PHA-Exchange> PHM condemns attacks on civilians in Palestine/Gujarat

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From: "UNNIKRISHNAN  P V (Dr)" <unnikru at yahoo.com>
Subject: People's Health Movement condemns ongoing attack on civili ans
         in Palestine and the violence in Gujarat:

URGENT - 
People's Health Assembly PHA Secretariat, Gonoshasthaya Kendra, 
Nayarhat, Dhaka - 1344, Bangladesh
Email: gksavar at citechco.net   website: www.phamovement.org

Geneva, 17th May 2002

The delegates of the People's Health Movement (PHM) from Asia, Africa,
Americas, Australia and Europe who are attending a PHM caucus at Geneva
(to coincide with the World Health Assembly -13th -17th May 2002)
strongly condemn the state-sponsored massacres of civilians in the
occupied territories of Palestine.

The PHM condemns the violence perpetuated against civilians,
particularly children and women. This should be considered a crime
against humanity. The health community has been targeted systematically
for attack and their humanitarian work obstructed. This constitutes a
grave violation of fundamental humanitarian principles and conventions.
PHM also condemns the random suicide attacks carried out against
Israeli civilians and other acts of violence. 

In Palestine health services and the basic infrastructure have been
destroyed and will take years to rebuild. The PHM calls upon the health
community in particular, and the people of the world in general to
speak out against such aggression against civilians, to assist in
initiatives to rebuild the shattered lives of victims of these recent
events. 

PHM demands the release of the Israeli and Palestinian peace activists
who are under detention. PHM extends their solidarity to the ongoing
peace efforts by peace activists in Palestine and Israel.

The delegates of the People's Health Movement also strongly condemn the
state-sponsored massacres of civilians in the western Indian state of
Gujarat. PHM expresses their concern over the fragile and inhumane
conditions in which the victims of the violence are staying and demands
immediate humanitarian assistance and comprehensive rehabilitation.
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