People's Democracy

Delhi: Solidarity Action in Support of Iraq

WOMEN organised by the All India Democratic Women’s Association joined hands with those belonging to the India unit of Iraqi Women’s Federation in a demonstration at the UN office in New Delhi on September 30. Holding aloft banners and posters condemning the US-UK aggression on Iraq, the demonstrators called for immediate and urgent intervention by the United Nations. Speaking at the meeting, AIDWA general secretary Brinda Karat described Bush and Blair as the terrorist twins and their nexus as the real axis of evil whose aim is to impose US hegemony all over the world.  She urged upon the Indian government to raise its voice in defence of the sovereignty of Iraq and against the US aggression.

A delegation of women later met the UN representative in India, Feodor Stanavich, and handed him over a memorandum for the UN secretary general Kofi Annan. The delegation consisted of Brinda Karat, Pramila Pandhe and Rehana Syed from the AIDWA, Ms Nawal and Ms Shahana from the Iraqi Women’s Federation and a representative of the Muslim Women’s Welfare Society. Stanavich spoke at length of his concerns about the well known terrible plight of Iraqi children and women in particular. He assured the delegation that their demand for UN intervention in defence of the human rights of the people of Iraq would be urgently conveyed to the UN secretary general. (INN)