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Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Please Do Something About This Rape

This Discussion is about a 15 year old girl who lives in the Maldives Islands, she was Raped by her stepfather, later the baby was killed by him and she gets 100 lashes for being the victim.
It there something wrong here.??


Please visit the link below and sign it, we all have a responsibility to do something about this.
It will take about 7 seconds to do it and can change the world , also if you can post it on to someone you know that will sent it on ..
Thank you in advance
Conor.



http://www.avaaz.org/en/maldives_global/?cdovteb

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Haider Zainy

11 Years Ago

done

 

Victoria Lakes

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Catherine Howard

11 Years Ago

signed

 

Bav Patel

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Anthony Morgan

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks everyone for doing this, for those that came by and did nothing, please just type, ( Bump ) into this discussion and press Submit at the bottom, that way this will stay alive in the Discussion Tab.

Thanking you all again for doing this for this little girl.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Conor.......................

 

Dawn Eareckson

11 Years Ago

signed

 

Kerri Mortenson

11 Years Ago

signed and forwarded... when this girl turns 18, she will be flogged for being raped and having pre-marital sex.. horrific and appalling

 

Sharon Talson

11 Years Ago

signed.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

140 people have seen this,,,,,,,,, eight people have done something about it on Faa, ,,,,,,,,,,, only one other man has signed here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, one million two hundred and eighty four people world wide have signed the petition, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,You can change these numbers, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, do it.

 

Haider Zainy

11 Years Ago

"only one other man has signed here"

I've got 4 year old twins. A boy and a girl. Whenever we're out and about, EVERY stranger that ever says anything about our kids always assumes they're twin girls. My avatar is a photo of my son, Kai. He'll be psyched when I tell him that everyone thinks his dad is a girl too! ;) No worries, Conor... you're not the first on FAA to assume this. I've never given reason to assume I'm a man, I guess.

Good work on posting this.

 

Lara Ellis

11 Years Ago

I had already signed this one a few days ago. Thanks for sharing.

 

Anneke Hut

11 Years Ago

Signed and shared! Thank you, Conor!

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Sorry about that Haider, thanks for the sign.......................Conor

 

Mo T

11 Years Ago

Signed

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Mo.

 

Dan Daugherty

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Antonin Gauthier

11 Years Ago

Signed.

 

Karyn Robinson

11 Years Ago

Signed.

 

Rebecca Sherman

11 Years Ago

Thank you for sharing this Conor.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Dan, Antonie, Karyn, Rebecca, glad to see more men getting involved.

Conor.

Lets keep this going.......................................

 

Terri Mills

11 Years Ago

done

 

Darice Machel McGuire

11 Years Ago

Signed and bumping

 

Scott Bennett

11 Years Ago

done, and with the people on my facebook account Im sure something will be done,

 

Janine Riley

11 Years Ago

Thank you for being a man who stands up and say " NO.".

 

Natalie Singer

11 Years Ago

What an abomination this is.

Done and posted on FB

 

Ricardo De Almeida

11 Years Ago

Done.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you so very much, Terri, Darice, Scott, Janine, Natalie, Ricardo,

Much appreciated........................

Keep this going please..................

 

Robert Riordan

11 Years Ago

signed.

 

Robert Riordan

11 Years Ago

signed.

 

Harold Shull

11 Years Ago

done and posted on Facebook

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you Robert, Robert, and Harold.

Lets keep it going...... The # is 1,227,817 have signed. Let's get to 1,500,000

 

Rose Santuci-Sofranko

11 Years Ago

I signed...this hits very close to home for me....very close...

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Not very often do we have an opportunity to do something positive about a case like this, very often it is left up to a jury if it comes to a court, or we complain about it when we hear about it on the TV or Papers, I really don't know if the petition will do any good and if this little girl will ever get some justice for been raped, but we have a responsibility as humans and because we live in a free nation that we have to speak out when something like this happens,
Thank you all for your support in singing the petition and for posting it on facebook.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Conor
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Rose..

