Jared Genser
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Int’l #HumanRights lawyer; past clients Liu Xiaobo, Vaclav Havel, Desmond Tutu & Elie Wiesel; dubbed “The Extractor” by @nytimes for political prisoner work.
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I’m so very grateful to
@MelissaMahtani
for this brilliant profile of me in
@guardian
- “The Man Who Performs Miracles: How ‘The Extractor’ Works to Free Political Prisoners” - She really captures the essence of this work and why it means so much to me.
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This is the first time in my 20-year career as an int’l
#humanrights
lawyer that someone has taken credit for my work. Along with
#SarahGogan
+ others, we litigated
@imrankhanPTI
’s case before the
@UN
Working Group on
#Arbitrary
#Detention
with
@sayedzbukhari
. We filed our case
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1K
4K
American hostage in
#Iran
Siamak Namazi has begun a 7-day hunger strike protesting the US's continued failure to free him 7yrs after it first left him behind. I'll be sharing daily updates here & he'll be posting his own on
@sianamazi
. Full press release:
7yrs ago today, Pres. Obama freed all the AmCit hostages in
#Iran
but left me behind, saying I’d be out in weeks. I’m STILL in
#EvinPrison
& am starting a 7-day hunger strike & begging
@POTUS
to spare a minute of each of those days to help all of us. See my letter to
@joebiden
.
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Please see my statement as pro bono counsel to
#SiamakNamazi
, one of the American
#hostages
in
#Iran
, in response to the news of fires, explosions, clashes, and gunfire in the notorious
#EvinPrison
.
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I could not be more thrilled the people of The
#Maldives
. The images of President
@MohamedNasheed
’s return brought tears to my eyes. After having personally been labeled an “enemy of the state” by the Yameen, I look forward to be able to visit soon!
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(1/3) Es un honor anunciar mi representación del líder de la oposición nicaragüense y defensor de la democracia Félix Maradiaga, quien hoy fue detenido y desaparecido por las autoridades pendiente una investigación de una serie de cargos infundados.
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An extraordinary day with Félix
@maradiaga
&
@bertavalle
+
@VickyCardenasL
& Juan
@Jschamorrog
- 19 months of intense work to free them and all the
#political
#prisoners
of
#Nicaragua
.
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So great to meet up with
@hisaanhussain
, my co-counsel on
@MohamedNasheed
’s case. She is an extraordinary & courageous lawyer, whose work I admire greatly!
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I am in awe of
#BertaValle
&
#VictoriaCardenas
. Their courage, grace, and dignity in fighting for the liberation of their disappeared husbands Felix
@Maradiaga
& Juan
@Jschamorrog
in
#Nicaragua
& all 140 political prisoners is SO inspiring and moving people to action!
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Hey
@BallardFirm
, you just took USD $600K from
#Maldives
dictator
#Yameen
. I'm based in Washington & would love to debate
#BrianBallard
anytime anywhere. But first I demand you reveal publicly what account paid you.
#CherieBlair
was paid her blood money with stolen funds. You?
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THANK YOU
@WHAAsstSecty
Julie Chung for urgently meeting
#BertaValle
, wife of
#Nicaragua
opposition leader Félix
@Maradiaga
and responding so decisively & compassionately to his beating, arrest, and disappearance. The >120 political prisoners of
#Ortega
's regime must be freed!
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I am pleased to report that
#SiamakNamazi
has now spoken to his family. He is safe and has been moved to a secure area of Evin Prison. We have no further details at this time.
@FreeTheNamazis
.
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Honored to join the defense team for Sahrawi activist Sultana Khaya, who is being held under de facto house arrest by Moroccan authorities and was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted by Moroccan police during a raid on May 11.
#FreeSultana
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So thrilled to be back in the
#Maldives
after previously having been labeled an “enemy of the state,” especially today - with
@MohamedNasheed
’s case finally being quashed before the Supreme Court! An exciting day to be here!
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It is a historic day! – My fmr client
@anwaribrahim
, after years as a
#political
#prisoner
under two dictators, has assembled the parliamentary majority that should, with the King’s confirmation, restore democracy to
#Malaysia
with him as Prime Minister!
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Me encanta cómo la Asamblea Nacional de
#Nicaragua
votó con orgullo 83-0-3 para dejar la
@OEA_oficial
xa protestar la condena por la Asamblea General de la OEA por la falta de elecciones libres y justas. Su voto demuestra que es herramienta de
#DanielOrtega
y cumple sus órdenes!
