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Pakistan Must End State of Emergency

Target: General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan
Sponsored by: Care2

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf

The current state of emergency in Pakistan is alarming. We are extremely concerned for the safety of Pakistani citizens, activists and opposition leaders.

In his deliberate attempt to stay in power, General Musharraf has suspended constitutional rights, arrested thousands of opposition leaders, lawyers and human rights activists. Independent TV and radio channels are still not permitted to broadcast.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, who is again under house arrest, is now calling for General Musharraf to step down as president of Pakistan.

Time is of the essence. In Pakistan, a prolonged state of emergency will pave the way for an increase in human rights abuses, torture and even more arbitrary detentions and disappearances.

Tell General Musharraf to end the state of emergency and to hold free and fair elections. The voices of democracy shouldn't be silenced anymore. Activists, lawyers and opposition leaders must be released immediately.

deadline: 12-31-2007
goal: 15,000

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THIS PETITION IS NOW CLOSED. TAKE FURTHER ACTION STOP VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN! Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan’s opposition leader, was assassinated at a political rally a few days before national parliamentary elections. Sign this petition now and join concerned citizens around the world to demand an end to violence in Pakistan.

General Musharraf,

We are extremely concerned for the safety of thousand of activists, lawyers, journalists and opposition leaders arrested under the state of emergency. A prolonged state of emergency will pave the way for an increase in human rights abuses, torture and even more arbitrary detentions and disappearances.

We urge you to release all peaceful demonstrators, to lift restrictions on independent media, and to hold free and fair elections.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, who is again under house arrest for protesting the current state of emergency, should be released immediately and allowed to lead and participate in peaceful demonstrations.

Emergency powers are not above the law. Please end the state of emergency immediately and restore constitutional rights.

We signed the “Pakistan Must End State of Emergency” petition!

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4:20 am PST, Dec 27, Paula Zijlstra, Netherlands
More people (i am afraid more women) should wake up and ask themselves why we always want to fight and win i.s.o. accepting the other with to us strange ideas. A new year is arriving I hope that we will be able to wake enough people up to stop this fighting and molesting of other humans. God bless us all

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3:12 am PST, Dec 27, Helen Dougan, Canada

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2:18 pm PST, Dec 26, Daile O'Connor, New Jersey

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2:06 pm PST, Dec 26, Mishelle Monroy, Mexico

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3:45 am PST, Dec 26, Name not displayed, Brazil

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1:25 pm PST, Dec 25, Oliveira Daniela, Luxembourg

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11:03 am PST, Dec 25, VASSO HATZIMANOLI, Greece

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10:28 am PST, Dec 25, Anna Angel, Ohio

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8:32 am PST, Dec 24, Peter Neathery, Virginia

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6:36 am PST, Dec 24, BRADLEY TYRRELL, Canada

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2:07 am PST, Dec 24, Jan Scott, United Kingdom

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8:38 am PST, Dec 23, Julia Zbro¿ek, Poland
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4:38 am PST, Dec 23, James Tatum, Jr., Connecticut

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2:21 pm PST, Dec 21, Michelle Brown, Virginia

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3:43 am PST, Dec 21, Francesca Barlow, Italy

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3:39 am PST, Dec 21, Nuno Marques, Portugal

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3:49 pm PST, Dec 20, Tegan Maharaj, Canada

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3:56 pm PST, Dec 19, Florencia Gallardo, Chile

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1:34 pm PST, Dec 19, Name not displayed, Poland

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12:24 am PST, Dec 19, Kashif Rafique, Pakistan
we are against emergency in Pakistan

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2:59 pm PST, Dec 18, Carlos Amorim, Canada

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2:38 pm PST, Dec 18, Aleksandra Cie¶lak, Poland

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1:11 pm PST, Dec 18, Mubarka Ahmad, Pakistan

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9:17 pm PST, Dec 17, Abu Turab, Pakistan

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6:51 pm PST, Dec 17, Tahir Baig, Pakistan
POWER CORRUPTS

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5:48 am PST, Dec 17, Ela Pi, Poland

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4:14 am PST, Dec 17, Doreen Robertson, Australia

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4:05 am PST, Dec 17, Bilal M, United Kingdom

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12:32 am PST, Dec 17, Shahid Qureshi, Pakistan
It is very sad with pakistan that the whole pakistani nation is subject to the will of one man. And this matter worsens when the champion of democracy (USA) is directly involved by supporting Musharaff. The pakistani nation has to do a lot to end this dictatorship. People should be preapred for sacrifices. And this is necessary, if we want the furure of our child and this country to be in good hands.

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3:40 pm PST, Dec 16, Rafel Al sudani, Iraq

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2:47 pm PST, Dec 16, Katrina Gorman, South Carolina

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10:36 am PST, Dec 16, Name not displayed, Israel

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9:50 pm PST, Dec 15, Name not displayed, Peru

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12:52 pm PST, Dec 15, Margaret Gotsch, New York

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