Members of the Human Rights organizations staged a protest outside the Pakistan Embassy in Washington on Friday on the occasion of International Women Day demanding the release of Pakistani national Dr Afia Siddiqi.
The protestors were carrying placards and banners inscribed with slogans for the release of Dr Afia Siddiqi.
Addressing the participants, speakers strongly criticized the US for violation of human rights. They said while America was championing the cause of human rights world over, it was violating the rights of the people under different pretexts and there is no body to challenge it.
They demanded the release of Dr Afia and an immediate end to drone strikes in Pakistan.
Dr. Afia is a convicted terrorist. How can anybody ask th release of a terrorist who attempted to kill an American officer. Just because Pakistan releases terrorists on regular basis does not mean that the rest of the civilized world has to follow their lead. Every single well know terrorist has connections to Pakistan.
Who convicted her? Is it not possible that the conviction is mistaken? What evidence is there that a frail small woman, after years of torture, jumped out from behind a curtain and attempted what no prisoner since 9/11 has attempted: To snatch a soldier's gun and try and shoot him. No finger prints; no residue, no witnesses. The counter terrorist chief in Afghanistan, Abdul Qadir, who interviewed Afia before the FBI got says in a documented interview that Afia did not attempt any such thing. It is often overlooked that the American soldiers barged straight into her cell and shot her. Abdul Qadir further adds that her skin had not seen sunlight for months and there were obvious signs of torture. Where was she for 6 years before the "shooting?" And why have Americans courts not looked into her captivation prior to the "conviction." Just because Americans turn a blind a eye to injustice and torture does not mean the rest of the civilized world will.
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