する暴力の廃絶に大きな役割を担うことができることを認識し始めています。しばしば男性は他の男性の行動を手本とすることから、私たちは立ちあがり、声に出して女性に対する暴力と不平等に異議を唱えなければいけません。これは一部の男性が暴力を用いることを容認または奨励する態度のまん延に異議を唱えることも含まれます。男性が女性について冗談や下品な発言をすることは性差別主義的な文化と不平等を助長し、暴力とそれを支持する態度が当たり前であるかのようにしてしまいます。それに対して声にだして性差別主義と暴力に反対することは、人びとに男性であることは人口の半分の女性よりも優位であるわけではないことを伝えることができます。男性であることは性的に主導権を握ることではありません。またパートナーが他の男性と話したり、家族や友だち時間を過ごしたりすることに対して嫉妬することでもありません。

男性であることは女性に対する暴力を行わないことだけではなく、それを許したり黙認したりしないことを意味します。

署名しよう！

포장은 무엇입니까?

WRAP는 White Ribbon Asia Pacific의 약자입니다. 아시아 태평양 전역에서 이루어지고 있는 이 운동은 남성들이 여성에게 절대로 폭력을 가하지 않고, 또 이런 폭력에 대해 침묵하지 않겠다고 맹세하는 운동입니다. 여러분의 도움이 필요합니다! (더 상세한 정보는 여기를 클릭)

여러분이 할 수 있는 일은 무엇이 있을까요?

11월 25일은 UN에서 정한 세계여성폭력반대의 날입니다. 1989년 에콜레 폴리테크니크 (이공계학교) 에서 일어난 여성을 대상으로 한 총살 사건에 분노를 터뜨린 캐나다 남성들이1991년 여성폭력을 반대한다는 의미로 하얀 리본을 착용함으로써 시작되었습니다. 이 때 시작된 하얀 리본 운동은 지난 20년간 꾸준히 전세계로 펴져나갔습니다.

서약서에 서명을 하고 운동에 참여합시다!

• 서약서에 서명하세요!
• 페이스북과 트위터를 통해 친구들에게 퍼뜨려주세요! http://bit.ly/addyourname
• 매년 11월 25일이 포함된 주에 프로필 사진에 하얀 리본이나 관련사진을 올려 널리 퍼뜨려주세요!
• 훨씬 더 많은 일을 할 수 있습니다! 비디오 촬영이나 번역을 하실 줄 아시나요? 여러분의 친구들이 서약하는 모습을 사진에 담아 보내주세요! 또 하얀 리본 캠페인에 계속해서 참여할 의향이 있으신가요? 아래의 정보를 채워주시고 등록하세요!

Teman-teman Indonesia yang Mendukung Kampanye ini

(Click here for English)

(按此看中文版)

Ambil Tindakan untuk Minta Pemerintah Indonesia untuk Hapus Peraturan Baru yang Memungkinkan mutilasi kelamin perempuan!

Di Indonesia, peraturan terbaru yang disahkan oleh Menteri Kesehatan memperbolehkan mutilasi kelamin perempuan dengan syarat dilakukan oleh ahli kesehatan, seperti dokter, bidan, dan perawat.  Praktek sunat peremuan ini didefinisikan sebagai” Tindakan menggores kulit yang menutupi kulit bagian depan klitoris, tanpa melukai klitoris.”

Mengapa anak-anak muda seperti anda  harus mengecam keputusan ini?

Mutilasi kelamin perempuan tentu saja bukan sekedar “menggores kulit”- tetapi ini adalah salah satu bentuk kekerasan dan diskriminasi terhadap perempuan.

©Volontaire

Teman-teman di AI memberitahu kita bahwa secara umum, masyarakat memutuskan untuk mutilasi kelamin perempuan mereka karena beberapa alasan, seperti agama, menjamin “kebersihan” perempuan, menghindari penyakit, melanggengkan praktik budaya atau lokal ataupun untuk mengatur dan menekan hasrat kaum perempuan atas “aktivitas seksual” padamasa dewasanya kelak.

Peraturan baru ini juga bertentangan dengan hukum di Indonesia! (Klik di sini untuk detail)

Anda hanya punya waktu 3 detik saja?
Tolong kirimkan permohonan berikut ke pemerintah Indonesia untuk secepatnya mencabut peraturan Menteri Kesehatan tentang sunat perempuan-cantumkan nama anda di bawah ini!  Kami berharap dapat menyampaikan semua surat-surat anda(seperti terlampir di bawah ini) secara langsung sebelum tanggal 8 March 2012, pada Hari Perempuan Internasional.  