 

Carl Rolfe

11 Years Ago

signed

 

D Nigon

11 Years Ago

done

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Carl...........

1,229,027 have signed. Let's get to 1,500,000

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Diana,

 

Veronica Vandenburg

11 Years Ago

done!

 

Kyong Burke

11 Years Ago

signed and shared on facebook.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you John, Veronica, and Kyong................

 

Ed Meredith

11 Years Ago

Signed and forwarded...

 

Dan Turner

11 Years Ago

There is no evidence that that site has made any difference on any issue since it's founding in 2007. It does accept donations. Beyond that, what's it doing??

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Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Dan I think it is high lighting the problem with this subject all over the world, I think if we make noise about this, the countries that allow this $hit to happen might take notice and change the lawn, If we just sit on our hands, nothing will happen and nothing will change, I have spent the day writing to different government departments in the Maldives expressing my disgust with this story, I have also written to all the Tourist Boards in the Maldives telling them that I will do everything in my power to keep people from visiting the Islands of the Maldives.
This happens in America and Ireland too , but the difference is that the courts deal with it and the man gets the whipping ................


Conor

PS
Today is, International women's day

Thank you Ed.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Bump

 

JC Findley

11 Years Ago

Conor, if others are like me, they may be hesitant to click through on a link with limited description about what I am clicking through too.

A little more detail about what this is about in the initial posting might help your cause here.

 

Mike Jeffries

11 Years Ago

Just signed, Conor.
Regarding Mr Turner's comment it might appear to him that this site makes no difference but how does one measure such things?
Can anyone supply sound evidence that these petitions do indeed make no difference, I doubt it very much. Rather than use this discussion board to promote oneself I suggest that if you disagree with the appeal one should not try to undermine a genuine effort to help this poor girl.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Point taken JC and thank you very much for it,
Mike, thank you for those words,. I agree, I loved the way Dan got his Promotion in there, very slick.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Conor
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JC Findley

11 Years Ago

OK, I clicked through and voted but did a little research first especially since they wanted my email.

Avaaz is in fact a legitimate organization that is the campaigning community bringing people-powered politics to decision making worldwide. (per their words.) There was very little negative chatter about them, (one blog about their email list being hacked and the emails sold to spammers but it was minor)

It would seem it is actually an organization concerned about issues like the one Conor has linked us to and they do good work.

Certainly worth the research and click for me.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you JC for that, really appreciated by me.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Conor
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

1,262,329 have signed. Let's get to 1,500,000

Thanks everyone.

 

Chaline Ouellet

11 Years Ago

signed, tweeted, fb'd

 

Chaline Ouellet

11 Years Ago

.double post..sorry

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you Chaline.......

 

Laura Tasheiko

11 Years Ago

Done. fb'd tweeted

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Laura for doing this, it helps I am sure...........

 

David Dehner

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks David.

Keep this going ...................1,281,307 have signed as of now 9.12 pm Eastern time

 

Shana Rowe Jackson

11 Years Ago

Signed and passed on!!

 

Camille Lopez

11 Years Ago

done

 

Joe Zachariah

11 Years Ago

Had signed this when it came in my yahoo in box.

 

Amber Stanford

11 Years Ago

Signed it. Will pass on. That is completely horrifying.

 

ANA MARIA EDULESCU

11 Years Ago

Just signed.

 

Georgiana Romanovna

11 Years Ago

Done - and this is absolutely horrific. :(

 

Maria Disley

11 Years Ago

signed :)

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you, Shana, Camille, Joe, Amber, Ana Maria, Zeana, and Maria..........Much appreciated by me and this little girl.

