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The Bhutto Assassination: A Human Rights Perspective
by Mary Shaw

On Thursday, December 27, Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the current opposition party leader, succumbed to an assassin's bullet. Chaos has ensued.

Will this be a step backwards in efforts to restore democracy in nuclear Pakistan? I hope not, but Bhutto's assassination is not a good sign.

Benazir Bhutto was good for Pakistan and good for the world. She worked tirelessly to promote democracy in her country, and to stand up for the rights of the poor and the needy. This is in stark contrast to Pakistani President Musharraf's preferred method of governance by military dictatorship.

As the first woman ever elected to lead a Muslim state, Bhutto was also a symbol of progress for women's rights in the Islamic world.

With Bhutto's death, the human rights community has lost a strong and steadfast ally.

In response to the assassination, Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch said, "Benazir Bhutto was a democrat who believed in the supremacy of constitutional rule and, throughout her career, sought power through the ballot box. She died campaigning for votes and calling for a free election."

Amnesty International (AI) is calling on Musharraf's government to uphold the rule of law and the rules of democratic behavior in the aftermath of the Bhutto assassination. AI's Catherine Baber stated, "The killing of Benazir Bhutto must not be allowed to become a setback to civilian governance or indeed lead to a further crackdown on civil liberties."

My condolences go out to Bhutto's family and political followers.

May she rest in peace.

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http://www.maryshawonline.com

Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views appear regularly in a variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites. Note that the ideas expressed here are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Amnesty International or any other organization with which she may be associated.

I always heard Benazir Bhutto's name eversince I was in my elementary years in education. and my Social Studies' teacher been always telling me how great this leader and how brave she was to fight for Pakistan. But just Yesterday she was killed by assassination. It was really a traggic death for a great leader of peace. I believe she is the hope of Pakistan's democracy but now I don't know what will happen to her country now that she's gone. I hope Pakistan will find a new leader as good as Benazir Bhutto who was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having been twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan..

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It is December 20, 2007 today. Eleven (11) days before the end of 2007 and I am here in my room thinking about what happened to me this year. There are so many good memories that marked in my heart this year. This is the year when we formed a group of Jolly, Enthusiastic, Talented, Smart and Happy friends. This is the year where a day won’t end without us (the group) seeing each other in one hanging out place before we go to our sanctuary for the night. The group just gather in a place where we can eat (we love to eat), sing and dance and chit chat with what is happening in our surroundings, specially the common scenarios at the office where majority of the group have their jobs.

Now, as the year ends, I can also see that the group is breaking into pieces little by little. Ann is already married since last September and obviously she can’t always join the group’s escapade because she is pregnant and she has new priorities now - her husband and her soon to be baby girl but she can sometimes go with us from time to time. Dennis, went to Davao City (his hometown) to stay there for good and Mykiss too, who is also from Davao will stay there for good starting next week. Clyde will maybe soul searching in other Cities hopefully at the start of the year 2008, Shane and Dave were already booked to fly outside the country early next year maybe January or February, Wayne who is also a very close friend went to Cebu City last Monday for a greener pasture (Wayne is not really part of the group but he is a good friend of mine) and that leaves us the Cagay-anons of the group

Actually, they worked at the very same company but because of some circumstances (their rights as employees were not really taken cared of, Remember the famous line of the famous person? “GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS!” and that is very insane idea to give up your rights or maybe I can say it this way, some are not really satisfied of the management that is why) we or most of us didn’t want to stay longer on that organization, but that is not the issue here… the issue is the friendship and the bonding moments that was formed and now will be broken into pieces as the year ends. I may sound like so dramatic but that is what I feel now, I am lonely this coming Christmas because my friends are going far away in a far far away land (Shrek? hehehe...). Though I have my loving and happy family here in CDO but I am longing for my group of friends.

May we gather together soon and refresh those moments of happiness, joy and laughter… Let us face the coming years ahead… Merry Christmas!

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