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From “enemy of the state” to meeting the Maldives’ new President
@ibusolih
@presidencymv
three years later. An honour and a privilege!
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Wonderful that flawed sentence of
@MohamedNasheed
has been stayed in advance of his return to
#Maldives
. Immediate next step must be to have conviction formally reviewed & vacated in accordance w/ law. Then legal reforms to ensure abuses not repeated.
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We won our case before the UN
#HumanRights
Committee, which found the Maldives MUST requalify Raees
@MohamedNasheed
to run for President of
#Maldives
!
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GRACIAS A SG
@Almagro_OEA2015
@OEA_oficial
por su apoyo inquebrantable xa
@BertaValle
@VickyCardenasL
y por exigiendo la liberación de sus maridos
@Maradiaga
y
@Jschamorrog
y todos los
#desaparecidos
y
#presospoliticos
en
#Nicaragua
.
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The world must rapidly condemn & sanction
#Maldives
regime for suppressing non-violent protests with tear gas & mass arrests of 141 people.
#Outrageous
Abuse of
#HumanRights
!
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When in the
#Maldives
, you often get from meeting to meeting in the narrow streets of Male by motorcycle - hard to hold on wearing a suit and holding a briefcase!
#HumanRights
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Hey
@ballardfirm
, you guys are SO smart! Your contract is with the MMPRC, the SAME gov't agency that used stolen funds to pay
#CherieBlair
! Here is the contract for all to see!!
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GRACIAS A
@WHAASSTSecty
Julie Chung por reunirse urgentemente con
#BertaValle
, esposa del líder de la oposición Félix
@Maradiaga
y por su reacción decisiva y compasiva a su golpéo, detención, y desaparición. Libertad para los > 120 presos políticos de
#Ortega
!
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Had a wonderful lunch with
@mohamednasheed
& other great friends
@HassanLatheef
,
@hisaanhussain
, and
@HamidhAG
. So nice to even be able to be in the Maldives after having been an “enemy of the state.” The times they are changing!
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Very pleased to hear MP
@hisaanhussain
has been appointed President of
@MaldivesJSC
. Having worked with her closely on
@MohamedNasheed
’s case, I know she is a stellar lawyer & will do an exceptional job for the
#Maldives
to help ensure the judiciary is independent and impartial.
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(2/3) Es preocupante que haya recibido información fiable de un testigo de que Félix fue brutalmente golpeado cuando lo detuvieron. Hago un llamado a la comunidad internacional para exigir inmediatamente que el régimen de Ortega brinde una prueba de vida.
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As a
#HumanRights
lawyer, I live for moments like this: My client
@anwaribrahim
finally walked free from prison in
#Malaysia
with a Royal Pardon - he can now run for Parliament and ultimately become Prime Minister. The arc of the moral universe is long but bends towards justice!
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It is OUTRAGEOUS to see 5 MPs tossed over the fence from the
#Maldives
Parliament. Seriously???
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.
@MohamedNasheed
on a call with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
@StateDept
@NishaBiswal
@USAmbKeshap
.
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THANK YOU Juan González, Sr Director for Western Hemisphere
@WHNSC
@cartajuanero
for meeting
#BertaValle
&
#VictoriaCardenas
. We are grateful for
@POTUS
@joebiden
’s commitment to democracy in
#Nicaragua
& for freeing all Ortega’s 140 political prisoners.
@Maradiaga
@Jschamorrog
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We welcome the decision of the
#Maldives
Supreme Court to release all political prisoners, incl. my law firm client
@MohamedNasheed
. We expect the police to follow the
#ruleoflaw
and comply with the judges' ruling.
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Hoy se cumple 100 días que
@Maradiaga
y
@Jschamorrog
han sido detenidos como
#presospoliticos
del régimen de
#Ortega
. Exigimos liberación inmediata de todos los presos políticos en
#Nicaragua
. No descansaremos hasta que estén en libertad!
#LibertadYa
@bertavalle
@VickyCardenasL
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Azerbaijan wants to host the "COP for peace" but commits ethnic cleansing and tortures political prisoners. Today, I filed an urgent appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian political prisoner detained in Azerbaijan.
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.
@agofficemv
Mohamed Anil, Gen. Shiyam & Police Comm’r Abdulla Nawaz should be sanctioned for blocking
#Maldives
Supreme Ct order!
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(3/3) La detención de Félix y otros antes de las elecciones es una decisión descarada y atroz de Ortega para fortalecer su control autoritario. La comunidad intl debe condenar fuertemente estas acciones e instar al régimen de Ortega xa cumplir con sus compromisos internacionales.
