Refugees

(Reissue for Ariel, 2006. Unfulfilled hopes. This letter was written in Paris. We remind our readers the recent problems in France with the illegal immigrants, as a mirror to be considered in other regions and countries)

Paris, the 14 th of July, 1965

UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
The General Secretariat
Mr. U. Thant
New York
City – N.Y. – U.S.A.

Dear Sir,

This is to bring to the attention of all the civilized nations the great need for an  immediate, drastic solution to the problem of REFUGEES, EXILES, HOMELESS WANDERERS, APATRIDS who are victims of modern civilization as they suffer either the persecution or the indifference of religious intolerance and political strife through untold ways of VICIOUS VIOLENCE AND OMINOUS WAR.

We request that all the Official Representations of the UNITED NATIONS duly consider this harrowing problem of the REFUGEES with the view of contemplating a prompt if not immediate solution.

Each new Revolution or War increases by millions the number of REFUGEES, and such ominous designs as religious discrimination and intolerance as well as racial prejudice and social inadaptability equally contribute toward the creation of a fast growing portion of mankind. This problem, if it is to prosper, as the MALTREATED  of today shall become the MISFITS, UNSTABLE and UNRULY of tomorrow. We are referring to a genuine menace, indeed, for it is not possible to have hundreds of millions of people without nationality, without legal status, without juridic protection and without human dignity. Without the least exaggeration, there are today ever one hundred million persons disseminated over the whole planet who fall into the category of REFUGEES, APATRIDS (Sans Patrie, Heimatschloss, Emigrants), EXILES or PERSECUTED MINORITIES due to religious intolerance and political conflicts. The situation of many millions of these unfortunate victims of modern civilization is simply desperate.

Our organization is the only one which has really faced this tragedy of the REFUGEES in general. Since 1919, in fact, we have worked conspicuously toward solving their problems in manifold ways. Since 1945 when the United Nations was established, even at San Francisco, we pressed demands and sent request in due form. But our progress has not been entirely satisfactory, inasmuch as the number of victims continues to increase.  One of our first solutions was to implement these REFUGEES with a LEGAL INTERNATIONAL STATUS, but as the solution did not mature, we made an option for a sort of temporary INTERNATIONAL LEGAL PASSPORT, so that these people could at least seek a residence in countries of their choice, provided they be accepted. But even this solution is slow to come.

We have made appeals to several nations, recently, regarding the grant of a piece of territory to the effect of establishing a WORLD HOME for these poor victims. In 1946 we made, in fact, a general plea to a good many nations, but to little or no avail. Now we are again making a dash for a winning goal. For instance, the United Nations could seek to transfer one of the numerous existing MANDATE TERRITORIES – or part of them – to an International Committee Ad Hoc, or to our organization which has specialized in these problems of HUMAN DIGNITY.

We are in a position to furnish telling statistics in regards to the number of REFUGEES and about their unutterable plight which depicts the extent of the inhumanity of man toward man in this respect. We can also prove that our organization constitutes a greatly appreciated instrument for the defense of Human Dignity. The nations integrating the UN could solve instantly this problem of the REFUGEES, by simply granting it a piece of land, a small island, a speck over of ocean wave, big enough to plant the Flag of Internationality, or of the maltreated, unwanted and despised REFUGEES. This is, to say the least, worthy of an essay, indeed the noblest human experiment ever attempted.

One the REFUGEES would have a LEGAL HOME  of their own, they could easily obtain World Citizenship papers – upon effective demonstration of their conditions. They would, then, immediately regain a legal status of Human Dignity, and through their own great experiences they might offer to the whole world a Pilot Nation based on positive HUMANISM. As they are now, REFUGEES have no legal protection, as most of them have no legal documents or passports.  They are not considered as authentic or integral HUMAN BEINGS. Most of them cannot own properties of any sort, develop a business, marry, register their children, or even make legal complaints as they have no legal papers and they are only tolerated in certain countries.

