On August 16th 2010, Aafia Siddiqui was due to be sentenced in the US for a crime she did not commit. Her sentencing was recently postponed for the fourth time to September 23rd. Join the Justice for Aafia Coalition (JFAC) for a rally outside the US embassy to protest 7 years of detention and abuse, and the impending threat of a life sentence in prison.
Date & Time: Sunday 15 August 2010, the rally starts from 5pm followed by iftar (breaking the fast meal) & prayer.
Venue: US Embassy, 24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 2LQ. The nearest station is Marble Arch.
Speakers include:
Bruce Kent, Pax Christi
Liz Davies, Chair, Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers
Rabia Zia, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf
Omar Deghayes, Former Detainee, Guantanamo Justice Centre
Sultan Sabri, Human Rights Lawyer
Uthman Lateef, Hittin Institute
Hamza Tzortzis, iERA & Hittin Institute
Manjinder Virk, Actress
Nazreen Nawaz, HTB
Massoud Shadjareh, IHRC
Messages of support from Gareth Peirce and Lord Nazir Ahmed
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