Demonstration to protest against 10 years of sanctions on Iraq

Photos from Iraq, A Decade of Genocide - More than 200 protesters jammed the front yard of the US Embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin on 31st July, 2000. The meeting was organised by the Campaign to End Iraq Sanctions along with Afri and the Iraqi Human Rights Organisation. The protesters later marched to the British Embassy. [to the photos]

Where: At the United States Embassy, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

When: Monday, 31 July 2000 at 6PM

Main Speaker

Felicity Arbuthnot
(Journalist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and anti-sanctions activist. Visited Iraq several times.)

Also,

Niall Andrews
(Irish Member of European Parliament. Recently visited Iraq.)

10 years of brutal sanctions and repeated military attacks by the US and UK have resulted in the deaths of more than 1.5 million Iraqi people.

According to a new UNICEF report, about 300 children below the age of 5 years die every day. The sanctions are strongly opposed by the international community. However, they remain in place because the US and UK governments have flatly rejected all attempts at alleviating suffering of the Iraqi people.

Come and join us at the demonstration to send a clear message to the United States government that a foreign policy that kills innocent people is unacceptable.

END THE GENOCIDE IN IRAQ!

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AFrI - Action from Ireland -496 8595

Campaign to End Iraq Sanctions - 672 7803

DEFY - Development Education for Youth

East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign -671 9207

The Organisation For Human Rights In Iraq (Ireland)