The international committee against stoning

What is this organisation for?

How can one become a member?

What am I expected to do as a member?

Dear friends

You might have many questions like the above ones. Here is some information that hopefully will answer some of your questions.

The international committee against stoning has been established to

1- Stop the carrying out of stoning sentences in any country of the world

2- Fight for the abolishment of the barbaric laws of stoning in the Islamist countries

So far about 50 organisations and individuals have joined this committee.

Membership in this organisation is easy. If anyone is interested in becoming a member, all she/he needs to do is to send us an E-mail or a message by post, stating their name and their title, or the name of the organisation.

As a member you will become part of the network. You will be informed about any stoning news and the committee’s plans to stop it and your own responsibilities.

Members usually will be asked to participate in the campaigns against particular stoning cases, by writing protest letters to the governments in question or by sending the news around and seeking solidarity among other people.

As a member you can influence our work, you can share your ideas with the rest of us, you can let us know quickly of any news about stoning, etc. The main point is that you belong to a network of people who are fighting to stop atrocity and cruelty against human being in the world. This is what brings us together and hopefully gives us enough strength to reach our goals. We are determined to prove that in the twenty- first century, no human society will tolerate to see its members buried in a ditch and stoned to death.

In the long run we are planing to hold a number of international seminars about cruelty against women and stoning in the Islamist countries. The seminars will take place in countries like, Sweden, Germany, Britain and Canada. Details of these seminars will be sent to you once they have been decided.

Dear friends

In order to work effectively, we rely on your help in every way. Finding good publicity for our news, sending protest letters, spreading awareness around yourselves and most important of all we relay on you generous donations and fundraising.

We have no means of income and most of us work full time to earn our own living as well as running these campaigns. So far we have paid the expenses of the committee from our own packets. Let us know if you know any organisation or individual that might be able to help us.

Looking forward to hear from you

Mina Ahadi

Coordinator of the International committee against stoning