Uzbekistan forced hysterectomies

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I think we could weigh in on this. Please follow this link to the www.avaaz.org page where you can register with Avaaz if you haven't already, or simply vote on this abominable issue.

For thoses of you do not know, Avaaz is a worldwide community activism site, which publicises issues which need public support to succeed or prevent. Visit the site and have a look at the issues they have tackled in the past, and the success they appear to have had withs their petitions. What do you have to lose?

I quote from the site.

"Uzbekistan's dictator is forcing doctors to cut out women's uteruses without their knowledge or consent to promote 'birth control' across the country. It’s a vile and bloody crime against women being orchestrated by an odious strongman, and now is the time for it to end.

Karimov is one of the world’s worst dictators, he’s even boiled opposition activists alive. Yet he’s propped up by millions of dollars from the US government, which pays him for military transport across the country. The latest round of brutality against his country’s women has turned the global spotlight on this monster. Let’s use this awful moment to persuade his biggest backer to ditch him.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can reinstate military sanctions and push the US and other powers to lift any and all support. She has already publicly condemned Karimov for human rights abuses, and this most recent assault on women's rights -- a topic she champions -- only ups the stakes. Sign the petition above calling on Clinton to end Karimov's reign of terror and stop the brutal attack on women."

Louise

Thanks for putting this on the forum Louise. Terrible treatment of women! I agree I think this is very relevant to the work we are doing. I hope the community of women world-wide protest about this!
wholewomanuk