Demand Red Cross access to Gilad Shalit. Now.

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Demand Red Cross access to Gilad Shalit. Now.
On 25th June 2006 Gilad Shalid was kidnapped by Palestinian armed forces and taken in to captivity in Hamas controlled Gaza. For over 4 years repeated efforts by the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit, or even make contact with, Gilad Shalit have been rebuffed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), of which Magen David Adom is a part, acts in various ways to protect the victims of armed conflicts and, as a consequence, to work for the defense of human rights. It has been entrusted by the Geneva Conventions themselves with the task of contributing to and watching over their application; this is does mainly by its visits to prisoners of war and civilian internees. By signing this petition you will be contributing to a worldwide movement to ensure that pressure is placed on Hamas to provide this access and to keep the issue of Gilad Shalit in the focus of all those who can influence events in that region.
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To Mr. Tony Blair Office of the Quartet Representative (UK) Dear Mr. Blair I call on you to exert the maximum pressure at your disposal to ensure that immediate access be granted to the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit Gilad Shalit as is his basic human right under Article 126 of the 3rd Geneva Convention (1949). First name Last name Country   Select Country  United States  United Kingdom  Afghanistan  Albania  Algeria  American Samoa  Andorra  Angola  Anguilla  Antarctica  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Armenia  Aruba  Australia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahamas  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belarus  Belgium  Belize  Benin  Bermuda  Bhutan  Bolivia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Botswana  Bouvet Island  Brazil  British Indian Ocean Territory  Brunei Darussalam  Bulgaria  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  Cameroon  Canada  Cape Verde  Cayman Islands  Central African Republic  Chad  Chile  China  Christmas Island  Cocos (Keeling) Islands  Colombia  Comoros  Congo  Congo, The Democratic Republic of The  Cook Islands  Costa Rica  Cote D'ivoire  Croatia  Cuba  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  Djibouti  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Egypt  El Salvador  Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea  Estonia  Ethiopia  Falkland Islands (Malvinas)  Faroe Islands  Fiji  Finland  France  French Guiana  French Polynesia  French Southern Territories  Gabon  Gambia  Georgia  Germany  Ghana  Gibraltar  Greece  Greenland  Grenada  Guadeloupe  Guam  Guatemala  Guinea  Guinea-bissau  Guyana  Haiti  Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands  Holy See (Vatican City State)  Honduras  Hong Kong  Hungary  Iceland  India  Indonesia  Iran, Islamic Republic of  Iraq  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Jamaica  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya  Kiribati  Korea, Democratic People's Republic of  Korea, Republic of  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Lao People's Democratic Republic  Latvia  Lebanon  Lesotho  Liberia  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macao  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of  Madagascar  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Mali  Malta  Marshall Islands  Martinique  Mauritania  Mauritius  Mayotte  Mexico  Micronesia, Federated States of  Moldova, Republic of  Monaco  Mongolia  Montserrat  Morocco  Mozambique  Myanmar  Namibia  Nauru  Nepal  Netherlands  Netherlands Antilles  New Caledonia  New Zealand  Nicaragua  Niger  Nigeria  Niue  Norfolk Island  Northern Mariana Islands  Norway  Oman  Pakistan  Palau  Palestinian Territory, Occupied  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  Peru  Philippines  Pitcairn  Poland  Portugal  Puerto Rico  Qatar  Reunion  Romania  Russian Federation  Rwanda  Saint Helena  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Pierre and Miquelon  Saint Vincent and The Grenadines  Samoa  San Marino  Sao Tome and Principe  Saudi Arabia  Senegal  Serbia and Montenegro  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Slovakia  Slovenia  Solomon Islands  Somalia  South Africa  South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands  Spain  Sri Lanka  Sudan  Suriname  Svalbard and Jan Mayen  Swaziland  Sweden  Switzerland  Syrian Arab Republic  Taiwan, Province of China  Tajikistan  Tanzania, United Republic of  Thailand  Timor-leste  Togo  Tokelau  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey  Turkmenistan  Turks and Caicos Islands  Tuvalu  Uganda  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  United States Minor Outlying Islands  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Vanuatu  Venezuela  Viet Nam  Virgin Islands, British  Virgin Islands, U.S.  Wallis and Futuna  Western Sahara  Yemen  Zambia  Zimbabwe  DOB (dd/mm/yyyy) Email   If you do not wish your to receive updates on this campaign and how Magen David Adom saves lives in Israel click here.
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FAQ's
Q. What is Magen David Adom's role in this? A. Magen David Adom is the International Committee of the Red Cross organisation in Israel. The Shalit issue is integral to Magen David Adom as it is: a) dedicated to saving more lives in Israel b) dedicated to the human rights of all individuals and the role the Red Cross plays in securing this Magen David Adom is supported by friends and support organisations around the world. Magen David Adom is using this support network to gain access to Gilad Shalit. Q. What does Article 126 of the 3rd Geneva Convention state? A. Representatives or delegates of the Protecting Powers shall have permission to go to all places where prisoners of war may be, particularly to places of internment, imprisonment and labour, and shall have access to all premises occupied by prisoners of war; they shall also be allowed to go to the places of departure, passage and arrival of prisoners who are being transferred. They shall be able to interview the prisoners, and in particular the prisoners' representatives, without witnesses, either personally or through an interpreter. Representatives and delegates of the Protecting Powers shall have full liberty to select the places they wish to visit. The duration and frequency of these visits shall not be restricted. Visits may not be prohibited except for reasons of imperative military necessity, and then only as an exceptional and temporary measure. The Detaining Power and the Power on which the said prisoners of war depend may agree, if necessary, that compatriots of these prisoners of war be permitted to participate in the visits. The delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross shall enjoy the same prerogatives. The appointment of such delegates shall be submitted to the approval of the Power detaining the prisoners of war to be visited. Q. Who should sign the petition? A. Anyone who cares about even the most basic human rights. Q. Who will the petition be presented to? A. A copy of the petition will be presented to all politicians, dignitaries and ambassadors who are involved with the situation in the Middle East.

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