Anda punya waktu 3 menit saja?
Kirimkan laman ini http://bit.ly/nofgm ke 30 teman anda dan juga jangan lupa untuk mencantumkan nama mereka di surat berbahasa Indonesia di bawah ini.

Anda memiliki waktu luang?
Hubungi kami di apynaction@gmail.com untuk terlibat lebih jauh.

Apa hukum Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan Nomor 1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010 tentang “Sunat Perempuan” melanggar?

• UU No. 7/1984 mengenai ratifikasi Konvensi Internasional Penghapusan Segala Bentuk Diskriminasi terhadap Wanita(CEDAW)
• UU No. 5/1998 mengenai ratifikasi Konvensi Menentang Penyiksaan(CAT)
• UU No. 39/1999 mengenai Hak Asasi Manusia
• UU No. 23/2002 mengenai Perlindungan Anak
• UU No. 23/2004 mengenai Penghapusan Kekerasan dalam Rumah Tangga
• UU No. 23/2009 mengenai Kesehatan

Keputusan ini juga berlawanan dengan surat edaran pemerintah tahun 2006 No. HK.00.07.1.3. 1047a, ditandatangani Dirjen Bina Kesehatan Masyarakat, yang secara khusus memperingatkan dampak negatif kesehatan mutilasi kelamin pada perempuan.

AMBIL TINDAKAN SEKARANG

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Take Action to Ask the Indonesian Authorities to Remove the New Regulation that Allows Female Genital Mutilation!

In Indonesia, a new regulation by the Ministry of Health allows female genital mutilation (FGM) by certain medical professionals, like doctors, midwives and nurses. It defines the practice as “the act of scratching the skin covering the front of the clitoris, without hurting the clitoris”.

Why should YOU(th) take action?

Female genital mutilation is definitely NOT just “a scratch on the skin” – it is a discriminatory and painful form of violence against women!

Our friends in AI tell us that some of the reasons people chose female genital mutilation for their baby girls are for religious reasons, to ensure the girl’s “cleanliness”, to avoid diseases, to perpetuate cultural or local practices or to regulate or suppress the girls’ urge towards “sexual activity” during adulthood.

This new regulation also violates a whole list of Indonesian laws! (Scroll down for the entire list)

Got 3 seconds?
Please ask the Indonesian authorities to immediately repeal the 2010 Regulation of the Minister of Health on “female circumcision” (“sunat perempuan”) by sending a letter to them – just add your name below! We hope to deliver all the letters by hand (appearing with your details like below) on or before 8 March 2012 – International Women’s Day.

Got 3 minutes?
Send this link - http://bit.ly/nofgm - to 30 of your friends and ask them to add their name to the letter in Indonesian.

Got more time?
Contact us at apynaction@gmail.com about getting further involved.

What laws do the Regulation of the Minister of Health No. 1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010 on “female circumcision” (“sunat perempuan”) violate?

• Law No. 7/1984 on the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
• Law No. 5/1998 on the ratification of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)
• Law No. 39/1999 on Human Rights
• Law No. 23/2002 on Child Protection
• Law No. 23/2004 on the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• Law No. 23/2009 on Health

It also contradicts a 2006 government circular, No. HK.00.07.1.3. 1047a, signed by the Director of Community Health, which specifically warned about the negative health effects of female genital mutilation on women.

YOU(th) are not alone in this battle – many organizations are in on this too!

請即行動！要求印尼當局廢除允許切割女性生殖器新條例！

印尼衛生部公告了一項新條例，允許由專業醫療人員，如醫生、助產士及護士切割女性生殖器 ，並定義為 「刮掉覆蓋陰蒂前面的皮膚, 而不傷及陰蒂」。

為什麼你要採取行動？

切割女性生殖器是痛苦及針對婦女的暴力行為，而並非「在皮膚上的划痕」。

AI的朋友告訴我們，有些人切割自己初生女兒的生殖器 ，是出於宗教原因，確保女孩的「潔淨」、避免疾病、延續本土文化或風俗、或控制或抑制少女在成年其間的性慾。

這項新條例，也違反了印尼多項法律條文 ！（如看條文, 請向下捲動頁面）

三秒鐘行動

請去信要求印尼當局立即廢除2010年衛生部有關切割女性生殖器的條例。

你只需於以下信件中加上你的名字！我們希望於2012年3月8日（國際婦女節日）或之前，親手提交所有信件。

信件將會顯示你的姓名、年齡、性別、及國家，以印尼文發出。

三分鐘行動

呼籲更多人一起行動！請傳送連結 http://bit.ly/nofgm 給最少三十位朋友。

想進一步參與行動?

