VIDEO:
ANAA Releases its First Video:
NY 2005 RALLY by Somy Ali, FL co-ordinator.
Survivors:
2006 Events:
Mon, Jan 23: Las Vegas, NV
Mukhtaran to Community College of Southern Nevada Cheyenne Campus
Mayor Oscar Goodman's Office for Proclamation and Press conference
Location: Cheyenne campus June Whitley Student Center
Time: 11:30 AM-1 :00 PM
Open to Public.
Sponsor: Kiev Denby, The Department of Student Activities & ASCCN Student Government.
Contact: Zahra D Buttar 702-813- 5151
Sun, Jan 22: Houston, TX
Dosti Forum
Location: Grand Hall, Rice University
Time: 3:00 - 7:30 PM
Open to Public but please register online.
Co-ordinating Committee: Rice University South Asian Society, ANAA, AID, VBB.
Program Details.
Contact: ANAA's Houston Co-ordinator. Anwar Raza 281-878-7461
Sun, Jan 22: Las Vegas, NV
Mukhtar to the Meadow School: Women's Forum. Also to receive a proclamation from Senator Harry Reid.
Location: The Medow School Center for Performing Art. 8601 Scholar Lane.
Time: 1:30 PM
Open to Public.
Sponsors: Mustang Model United Nations Club.
Contact: Zahra D Buttar 702-813- 5151
Sat, Jan 21: Las Vegas, NV
ANAA fundraisor Dinner
Location: Tamba Indian Cuisine and fine Dining. 3743 South Las Vegas Blvd
Directions: Between Aladdin hotel and MGM grand
Time: 7:00 PM
Open to Public.
Cost - $50
Contact: Zahra D Buttar 702-813- 5151
Fri, Jan 20: New York, NY
An Interview with Mukhtaran Mai: "The Bravest Woman on Earth"
Location: Dug Hammerskjold Auditorium of the UN.
Directions:Please come to the Visitor’s Entrance of the United Nations at 46th Street and First Avenue.
Time: 2:00 PM
Collaborators: UN NGO DESA & ANAA
Program Details
Open to Public.
Thur, Jan 19: New York, NY
Mukhtaran Honored at IWHC Fifth Annual Gala
Location: Cipriani 42nd Street
110 East 42nd Street (just east of Park Avenue)
Time: 6:30 PM .
Program Details
2005 events:
Sat, Nov 5: New York, NY
Topic: Mukhtaran Mai speaks to help her Nation
Location: The Great Hall of Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street (at Third Avenue), Manhattan.
Directions: Subways: 6 to Astor Place; N/R to East 8th Street.
Time: 10:00-12:00 PM
Open to Public.(Details)
$5 donation requested
Nov 1: Washington, DC
Topic: 'Human Right in Pakistan - a way forward'
Partner: Woodrow W Institute,
Guest Speaker: Asma Jehangir and Larry Robinson
Open to Public, (see Details)
Tues, Nov 1: Washington, DC
Congressional Human Right Caucas Members' Briefing
Panel: US State Dep., Mukhtaran Mai, ANAA, AI, HRW.
Time: 4:00-5:00 PM
Location: Room - Rayburn 2203. (Details)
Mon, Oct 31, Washington, DC
Meet Mukhtaran Mai
Time: 6:30 PM
Where: Amnesty International; 600 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E.; 5th Floor.
Directions: Metro: Eastern Market: Blue/Orange lines. There is Citibank and Post Office in the building.
Only By Invitation
Contact: 202-544-0200 ext 482 (Details)
Sat, Oct 29 : Chicago, IL
Topic: Mukhtaran Mai speaks to help her Nation
Partner: Amnesty International USA, Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Chicago NOW, and CNOW Educational Fund
Open to Public, (see Details)
Fri, Oct 28: Madison, WI
Topic: Mukhtaran Mai speaks to help her Nation
Location: Red Gym in On Wisconsin room
Time: 6:30PM
Open to Public.
Tues, Oct 25 : Milwaukee, WI
Topic: Mukhtaran Mai speaks to help her Nation
Location: Islamic Center
Time: 6:30 PM
Open to Public.
Sept: NY Human Right Rally
Why: To stand in solidarity with women of Pakistan who are struggling to survive
Partners: Amnesty Int, USA Women H uman RIght Action Team
Open to Public: Check details
July: Houston Seminar
Topic:Violence against women in South Asia - Focus on Pakistan
Speakers: Abid H Manto, Sheila Jackson, Houston Congresswoman and others.
Open to Public: Check Details
June: DC Rally
Why: To demand Justice for Mukhtaran Bibi.
Partners: Amnesty Int., USA.
Open to Public: Check Details
June: NY Press Conference
Why: To Urge Pak Govt to let Mukhtaran travel to USA.
Partners: Turning Point for Women and families NY & Amnesty International, USA.
Open to Public: Check Details
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Pakistan : Violence Against Women.
Featuring Mukhtaran Bibi
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room: 2203 Rayburn
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus would like to invite you to attend a Members' briefing on issues of violence against women in Pakistan, featuring Mukhtaran Bibi, who was gang-raped on the orders of a village council. The briefing will be held on Tuesday, November 1, at 4:00 p.m. in room 2203 Rayburn HOB . The briefing is open to the public and the media.
On June 22, 2002, a village council of elders sentenced Mukhtaran Bibi to be gang-raped for the alleged misconduct of her brother. She was then forced to walk home naked in front of a crowd of onlookers. Instead of committing suicide out of shame, which is often the result of rapes in Pakistan, Mukhtaran Bibi became an outspoken advocate for women's rights and challenged the status quo of women in Pakistanby seeking justice. She testified against her perpetrators in court, and six men were convicted.
Since those convictions, Ms. Bibi has used her compensation money to start two elementary schools, to purchase a women's shelter, to convert a van into a local ambulance, and continues to speak out against honor killings and rapes of women. Despite great pressure upon her to remain silence, she is traveling abroad to publicize the plight of women in similar situations, and Ms. Bibi will receive Glamour Magazine's human rights award during her trip.
To discuss these important issues, we will welcome the following expert witnesses:
I. Panel:
Representative, U.S. Department of State (invited)
II. Panel:
Ms. Mukhtaran Bibi, Women's Rights Advocate
III. Panel:
T. Kumar, Amnesty International USA
Representative, Human Rights Watch (invited)
Dr. Amna Buttar, Asian-American Network Against Abuse of Human Rights (ANAA)
We look forward to seeing you at this important briefing. If you have any questions, please call Maryamu Aminu (Rep. Lantos) at x5-3531, Samantha Stockman (Rep. Wolf) at x5-5136 .
Tom Lantos, M.C. Frank R. Wolf, M.C.
Co-Chair, CHRC Co-Chair, CHRC
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