En esta link , encontrarás la carta original de las diputadas
en castellano (‘click’)

AFGHANISTAN March 8th, 2007.
 

Statement by Spanish congresswomen:

To Afghan women

To Congresswomen of the Afghan Parliament

To organizations that work for women’s rights and  peace

To our friends of RAWA

(The ladies in the following photographs are the members of the Spanish Parliament who signed the Statement, and members of the group that had planned to visit Kabul in march 8th , invited for the Afghan women organization RAWA, and with the support of the Spanish N.G.O. 'Paz Ahora Peace Now').               

Fátima Aburto - Socialist Party (PSOE)

Delia Blanco – Socialist Party (PSOE)
 

Rosa Bonás – Republican Catalonian Left (ERC)

  Isaura Navarro – United Left (IU-ICV)


      Begoña Lasagabaster – Nationalists of the Basque Country (EA)
 

Margarita Uría – Nationalist Basque Party (PNV)


Beatriz R.Salmones –  Popular Party (Conservative Party)
 

Merçe Pigem- Catalonian Nationalist Party  (CiU)

Statement by Spanish congresswomen:

To Afghan women

To Congresswomen of the Afghan Parliament

To Organizations that work for women’s rights and  peace

To our friends of RAWA              

We would have liked to be in Kabul on March 8^th and celebrate together International Women’s Day. Due to security reasons, fundamentalism harassment and lack of guaranties to exercise the rights of assembly and expression that you are suffering it seems unwise and risky to travel at this moment   to Afghanistan. And, even, we can put you in a risk. .
 

We have read with great concern, the latest news coming from your country, specially, those related to the rally in a football stadium of 20.000 former muhayedines. Kabul’s football stadium has been the place where men and women were executed publicly during the Taliban regime. The rally demanded President Karzai the enactment of an impunity law for war crimes, and was chaired by Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili. Banners in the meetings read: “Dead to the Human Rights Commission and the enemies of Afghanistan” and   the fundamentalist member of Parliament Shakila called for “Dead to Malalia Joya!”, who is also a  member of Parliament and a well known defender of justice, democracy and human rights. All this shames, horrifies and sadness us.

 Information about this rally and  the member of
Afghan Parliament, Malalai Joya, in this link ('click')

President Kharsai has promised obedience to the Constitution. The Constitution forbids any amnesty law for war crimes, as well as demands respect and protection of human rights. We expect the Afghan government to uphold and defend the Constitution as the only way for the advancement of democracy and the reconstruction of the country.  The rights of women are an essential part of that process. We shall judge the advancements or back falls of democracy in Afghanistan according to the respect of the rights of women, with no concessions to fundamentalist of one or other faction.

We might be far away, but we keep an eye on your struggle for democracy and the rights of women. Your delegates explained to us during their visit to our Parliament the hardships you go through. Afghanistan is probably the most difficult place to uphold women’s rights. Therefore, you are an example for all of us. We look forward for the improvement of the necessary conditions to be able to correspond to your kind invitation and visit your beautiful country. Until them, please accept the solidarity of us,

Spanish congresswomen: 

Fátima Aburto 
Delia Blanco
Beatriz Rodríguez Salmones
Mercé Pigem
Rosa Bonás
Margarita Uría
Isaura Navarro
Begoña Lasagabaster