As we speak in behalf of the REFUGEES, we realize that we are defending one of the greatest INJUSTICES of all times. It is, indeed, a problem that repels and furthers utmost indignation, and we consider that it is ludicrous to speak of democracy, Christianism or civilization when such a problem subsists as the worse blot to HUMAN DIGNITY.

We know whereof we speak, for since 1912 we are holding the WORLD CONGRESS OF ALL THE RELIGIONS, FAITHS, FRATERNITIES AND SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHIES, and we cannot but remain askance when we realize that all the religions themselves have not been able to solve this problem of the REFUGEES. Of course, this problem is not exclusively theirs´. It is obviously more of the nations themselves. But even today, our organization is still witnessing the impervious indifference of most people. It is not enough to condemn a problem, of course, WE MUST SOLVE IT. That is why, in fact, we are now addressing a new plea to the NATIONS UNITED there. The REFUGEES´ tragic lot is due to the world´ Revolutions and Wars. Their fate is entirely dependent on the humanism of all the nations.

But if there existed only a simply handful of REFUGEES – instead of so many millions, it would still be a grave problem which all the nations should attend and solve. Or are the nations not yet big-hearted enough, not enough christian, not democratic enough and not sufficiently civilized to bring this inhumanism to and end?

We address our appeal to all the nations individually as well as collectively, THERE MUST BE A WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ERADICATE ONE OF THE WORLD´S MOST INGNOMINOUS AND ABOMINABLE TRAGEDIES?

Awaiting a favorable verdict, we remain,

Sincerely,

Pr. OM Lind Schernrezig
Grand Patron

Alas Regud

Association Internationale de Charité et de Protection aux victimes des Descriminations raciales, des absolutismes religieux, aux réfugiés de guerre, objecteurs de conscience, apatrides, emigrants necessiteux, exiles politiques et peuples opprimés

Charitable and Protective  International Association of victims of religious persecution and racial discrimination, war refugees, conscientious objectors, sans  patrie, needy  emigrants, oppressed people and political exiles

 Asociación  Internacional  Caritativa y Protectora  de víctimas de la persecución religiosa, refugiados de  guerra,  objetores   de   conciencia, apátridas, personas oprimidas y exilados políticos

SOCIÈTÉ POUR LA DELIVRANCE ET LA PROTECTION DE L´HOMME
SOCIETY FOR THE RESCUE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN INDIVIDUALS
SOCIEDAD PARA EL RESCATE Y LA PROTECCION DE LOS SERES HUMANOS

CHARITABLE AND PROTECTIVE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, WAR REFUGEES, CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS, SANS PATRIE, NEEDY EMIGRANTS, OPRESSED PEOPLE AND POLITICAL EXILEES

Created under the auspices of the Universal Spiritual-Service Union, Inc. 1920
– Adhered to the UNIVERSAL HOLY REALM since 1923 –

 

All person fitting into the specification of this worldwide organization are invited to register and partake in our activities.

Our organization has the mission to constitute a World-wide Association, Union, Syndicate or Legion of earnest souls, war-weary people, conscientious objectors, lovers of peace, victims of ignominious religious prejudice and ruthless racial discrimination, sans patrie, war refugees, individualists who abhor the excessive yet increasing conscriptory taxation way of life, people who cannot longer breathe oppression, needy emigrants and political exiles who are eager to find shelter, assistance and protection somewhere in this wide world.

The great unrest and general chaos that now pervades the world is due to crude injustice, subjection to ignorance and misery by organized mystic and political schemers, and systematic exploitation of man by man. Wars are the outcome of devilish passions and roguish interests. Supranationalism breeds tremendous injustices. Religious dogmatism and persecution provoke the worse lies, exactions and crimes of history. Economic gangsterism invites or imposes untold misery and gruesome poverty. Dark forces create chaos and seek to rule the world with crafty cynicism and utter insolence.

The absolutism of "parties in power", the inhumanity of "economic authority", the slyness of "diplomatic representations", the roguishness of political gangs, the harsh and inhuman methods of "secret police", and the power of these groups to "frame" people and destroy good reputations, are just so many sections of a mechanism which abuses unwritten Divine Laws and tramples on written human rights.