請電郵致apynaction@gmail.com與我們聯絡。

衛生部有關切割女性生殖器的條例(條例編號:1636/MENKES/PER/XI/2010)違反了哪些法律條文？

• 《消除對婦女一切形式歧視國際公約》第7/1984條
• 《禁止酷刑和其他殘忍，不人道或有辱人格的待遇或處罰公約》第5 /1998條
• 人權法第39/1999條
• 兒童保護法第23/2002條
• 消除家庭暴力法第 23/2004條
• 衛生法第23/2009條

這也違反2006年由社區衞生署署長簽署之政府通告第HK.00.07.1.3.1047a條，當中特別提出女性割禮對女性健康所帶來的負面影響。

你並不是單獨行動！許多組織都參與反對切割女性生殖器！

Over 1,000 young people added to this Voice Bank in text, drawings, photos, and videos! Check out some of the highlights below (we will keep adding to this Voice Bank)!

YOU(th) can still take part in this – scroll down to add to the Voice Bank!

YOU(th) Voices from friends in Taiwan

YOU(th) Voices from friends in Singapore

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Here’s MORE from friends in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the rest of the world!

From Bangladesh

“Living in dignity means living independently. without being totally dependent on others.”

“Living in dignity is living with respect.”

“When a person is confident about what he is doing and honest, he can live in dignity.”

“When one is proud of what he or she is and what he/she have he can live in dignity.”

“Living in dignity is independence.”

From India

“Ability to voice concern and fight injustice and Availability of chance for economic mobility.”

From Indonesia

“Sesuai dengan fitrah umat manusia, manusia hidup penuh dengan kecintaan satu dengan yang lain. Saling menghargai dan menghormati merupakan kewajiban bagi setiap manusia. Kita tentu tak ingin diperlakukan tidak nyaman dan tidak fair oleh orang lain, maka lakukanlah hal serupa kepada orang sesuai apa yang kita harapkan. Dan sangat tidak asyik jika pada zaman ini masih ada diskriminasi dan pelanggaran hak asasi terhadap suatu individu atau kelompok.”

“Menurut saya konsep hidup yang bermartabat adalah hidup dengan semangat terjaga-terkendali dan pola pikir dewasa –yaitu menghormati diri sendiri dan selanjutnya orang lain. Melakukan perbuatan (to do) yang menjadikan (to be) sosok diri yang bernilai, memiliki arti, bermanfaat, bukan sekadar bagi dirinya, namun kepada orang lain, tanpa secuil pun dalam proses dan tujuannya merampas hak pihak lain.

Hidup bermartabat yang sejati, bukan sekedar memiliki akses untuk mendapatkan dan memiliki kemudahan dalam keseharian, melainkan lebih pada pola hidup yang menerapkan keberpihakkan terhadap nilai-nilai kebenaran dan kebersamaan. Mengapa? Karena kebenaran sesungguhnya ada. Kebersamaan, adalah mutlak adanya.

Akibatnya, indikator manusia sukses yaitu kepemilikan objek benda dan keberhasilan mengangkat derajat hidup dirinya (self glory) dalam suatu pranata sosial, hanya dapat diklaim wajar jika diraih tanpa merenggut hak pihak lain. Inilah kebenaran individu yang diharapkan terakumulasi menjadi kemanfaatan bersama.

Kendati tak dapat dipungkiri bahwa kondisi ketimpangan adalah suatu keniscayaan, namun melakukan usaha-usaha agar ketimpangan itu tergerus menjadi adil dan tepat dengan kemanusian merupakan tanggungjawab setiap insane. Melakukan usaha-usaha tersebut yang disebut hidup bermartabat. Usaha untuk menghindari diri terjebak pada kesimpangsiuran posisi antara manusia dengan manusia lainnya maupun manusia dengan objek benda yang dimilikinya, yang saat ini, tanpa disadari, mendorong manusia bertukar posisi menjadi objek dari apa yang telah dimilikinya dan menjadi budak ketakutan atas kehilangan objek tersebut.”

“I think it’s having the freedom to make your own decisions without the judgment of others burdening you because you know your self-worth will always conquer the opinions of people
around you.”

