Letter to MEPs to Support Birtukan Mideksa for Sakharov prize 2010
- by: The Guardian Angels of Gabon with www.freebirtukan.org
- recipient: MEPs, EU Parlement, Politics, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, civil society,
SUPPORT BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA FOR THE SAKHAROV PRIZE 2010
Dear MEPs,
Since 1988, the European Parliament has awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in order to honor individuals or organizations for their efforts on behalf of human rights and fundamental freedoms and against oppression and injustice.
We are sending you this brief note to humbly request you to lend support to Birtukan Mideksa's nomination for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Birtukan is an unsung heroine that needs the attention and unreserved support of people like you in her struggle for freedom, human rights and justice in Ethiopia.
Young lawyer and former judge Birtukan is a single mum and leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice, who was jailed twice in the last five years for standing against the criminal repressions being committed by the forces of injustice led by Meles Zenawi.
After her last incarceration, she languished for 646 days in Kality jail, where she was subjected to untold brutality and solitary confinement. She was also denied visitation rights, access to a lawyer and proper medical care.
The United States Department of State, on March 11, 2010, reported that "there were credible reports that Birtukan's mental health deteriorated significantly during the year."
Before beeing released on October 6th, Ms Mideksa had already been recognized to be a prisoner of conscience by the European Parliament, the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the US State Department among others.
Your support for Birtukan's nomination will undoubtedly add momentum to the struggle of the Ethiopian people for dignity, human rights, justice and democracy in Ethipia but could also draw attention to the thousands of political prisoners languishing in harsh jails across the world.
Dear Honorable MEPs,
In anticipation of your kind support, we appreciate your kindness to add your voice in recognition of the struggle of Birtukan Mideksa and the entire oppressed people of Ethiopia and worldwide.
Yours sincerely,
Yonatan Amezene and Gloria Mika
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- Yonatan Amezene, Online Campaign Manager. http://www.freebirtukan.org.
- Gloria Mika, Model, Activist, Founder of the "Guardian Angels of Gabon"
http://www.lesangesgardiensdugabon.org
And of "WHERE IS MY VOTE? GABON" Campaign on Facebook against the electoral coup in Gabon during the last presidential election on 30th Aug.2009.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-France/WHERE-IS-MY-VOTE-GABON/173950810287
SUPPORT BIRTUKAN MIDEKSA FOR THE SAKHAROV PRIZE 2010
Dear MEPs,
Since 1988, the European Parliament has awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in order to honor individuals or organizations for their efforts on behalf of human rights and fundamental freedoms and against oppression and injustice.
We are sending you this brief note to humbly request you to lend support to Birtukan Mideksa%u2019s nomination for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Birtukan is an unsung heroine that needs the attention and unreserved support of people like you in her struggle for freedom, human rights and justice in Ethiopia.
Young lawyer and former judge Birtukan is a single mum and leader of the Unity for Democracy and Justice, who was jailed twice in the last five years for standing against the criminal repressions being committed by the forces of injustice led by Meles Zenawi.
After her last incarceration, she languished for 646 days in Kality jail, where she was subjected to untold brutality and solitary confinement. She was also denied visitation rights, access to a lawyer and proper medical care.
The United States Department of State, on March 11, 2010, reported that "there were credible reports that Birtukan's mental health deteriorated significantly during the year."
Before beeing released on October 6th, Ms Mideksa had already been recognized to be a prisoner of conscience by the European Parliament, the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the US State Department among others.
Your support for Birtukan%u2019s nomination will undoubtedly add momentum to the struggle of the Ethiopian people for dignity, human rights, justice and democracy in Ethipia but could also draw attention to the thousands of political prisoners languishing in harsh jails across the world.
Dear Honorable MEPs,
In anticipation of your kind support, we appreciate your kindness to add your voice in recognition of the struggle of Birtukan Mideksa and the entire oppressed people of Ethiopia and worldwide.
Yours sincerely,
Yonatan Ameneze and Gloria Mika
__________________________________________________________________
- Yonatan Amezene, Online Campaign Manager. http://www.freebirtukan.org.
- Gloria Mika, Model, Activist, Founder of the "Guardian Angels of Gabon"
http://www.lesangesgardiensdugabon.org
And of "WHERE IS MY VOTE? GABON" Campaign on Facebook against the electoral coup in Gabon during the last presidential election on 30th Aug.2009.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Paris-France/WHERE-IS-MY-VOTE-GABON/173950810287
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