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Congratulations
@BillBrowder
, a tireless advocate at the forefront of the modern human rights movement and a worthy recipient of this award!
2019 Lantos Human Rights Prize to be Awarded to Bill Browder - Father of Magnitsky Sanctions Honored for Dedication to Human Rights Enforcement
#LantosPrize
@Billbrowder
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Congratulations
@hisaanhussain
@TeamHisaan
- and on to victory in April! You’ll make a fabulous member of the People’s Majlis!
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Abogado de Nelson Mandela
@IrwinCotler
sobre el coraje y fuerza de
@leopoldolopez
&
#DanielCeballos
.
@liliantintori
http://t.co/FbTMMvSmqK
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Today, Baquer Namazi turns 86 & for the first time in years, is able to celebrate with his family, safely outside of
#Iran
. Thank you to all those involved in his release & recovery. We hope & pray that next year, his son Siamak will be free & celebrating by his side as well.
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Video of President
@MohamedNasheed
reunited with Madam Laila at London Heathrow, just now!
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GRACIAS a Juan González
@WHNSC
Sr. Director
@cartajuanero
por haber reunido con las esposas de Félix
@maradiaga
y
@jschamorrog
y por el fuerte apoyo de
@POTUS
@joebiden
para la democracia en
#Nicaragua
y la libertad de los 170+ presos políticos de
#DanielOrtega
.
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At the
#SupremeCourt
of the
#UnitedStates
. It says on the building: “Equal justice under law.” If only the
#Nicaragua
judiciary was not a repressive tool of the
#Ortega
regime.
#HumanRights
. Free Felix
@Maradiaga
. Free Juan
@Jschamorrog
. Free all 140 political prisoners!
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Dunya vidhaalhuvee alhugandumen TourismBoycott ah govaneeey. Ithurufulheh!Mi govaalanee hagguthakah araiganna faraithakah fiyavalhu elhumah.
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We call for the
@EUCouncil
@EuroParl_EN
to sanction serious
#HumanRights
abusers in The
#Maldives
. See our comprehensive report just published!
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(1/2) Reunión muy fructífera hoy con Miembros del
@EuroParl_ES
sobre la crisis en
#Nicaragua
y la necesidad de liberar a
@Maradiaga
,
@Jschamorrog
, y todos los presos políticos de
#Ortega
.
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EU Parliament calls for sanctions against individuals in the
#Maldives
government who are undermining their citizens’
#humanrights
. A big step in
#accountability
for
#Yameen
and his cronies.
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El miércoles 2 diciembre a las 9:00 EST, presentaré el nuevo informe de
@OEA_oficial
de 125 págs. sobre presuntos
#crimenesdelesahumanidad
en
#Venezuela
como Asesor Especial sobre RdeP con SG
@Almagro_OEA2015
y ex
@ONU_es
AC de
#DerechosHumanos
@raad_zeid
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.
@MohamedNasheed
traveled from Unit 10 in Maafushi Prison to No 10 Downing Street. Quite a journey.
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Hace seis meses,
@Jschamorrog
y
@Maradiaga
fueron detenidos x el régimen de
#Ortega
y desde entonces han sido
#presospoliticos
. Exigimos de forma inmediata e incondicional la libertad de todas las personas presas políticas en
#Nicaragua
!
#LibertadYa
@VickyCardenasL
@bertavalle
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Leaving for London Heathrow w/Madam Laila, to meet President
@MohamedNasheed
. These are the best moments of a
#HumanRights
lawyer's career.
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THANK YOU
@UnderSecJ
@UzraZeya
for conveying
@SecBlinken
’s & your strong resolve for the U.S. to free
#Nicaragua
’s > than 140 political prisoners, including the 27
#disappeared
, and to work intensely to restore
#democracy
and
#HumanRights
for its people.
@Maradiaga
@Jschamorrog
.
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So great to finally be
@Raajje_tv
in person after being kept away by the prior dictatorship. Thanks for the great interview
@Shaaknee
! Broadcast this weekend!
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Condemn
#Yameen
#HumanRights
abuses in
#Maldives
: pol. prisoners, blocking peaceful assembly, blocking parl. access & controlling judiciary.
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I am thrilled that today my pro bono client Liu Xia, wife of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo, is finally free. Her smile reflecting what it means to be free after nearly eight years under house arrest without charge or trial says it all.