“I guess dignity means being happy in yourself.”

“To me, dignity means respecting yourself.”

“I think dignity means to live fully without sacrificing your integrity or identity.”

“Living with dignity means not having to compromise all the time, to live in peace, to be who I am.”

“Not doing wrong to others, living without ego but not living without none.”

“Dignity means more than pride or worthiness to me. It also includes self-respect and being able to be respected as who you are and your values. Treating others with dignity is treating others the way we would like to be treated, ex. caring about others; everyone has the right to be treated with respect. Dignity is also being able to be granted our fundamental rights as human beings and being granted freedom.”

“Dignity simply put, is the ability to live simply but also to simply inspire other’s awe to create a sense of self-worth.”

“To me living with dignity is when you live by practicing all good moral values, so that when you die people will talk about the amazing things that you have done in your lifetime.”

“Dignity means to be able to feel proud of whatever you have. Not going around boasting to others, but appreciating whatever you have and feeling satisfied with your life.”

“It means getting the respect that everyone deserves equally.”

“Dignity is the quality in a person that dictates how he carries himself.”

“I guess it’s pride.”

“Doing what is required.”

“Honor? Pride?”

“Well, dignity is something that everyone has, but depending on someone’s personality, their values are different. An arrogant person may have lots of dignity, and might not do anything stupid because it risks damaging their dignity, whereas a person like me, someone who doesn’t care much about dignity, will do something stupid because they don’t care.”

From Nepal

“For me it means the the equal access to every rights, services or privileges provided by the government to its citizens.”

“In short it is guarantee of social justice,respect of human rights  and forum to develop one’s potentiality.”

“I  think I will feel dignified if I get my basic human rights, can exercises the same privileges as my fellow colleagues and get opportunity according to my knowledge and skills.But I am cautious that when I seek dignity in my life I have to think about the dignity of others as well.”

“Dignity is all about equity, respect of basic human rights and fight against discrimination.”

“Its a respect of my inherent right to decide about myself.The way I behave and the way I live are my choices provided that I don’t interfere with the rights of others”

“For me, in simple terms, living a life of dignity means I get basic human rights to exercise,food to eat ,access to education and health and provision of job according to my skills.The society where my kids can laugh and play,the country where I don’t suffer  discrimination and the world where I can work independently can provide the dignity that I pursue in life.”

“Everybody deserves a human respect and I am not the exception. No body can be a exception just because he is financially weak, physically challenged or educationally underprivileged. Living with dignity means the guarantee of this human respect”

“If we have full control of our life and enable others to do so, a life of dignity will exist.”

“Its simple, work according to one’s skill and ability and payment according to one’s need.Its human dignity.”

From Pakistan

“Self Respect”

“To be respected for my beliefs, aspirations and hopes”

“To live a life where you have an adequate level of resources and rights. By resources, I mean that a person should be provided the basic necessicities of life like food, clothes, shelter and water. Also, one should have the fundamental rights he needs to survive in a society, like security, privacy, freedom of speech, freedom of movement etc.”

“Access to justice, basic necessities of life like health, education and housing facilities, and equal opportunities to grow.”

“It means having the freedom to live as you want to.”

“Being in Pakistan, living in dignity means getting 2 meals a day and a shelter to rest after all day struggle.”

“Meeting one’s basic social and economic needs and enjoying basic human rights.”

“Not bowing to the overpowering wrong.”

“To earn respect from others and being appreciated for it”

“Serving Pakistan and Islam without slacking in my required (and relevant) duties and also, without giving up the morals of unity, faith, discipline and truthfulness.”

“To have the freedom and means available to make the choice that i want to make.”

“Protection of your life and provision of your basic needs (electricity, health, education etc)  by the government.”

“Freedom to choose, freedom to decide. Respect for the choices”

“To me it is the ability to express my self and that people respect my opinion.”

“Living in dignity means not having to surrender your faith, life or assets to any human or non-human entity”

“Not having to constantly worry about somebody screwing me over just because I lack the financial resources to manipulate legal/bureaucratic processes to my own advantage.”

“Living with all the legitimate rights and freedoms.”

“To compete and  survive among the social elite.”

“Having the rights to education and decision making, unlike what happens in the patriarchal societies, is living in dignity.”

“Not having to put up with unwarranted crap from someone solely because they enjoy a better social/financial status. A basic right, sadly not afforded to many in our country.”