Even "concentration camps" and penitentiary regimes are insults to the majesty of human intelligence and democratic ideals, which prove that civilized society has as yet failed in its better designs and most vaunted religious precepts. Can this last much longer? Quosque tandem?

The Spirit and Presence of Christ, Budha, Lao Tseu, Mohammed, Guru Nanak, Zoroaster, Hermes, the Manu and the Inca does not prevail in any Government or International Assemblies. Why this orphanage? Or is it due to claudication and demotion, to the benefit of Mammon and selfishness? Why court sorrow and ruin, paying (to non avail) the high price of ignominy and criminal mindedness?

Foremost in our mind is to afford shelter, assistance and protection to all such people, of which there are so many within the borders of all Nations. Our experience must be put to profit. We must be capable not only of rushing to the rescue of those who suffer our same plight, but also it is imperative that we find the adequate means for integral rehabilitation and respectable living for all of us. Mutual respect, help, uplift, and protection are our GOLDEN RULE.

It is also imperative to educate and rehabilitate people. There is plenty of moral reinforcement and spiritual reshaping to be done, as well as social readaptation. Despair is no solution, so we must avoid it. Neither is violence a remedy, and we must prevent it.

Our task consists in merging good will, wholesome aspirations and the personal strength of all those who have suffering in common an odd destiny. Such an "International Legion" of the scarred bodies, bettered souls and liberated spirits from all shores, and vicious tyrannical enclosures constitutes the greater part of mankind today, even though our registries bear witness only to several hundred thousands. Yet, the day when all these people will have united and created to common denominator of humanitarian interests and spiritual values, there will be no power on earth capable of postponing or denying its natural rights. Their number is even growing everywhere, in all latitudes, because nations are not paying attention to learn the lessons of history, and they refuse to understand that life needs natural freedom and that people shall always seek well being, respect, peace, brotherhood and happiness even if they must die in the course of their pursuit.

The whole world should realize that all people have the right to live. But to live without ignominious poverty, sinister mystical and political-dictatorial subjection, exploitation. Why the devilish cynicism of vaunting democracy, brotherhood, Divine Commands and Spiritual qualifications when people actually indulge in ruthless expoliation, hellish hate and tartufian sanctity?

Indeed, it is futile to talk of peace, social order, heavenly love and charity when the whole world is ablaze with selfishness and monstrous totalitarian religious and political dictatorships.

The common miserable plight, ostracism and disillusionment make all of us "World Citizens." Truly enough there are exceptions in all latitudes, but we only speak whereof we know by experience. Needless to say, we are neither revolutionaries, seditious, nor hate-breeders. All we seek is a LEGAL STATUS on the basis of real moral equality, economic security, social equity and spiritual freedom. We want to live wholesome realities, rather than on unfulfilled promises and delusive hope.

Our only way out of this world chaos and infamy is to create our own way of life, and seek refuge in a Land of Peace and Brotherhood of our own. Or perhaps we can create our own Worldwide invisible sovereign State of the Brotherhood and Commonwealth of Man within all the Nations.

It is to our own advantage that we should develop an economic security and social credit system, so as not to be forever condemned to be the "under-dog", victims of vilificatory maltreatments, which have been our lot thus far. Perhaps the great solution should be to establish world Colonies for our exclusive use, or better still "Settlements with sovereign Free State status." Our will-to-be should express the practical dimensions of our better aspirations.

We are consulting YOU about the destiny of our choice. "No place to hide", "Underground despair", "Refuge from democracy", "The Empire of false leaders", "The tragedy of the modern man", "The forgotten people", "The monstrosity of misleading doctrines", "Hell on Earth" should not longer be adequate designations and epithets for the victims of organized and legalized murder, gangsterism and inequity. We are orphans and we do not like that.

By pooling hopes and assets we shall surely reach our goal. Mutual co-operation is the keystone of our future. Yes, our future depends primarily on the orderly and peaceful organization which we may set-up. When we achieve this much, all Nations will help and respect us.