We in the developed world never think about what happens in these countries when we book a family vacation, A few years back my family and I visited Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates, We had a great time, but it was only recently that we learned that it was and still is being built on the sweat of a labour force from India, that get about $2 a day, that are housed in shacks 15 to a room and are treated like cattle.
So please think about your next vacation, the Maldives are a beautiful Island Nation, but just be careful

 

Paul Scoullar

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you Paul, pity the English left.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

It's hard to believe, but a 15-year-old rape survivor has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times in public! Let's put an end to this lunacy by hitting the Maldives government where it hurts: the tourism industry.

The girl's stepfather is accused of raping her for years and murdering the baby she bore. Now the court says she must be flogged for “sex outside marriage” with a man who has not even been named! President Waheed of the Maldives is already feeling global pressure on this, and we can force him to save this girl and change the law to spare other victims this cruel fate. This is how we can end the War on Women – by standing up every time an outrage like this happens.

Tourism is the big earner for the Maldives elite, including government ministers. Let's build a million-strong petition to President Waheed this week, then threaten the islands' reputation through hard-hitting ads in travel magazines and online until he steps in to save her and abolish this outrageous law. Sign now and share this with everyone!

Conor

 

Robyn Pervin

11 Years Ago

Signed !

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Robyn.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Bump,

 

Shaun White

11 Years Ago

signed, 1.35 million now

 

Mike Heywood

11 Years Ago

Done - this isn't a man / woman thing, more a human thing

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Shaun and Mike, you could have made the difference...........Appreciated.

 

Anne Lacy

11 Years Ago

Signed

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you Anne, 1,356,427 have signed it as of 8.50 am March 28th

To make a difference you only have to move your index finger three or four times,

Thank you all for your support.
Conor

 

Ken Krug

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Jim Clarke

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you so much Ken and James.

 

Holly Martinson

11 Years Ago

Signed. I can't understand how something like this could happen to someone. It makes me wonder about this world we live in and that man, at times is more savage than any animal on the planet.

 

Paul Gulliver

11 Years Ago

Just signed

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Holly, I know, there is a lot of injustice in the world but by signing this petition you did make a difference, and I thank you.
Thank you Paul.



Make a difference.............1,484,259 have signed. as of 8.11 am March 29th

Here is the link again,
http://www.avaaz.org/en/maldives_global/?cdovteb

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Last Bump.


1,673,140 have signed. Let's get to 2,000,000 as of 8.06am March 30th

 

Lenora De Lude

11 Years Ago

Signed and shared to Facebook. At this time, 1,682,924 have signed.

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thanks Lenora for doing this, not enough people stand up and actually do something about there horrific crimes. I would say something if they are bombarded by letters looking for money, but here all they have to do is sign a petition, they do not even need to get up off their as$,
I saw the same thing happen when there was a petition to control The misuse of Guns in this country, the same guns that killed 20 little 5 and 6 year old school children.


I am totally lost for word.

Conor

 

Marilyn Wilson

11 Years Ago

Signed, and at this time it's up to 1,716,618.

 

Igor Postash

11 Years Ago

Done and forwarded

 

Randi Grace Nilsberg

11 Years Ago

Done and tweeted.

 

Richard Erickson

11 Years Ago

sign,there has to be justice for our children and love ones,there is no safe place in our society,

 

Joseph Frank Baraba

11 Years Ago


3/29/2013

Just signed it ! Keep up the great work

Cheers..Joe

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

1,722,734 have signed.

Thank you Marilyn, Igor, Randi, Richard and Joseph, you can all be proud of yourself because you stood up and was counted.


Conor

 

Gina Gahagan

11 Years Ago

Done...thanks, Conor

 

Marilyn Wilson

11 Years Ago

bump

 

Brady D Hebert

11 Years Ago

signed

 

Conor Murphy

11 Years Ago

Thank you Gina, Marilyn And Brady.

As of , 8.14 am Sunday 31st 1,745,570 have signed.



Conor

 

David Lester

11 Years Ago

Glad to do it!!!!

 

Jeff Gettis

11 Years Ago

Done

 

Conor Murphy

10 Years Ago

Thank you so much David and Jeff..


,,,,,,,,,,,Conor

 

This discussion is closed.