Int’l
#HumanRights
lawyer; past clients Liu Xiaobo, Vaclav Havel, Desmond Tutu & Elie Wiesel; dubbed “The Extractor” by
@nytimes
for political prisoner work.
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.
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
.
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
.
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!
(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.
Baquer
#Namazi
has finally left
#Iran
after 6.5 years as an illegal detainee! He will arrive in Muscat, Oman, and then will travel on to Abu Dhabi for urgent medical treatment. This is him on the tarmac in Tehran before takeoff.
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!
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?
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!
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
.
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
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!
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!
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!
There are some moments that will last a lifetime. Baquer
#Namazi
hugging his son Babak after 6.5 years. A day we are worried would never come. On to
@CCAD
!
A huge congratulations to Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
@ibusolih
, President-Elect of the
#Maldives
! Approximately 16% margin of victory and an 89% voter turnout. Democracy at work!!
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.
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
!
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
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!!
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
!
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.
(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.
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!
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.
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.
(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.
2019 Lantos Human Rights Prize to be Awarded to Bill Browder - Father of Magnitsky Sanctions Honored for Dedication to Human Rights Enforcement
#LantosPrize
@Billbrowder
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.
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!
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.
#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…
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.
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.
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.
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. 🇺🇳 🕊
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!
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!
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.
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
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
.
(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:
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.
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
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
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
.
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.
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: .
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.