REGISTRATION is free. Registrants who can should send a donation to help us defray expenses. ALL FREE-WILL OFFERINGS are welcome. 

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Establish a Chancellery in your own country, and see to it that CHAPTERS are set-up in each and all Cities. Make all Members have a Social common Headquarters and Spiritual Home.

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WE WISH TO CALL YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO OUR MOMENTOUS CAMPAIGN

¿Por qué no se decide a ser luz y no sombra? ¿Por qué no ser faro, cuando no se es dichoso al ser costa barrida por los vendavales?

LLAVE ESPIRITUAL en acción : --- Procuremos la Unión de los Corazones puros mediante la bondad y la práctica del bien, así como la Comunión Espiritual a través de la vida pura y una inalterable devoción a la Verdad, que es el Verbo de Dios y la propia Esencia de la vida.--- Maha Chohan Kut Humi Lal Singh (Pr. OM Lind-Schernrezig)

Universal Trust of Homeless and Suffering Ones

Pr. OM Lind Schernrezig Foundation
C/o World Travel Museum – M.Peurozet
Apartado Postal 126 - Barcelona 08080 – España
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Y en todas las direcciones de los Centros Luminares en el mundo

Alas Regud

Association Internationale de Charité et de Protection aux victimes des Descriminations raciales, des absolutismes religieux, aux réfugiés de guerre, objecteurs de conscience, apatrides, emigrants necessiteux, exiles politiques et peuples opprimés

Charitable and Protective  International Association of victims of religious persecution and racial discrimination, war refugees, conscientious objectors, sans  patrie, needy  emigrants, oppressed people and political exiles

Asociación  Internacional  Caritativa y Protectora  de víctimas de la persecución religiosa, refugiados de  guerra,  objetores   de   conciencia, apátridas, personas oprimidas y exilados políticos

SOCIÈTÉ POUR LA DELIVRANCE ET LA PROTECTION DE L´HOMME
SOCIETY FOR THE RESCUE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN INDIVIDUALS
SOCIEDAD PARA EL RESCATE Y LA PROTECCION DE LOS SERES HUMANO

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FULL  TEXT   OF   SPEECH   OF   AL-HAJ  M. NASIM  KHAN,
LEADER OF STRANDED PAKISTANIS

&  CHIEF  PATRON,  S P G R C,  BANGLADESH,
DELIVERED  IN  THE  SEMINARY  HELD  ON
WEDNESDAY   5TH JUNE  1996
AT   NATIONAL   PRESS    CLUB,    DHAKA
 

AN    APPEAL

Since   the   assumption   of   power  in  October  1993  the Govt. of Prime   Minister   Benazir   Bhutto   did   not   convene   a   single  meeting  of  Rabita  Trust  to make  it  operational  at  all  levels.   We   wonder   whether   the   agreement   is   valid   now   or   it  has become  a  scrap paper.  The  Govt. of   Pakistan   is   maintaining  a  complete   mum   on   the   issue.   Rabita  Al-Alam  Islami  has  also its share  of responsibility being Co-Chairman in the Trust.  We   believe   and   expect   both   Rabita  &  Pakistan  Govt. should   rise   the   occasion   now   and   clarify   their   position   by  immediately  calling  a  meeting  of  the  Trust  to  help  the  sub-Committees  to  operate  in  Lahore  &  in  Dhaka  as  well  as  to  create   confidence   among   stranded   Pakistanis   in   particular  and   the   comity   of   nations   in   general.

Alhaj   M.   Nasim   Khan
Leader  of  Stranded  Pakistanis  &
Chief  Patron, SPGRC,  Bangladesh

PROBLEMS   OF  STRANDED  PAKISTANIS  AT  A  GLANCE

Pakistan

1. Immediate  start  of  repatriation as  envisaged  in  Joint  Declaration of 12 August  1992.

2. Release of our assets by Pakistan Govt.

3. Release of frozen shaheed and unclaimed funds lying with Habid Bank Limited.

4. Release of Bihar relief and Refugee relief funds.

5. Grant of substantial funds from Baitul Maal for reconstruction of damaged camps, education and medi-care facilities.

Bangladesh

1. Immediate  repair  of   276  damaged  latrines  of  Geneva  Camp,  Mohammadpur, Dhaka  in view of cropping up of health hazards.