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Today
@BertaValle
and
@VickyCardenasL
met with
@UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet regarding the ongoing detention of their husbands, Félix
@Maradiaga
and
@Jschamorrog
. We will continue fighting for the release of all 170+ political prisoners in
#Nicaragua
.
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#Maldives
Supreme Court walks back its previous decision to free political opponents of Pres. Yameen
@PresidentYAG
. Yameen only had to arrest 2 of the 5 judges, deploy police, and call for
#stateofemergency
to convince them to do so…
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Ironic
@Ahmed_Adeeb
defended
#Maldives
judiciary as "fiercely independent." Sure he'll be thrilled for a "fair trial" just like Nasheed's.
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Hoy
@BertaValle
y
@VickyCardenasL
tuvieron reunión con la Alta Comisionada de la
@ONU
para los DDHH Michelle Bachelet sobre la detención de sus maridos Félix
@Maradiaga
y
@Jschamorrog
. Seguimos luchando por la libertad de todos los 170+ presos políticos en
#Nicaragua
.
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AMAZING meeting at No 10 Downing St with UK PM
@David_Cameron
and President
@MohamedNasheed
-
#Maldives
#HumanRights
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THANK YOU
@RepMcCaul
for your stalwart support for
#freedom
,
#democracy
, and
#humanrights
in
#Nicaragua
& for demanding the immediate release of Juan
@Jschamorrog
,
@Maradiaga
, and all 140+ political prisoners.
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Eid Mubarak to my Muslim friends around the world! عيد مبارك
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Last Monday,
@EUCouncil
warned
#Yameen
gov't in
#Maldives
that failure to restore
#democracy
might drive imposition of targeted measures. Last Friday, nearly 20 more protestors detained. Seems that Yameen might not understand the gravity of the situation.
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Hoy honramos las víctimas de
#DesaparicionesForzadas
. Solidarizamos con las familias de los desaparecidos del mundo y exigimos su liberación inmediata. Exigimos la liberación de
@Maradiaga
and
@Jschamorrog
83 días desaparecidos por el régimen de Ortega.
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Baquer Namazi is now checked in to the
#ClevelandClinic
#AbuDhabi
. It is impossible to overstate the extraordinary support being provided by
@CCAD
& the generosity of the
@UAEmediaoffice
Gov’t in hosting the Namazis. They feel blessed and are profoundly grateful.
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Extraordinary to see the progress since that 2015 UNWGAD decision –
@MohamedNasheed
was freed and elected Speaker of
@mvpeoplesmajlis
,
@ibusolih
was elected President, and the people of the Maldives continue to inspire me with their strength and courage.
Delighted to meet my former legal counsel
@JaredGenser
today, and receive a copy of his new book on the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. The UNWGAD ruled my 2015 detention illegal - a ruling that helped to secure my release from jail. 🇺🇳 🕊
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A great article by
@andreapsalcado
in
@washingtonpost
about
#Ortega
and his regime’s crackdown on
#Nicaragua
opposition leaders Juan Sebastian
@jschamorrog
, Félix
@Maradiaga
, and others.
#HumanRights
.
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The National Police of
#Nicaragua
open an investigation into
@bertavalle
&
@VickyCardenasL
for being "traitors to the homeland" for urging the the release of Felix
@Maradiaga
& Juan
@Jschamorrog
& all 140+ political prisoners (English). Press conference tomorrow @ 11:30 am EST!
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It would be a joke if it was so outrageous
#Maldives
Ministry of Tourism
@muazhalym
attacks the opposition for state of emergency, mass arrests of MPs, journalists, & lawyers. I’m sure the tourists will now definitely return by the thousands!
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I am delighted to confirm for the first time in seven years that Siamak
#Namazi
is spending a night at home with his parents in Tehran. Baquer Namazi's travel ban has been lifted. We won't rest until they return to the U.S. & their long nightmare has ended.
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THANK YOU
@SpainMFA
#ForeignMinister
@jmalbares
for meeting
@VickyCardenasL
, wife of political prisoner
@Jschamorrog
& for
#Spain
’s strong & unwavering support for freeing
#Nicaragua
’s 170+
#political
#prisoners
including Félix
@Maradiaga
.
@bertavalle
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Today marks American citizen Siamak Namazi's 2,000th day in
#Iran
’s notorious Evin Prison. In the past 2,000 days, he has endured countless horrors, including torture, inhuman conditions, inadequate medical care, & negligent Covid-19 exposure.
