COUNCIL - Earth Charter Initiative

Statement on Pakistan
The following statement on Pakistan has been endorsed by those members of the Earth Charter
International Council and by those ECI Advisors and staff members listed below:
Restore the Rule of Law in Pakistan
The imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan by the government and the measures being taken to
enforce emergency rule violate international human rights law and the ethical principles of the Earth
Charter (see especially Principles 3, 13 and 16). Therefore, we join the call, widely supported throughout
the world, for:
an immediate end to the imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan and the restoration of the
rule of law.
a halt to the mass arrests of members of the legal profession, university professors and
students, and other peaceful protestors, and the prompt release of those arrested under
emergency rule provisions.
an end to efforts to establish a new politically dependent judicial and legal system and the
reestablishment of an independent judiciary in the High Courts of Pakistan and the Supreme
Court of Pakistan.
the restoration of democratic processes, including the holding of promised national elections.
We express our deepest sympathy to all those in Pakistan who have suffered under emergency
rule. We urge the international community to work together with urgency to help restore the rule of law
in Pakistan in support of the long-term best interests of the people of Pakistan.
We issue this statement in the spirit of the Earth Charter’s vision for building a just, sustainable
and peaceful world.
Rick Clugston
Marianella Curi
Camila Argolo Godinho
Ron Engel
Laili Li
Song Li
Alexander Likhotal
Brendan Mackey
Elizabeth May
Dumisoni Nyoni
Henrietta Rasmussen
Steven Rockefeller
Mohammed Sahnoun
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Mirian Vilela
Razeena
Erna Witoelar
4 December 2007
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