2. Stopage  of  eviction   and   demolition   of   camps   and   shops.

3. Grant  of  compensation  to  family  of  shaheed  Shamim  Ahmed.

4. Provision and restoration of basic amenities in all camps, water supply in Chittagong and electricity in Rangpur and elsewhere be restored.

5. Safty and security of Stranded Pakistanis be ensured.

6. Repairs and renovation of all camps be done on priority.

Priority must be given to restoration of water in Chittagong, electricity at Rangpur, Ishurdi & Khalispur (Khulna) be restored on war footing.
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Courtesy Of:       
Universal Religious Alliance. January of 2003
Marie Peurozet.  Apartado Postal 126. Barcelona 08080. SPAIN
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Alas Regud

Association Internationale de Charité et de Protection aux victimes des Descriminations raciales, des absolutismes religieux, aux réfugiés de guerre, objecteurs de conscience, apatrides, emigrants necessiteux, exiles politiques et peuples opprimés

Charitable and Protective  International Association of victims of religious persecution and racial discrimination, war refugees, conscientious objectors, sans  patrie, needy  emigrants, oppressed people and political exiles

 Asociación  Internacional  Caritativa y Protectora  de víctimas de la persecución religiosa, refugiados de  guerra,  objetores   de   conciencia, apátridas, personas oprimidas y exilados político

 

SOCIÈTÉ POUR LA DELIVRANCE ET LA PROTECTION DE L´HOMME
SOCIETY FOR THE RESCUE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN INDIVIDUALS
SOCIEDAD PARA EL RESCATE Y LA PROTECCION DE LOS SERES HUMANO

TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

GREETINGS

This is to INVITE you and your friends to take part in a great Humanitarian endeavor. Knowing as we do your great spirit for noble causes and your unquestionable stand on the HUMAN RIGHTS and HUMAN DIGNITY - which constitutes the very essence and foundation of true democracy - we are positive that you will serve this ideal to the best of your possibilities.

Considering that there is a constantly growing number of people -HUMAN BEINGS - who become for one reason or another REFUGEE, EXILE, APATRID or that LOSE THEIR NATIONALITY DUE TO POLITICAL REASONS, we have undertaken to assist and rescue, within possibilities, all such victims of modern civilization. Others suffer beyond description the worse kind of treatment in different sort of prisons in many countries, pending their possible escape or liberation, and huge flocks of miserable creatures increase the number of such folks, each time there is a revolution or a new international war focus.

Surprising as it may seem, there is at present no Official International Organization for the Defense of Human Rights or to Protect persecuted Human Beings. Neither is there any Official World-wide Organism destined to Rescue Innocent Victims in strife infested regions of this planet. In fact, there is not even a really Humanitarian an Impartial (Religiously Unbiased), No-Political, International Bureau or system for the Assistance and Protection of Refugees, Exiles, and Apatrids or Political Asyled People. It is this empty space, indeed, which we are striving to fill. With the help and support of all Humanitarian, Fraternal, Religious and Cultural organizations interested in this kind of RESCUE, DEFENSE AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN CONSCIENCE, we are aiming our efforts in three different directions, namely:

  1. Enlist the sympathy and cooperation of all organizations authentically interested in partaking in this Humanitarian Work.
  2. Register all people who are really in the different categories of victims of modern civilizations as above expressed, so as to extend to them all possible assistance as well as legal defense, and
  3. Press our already made requests that, either the United Nations, or any other non-political and unbiased Officially Established Humanitarian Bureau, may recognize and enforce universally an INTERNATIONAL HUMAN STATUS, as well as issue a LEGAL INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, besides rescuing, assisting and defending all REFUGEES, EXILES, APATRIDS and Victims of POLITICAL PERSECUTION and all forms of extremism.