#FreeTheNamazis
@FreeTheNamazis
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Denuncio el intento de
#EvoMorales
de manipular la justicia boliviana desde el exterior, acusando falsamente a mi cliente
@JoseMariaLeyes
. A pesar de haber dejado la presidencia,
@evoespueblo
continúa violando los
#DDHH
y aspiraciones democráticas de los
#bolivianos
.
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Why did President Yameen have a secret meeting with Crim. Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed? Claims of an independent judiciary are a farce.
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(1/2) It's been ONE YEAR since
#Morocco
detained
#HumanRights
defender Sultana Khaya under arbitrary house arrest. She has been beaten, raped twice, tortured & forcibly injected w. an unknown substance. Read about Sultana in
@CNN
Global:
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Yameen gov't in the
#Maldives
hamstrings free press, imprisons/exiles nearly every major political opponent, calls state of emergency to further crackdown on civil society... and then says calls for free elections are act of intimidation. Credible.
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Gracias a Rep.
#ChrisSmith
, copresidente de la
#Comisi
ón
@TLHumanRights
por su declaración fuertemente en apoyo de
#Felix
@Maradiaga
y los 120
#presos
#pol
íticos en
#Nicaragua
en la audiencia bipartidista del Congreso EEUU sobre
#independencia
#judicial
en
#CentroAm
érica.
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The Venezuelan military has heeded call of President
@JGuaido
to free my client
@LeopoldoLopez
. I'm confident that soon all
#Venezuela
will be free. Venezuelans taking to the streets now to support
#Guaid
ó's
#Operaci
ónLibertad. To all Venezuelans today: Stay Safe &
#FuerzaYFe
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Just filed reply to
#Maldives
govt
@un
#HumanRights
Committee to requalify
@MohamedNasheed
to run for President!
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Peacefully demanding freedom and equality in the face of an oppressive regime is an act of bravery, not a crime.
#FreeOurWomen
#WhiteWednesdays
Tonight, Iranian activists on Twitter will be launching a Tweet storm in favour of these 5
#WhiteWednesdays
activists who are behind bars using the hashtag
#FreeOurWomen
.
These women have been compelled to give forced confessions against themselves and
#WhiteWednesdays
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Dunya, Dhivehin ekani ithurufulhu hedhevumaky fin'di amaleh. Alhugandumen TourismBoycott ah govi kama bune ingireysin bayane neruvumah edhen
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Excellent new
@HRW
report “An All-Out Assault on Democracy” in the
#Maldives
. Just over a month until Sept polls open, but elections
held in these circumstances can be considered neither free nor fair. Sanction
#PresYameen
@presidencymv
.
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Yesterday, the
#Illinois
family court in
#MeherGoel
’s case declared the situation an
#emergency
, reaffirmed
#KaranGoel
has legal custody of his daughter, and issued an injunction barring
#KanikaGoel
from blocking Meher’s return to the
#UnitedStates
from
#Nepal
.
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My tribute to murdered Maldives blogger Yameen Rasheed + call for justice & accountability -
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Después de que la ex presa política de
#Nicaragua
#VioletaGranera
le dijo al congresista
#ChrisSmith
que le negaron material de lectura y no pudo tener ni una
#Biblia
, tomó la suya de su escritorio y se la regaló. Esto muestra lo buen hombre que es el Rep. Smith.
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Long road ahead for the new gov’t of
#Maldives
, but plenty of faith that Pres. Elect
#Solih
et al are ready to tackle these challenges head-on and work for
#justice
today &
#accountability
for past
#humanrights
abuses.
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I'm honored, humbled, and blessed to have been selected from among 2,165 nominees across 135 countries as one of three winners of the 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, along with
@sylviaearle
&
@NithyaRamanath1
. For more, see: .
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Today the
@UN
Working Group on
#Arbitrary
#Detention
made public its judgment on my client former
#Pakistan
PM
@ImranKhanPTI
's case, finding he is being held illegally & in violation of international law & demanding his immediate and unconditional release.
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Farewell to Male with President
@mohamednasheed
’s extraordinary team. On to Colombo. Much more work ahead!
http://t.co/cdnHPGqaxY
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Thank you to the people of the
#Maldives
for your warm welcome. Your resilience and spirit is a true inspiration.
http://t.co/TdcYsvbdAF
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Taking up the case of
@MohamedNasheed
with
#AmalClooney
and
#BenEmmersonQC
against the
#Maldives
.
http://t.co/FAE2q22Ujf
@freedomnoworg
.
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.
@ahmed_adeeb
says his arrest illegal & this is "witch hunt." Why can't he rely on due process from what he called fabulous justice system?
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