“Being content with your current lifestyle and fortune without being subject to derision from society being able to live with your head up; its about not being ashamed of who or what you are.”

“Being respected!”

“One may live in dignity by enjoying a lack of hindrace from the state or the society in the acquisition of basic necessities and privileges such as food, housing, knowledge and freedom of religious observance.”

“Dignity is the line between how others will treat you when things go bad.”

“Living in dignity is when you are judged by what you say and what you do instead of being judged by things that are beyond your control or influence.”

“Living in dignity is wen u can walk tall with respect knowin that ur fundamental necessities are bein fullfilled and tht u can practice ur basic rights (such as speech, religion, property and idelogy) with out the fear ov any external element\force takin it away you or interfering with them.”

“Having respect for yourself and respect for others.”

“Living in dignity is not having to depend on someone for your needs.”

“Living in dignity is all about respect regardless of the standard of living, sufferings and/or dominant circumstances.”

“Living in dignity is when you are respected by others and yourself.”

“Living in dignity means living without fear…fear of losing your life…fear of practising your religion…fear of wondering how you will pay for your next meal…fear of losing yourself…”

“Living with dignity means not having to depend on anyone other than God.”

“Taking control of one’s life and enabling others to do so by providing them with support.”

“Living with dignity means to live with a freedom which encompasses one’s heart, mind and soul.”

From the rest of the world

“Living in dignity means enabling people to live their lives and providing them with access to basic services so that they can provide for themselves”

ADD TO THE VOICE BANK NOW!

Food, water, work, health, education (and many more) are all basic rights that allow us to live in dignity.

We may not be able to feed everyone tomorrow, but as young people in Asia Pacific, YOU(th) can show the region that hunger & poverty are one of today’s biggest human rights violations and World Food Day (October 16)/International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17) is your chance to do it!

More Human Rights = Less Poverty It may seem weird to put the two together but poverty is actually the largest human rights violation today! Food, water, work, health, education (and many more) are all basic rights that allow us to live in dignity. What’s worst is that people living in poverty are usually stripped of rights to freedom of expression and political participation so they are left voiceless. More Human Rights will empower them to break through barriers and escape poverty!

DO SOMETHING

We want the world to know how serious hunger & poverty is in Asia Pacific by putting together a report by YOU(th) called Under US$2.0 Recipes – YOU(th) on Hunger & Poverty in Asia Pacific and we’re asking all of YOU(th) to contribute!!!

Since YOUth (especially in Asia Pacific!) are super creative, this report is going to be in the form of a cook book or a cooking show! Send your recipes now!

Got 3 seconds? Add to our cook book!

If you only have 3 seconds, then just share the ingredients that can be bought for, or under US$2.0 and the cooking instructions. Please send us a photo of the final dish if you can!

If you facilitate at least 5 friends to each submit a recipe (and photo if possible), then you will receive a certificate for facilitating World Food Day/International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with APYN as long as you provide their names and emails for verification!

Got 30 minutes? Add to our cooking show!

If you’re feeling very creative, then put on your chef’s hat and take a video of yourself cooking! Your video will be featured on the APYN Cooking Show on YouTube!

Anyone who sends a video will also receive a certificate for facilitating World Food Day/International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with APYN!

APYN is looking for young people throughout the Asia Pacific who want to work with other young people to develop, implement and evaluate campaigns!

What is a Youth Campaign Team?

It’s a group of people from the Asia Pacific Youth Network (APYN) who develop, implement and evaluate campaign activity plans and lead on these within the APYN, encouraging others to participate for human rights impact. All members of the Youth Campaign Teams are volunteers.

What are the preferred selection criteria for a Youth Campaign Team member?

• Passionate about Indigenous Rights
• Aged (ideally) between 18-35 years of age
• Able to access the internet at least weekly.
• Able to commit 3-5 hours per week to campaign work
• Able to engage at least 5 other young people (your friends) in the campaign (through networks) – or at least try too!
• Able to share skills with other young people (online skills, activist skills, design skills, creative campaigning ideas, translations, administration and many more!)
• Able to communicate in English, and (preferable) translate into local language

How do I apply?

Additional Information

What else has APYN done on Indigenous Rights?

Protect the Rights of the Dongria Kondh Adivasi (Indigenous) People in India!

Send Kartam Joga a solidarity message and petition Chhattisgarh Chief Minister to release him immediately and unconditionally!

Our friends at the Asia Pacific Indigenous Youth Network

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 9 August

Surface James Balao! End Enforced Disappearances!