We have been active along these for a good many years, but now, it seems, the moment has come for a better concerted action! We believe that this task is NOT EXCLUSIVELY OUR'S, and that many more organizations of all sorts should step in to give us a helping hand. We do not appeal for Funds. All we seek is more HUMANITARIAN "practical positiveness". Words and doctrines do not suffice. We ask the many people interested in these problems to assist us DIRECTLY, INMEDIATELY, or otherwise address letters to the United Nations, the UNESCO, the Organization of American States and all effective International organisms requesting them to take notice of ours endeavor and make a definite stand.

The crucial problem is, to say it straight, is to be a little enough HUMAN to afford a respectable INTERNATIONAL HUMAN STATUS for these tens of millions of people who are without country, whose nation has been either "captured" or "liquidated", or whose nationality has evaporated because their passports are no longer VALID. It is possible that people without problems are so happy that they do not understand until THEY also actually become such victims. ALL WE CAN SAY IS THAT IT IS SIMPLY FOOLISH, OR OF IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE TO IGNORE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE WITHOUT PASSPORTS. A person without legal papers, or with his passport VOID, cannot travel or do anything a normal person can, for they are out casts, despised by everybody, they are not human beings. They may be a Beethoven, an Einstein or a Jesus Christ, but if they have no legal documents they are morally derelicts of civilization. Their problem is unquestionably one of CONSCIENCE, for they have too much of it. But the rest of mankind has not enough CONSCIENCE to consider them as human creatures, people of God. If they were really without conscience, they would compromise with the evil forces of the world; and then they would fare better; they would have more means to face the world's immanent cruelty of man towards man.

Of what good can it really be to these tens of millions of victims of modern violence, that DEMOCRACY, CHRISTIANISM, CIVILIZATION, DIVINE LAW be so much vaunted, if they have no part or share in these Glories which they cannot bear witness to?

Our APPEAL is GENERALLY meant, and this means, above all, YOU and yur religion as well as your Social Club or Government. If YOU think you cannot be HUMAN enough to assist us, at least, please send a letter to the United Nations, the Pope, the Emperor, the King, the President, all important people of this planet, requesting them to DO SOMETHING INSTANTLY TOWARD SOLVING SUCH PROBLEMS. If YOU are not human enough, or if your religion forbid you to use the Golden Rule with people of other faiths, simply forget all what we said.

But REMEMBER this: The tragic plight of refugees, exiles, apatrids, etc., could befall you also. Look at what happens in so many countries around you. A SINCERE GESTURE on your part can contribute toward the relief of so much misery, grief, want and despair. Think of all the elderly people, the children, the women, the young folks who also deserve to live, yet cannot meet but with anxiety and forlornness.

Should you be in a position to reprint this Message, do not hesitate to do so. It is neither Copyright nor for sale. If you can translate it and make it known everywhere you are also welcome. IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, do something.

Another way in which YOU can be of assistance: Send us good, practical suggestions as to more effectively carry on our presently expressed task. Send us the address of really serious and humanitarian lawyers, also. REMEMBER, we have to solve the problems which are nearer to us first, as they also affect us. When problems grow too much, they are bound to also disturb or destroy us.

IF YOU CAN HELP, DON'T SAY IT - DO IT RIGHT AWAY

WE ARE HERE TO HELP

New York City - May 1962

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TO YOUR MOST EARNEST CONSIDERATION:

¿Are not such problems YOUR'S also?

¿Would it not be presumptuous as well as ridiculous to brush our arguments off, without consulting YOUR conscience?

JUST THINK OF IT: ¿What does YOUR Religion or Fraternity or Cultural claims really amount to if YOU must ignore the derelict victims of modern civilization?.

Pr. OM Lind - Schernrezig Foundation
WORLD TRAVELLING MUSEUM - M. PEUROZET
Apartado Postal 126 - Barcelona 08080- SPAIN
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