Wallenberg Advocacy Group

Law students united in common cause with @IrwinCotler’s @TheRWCHR. Advocating for unjustly imprisoned #HumanRightsDefenders.

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

We are proud to announce our publication of a White Paper identifying the violations of international law, as well as Chinese constitutional and criminal law, perpetrated by the PRC in persecuting Huseyin Celil. See here & join us in the pursuit of justice
https://t.co/OE2pakQYoC

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Merci à @Alduceppe, député du @BlocQuebecois, qui se joint à notre lutte pour libérer Huseyin Celil, un défenseur ouïghour des droits de la personne emprisonné depuis 16 ans en Chine. Nous sommes ravis de travailler avec lui afin de protéger les droits de la personne.

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

We are pleased to welcome @HMcPhersonMP of the @NDP, who joins our fight to release imprisoned Uyghur human rights advocate Huseyin Celil! After over 16 years of imprisonment, it is inspiring to see Canadians take a firm stance against this injustice.

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

We would like to welcome and thank @GarnettGenuis of the @CPC_HQ who joins our fight to free Huseyin Celil! We appreciate his support and look forward to advocating in common cause for the promotion of human rights.

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

We would like to thank the Hon. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith @beynate of the @liberal_party, who has joined our fight for Huseyin Celil’s release. Together, we represent the many Canadians who are coming together to demand justice for wrongfully-imprisoned human rights defenders!

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

The Chinese government has forced Huseyin Celil into arbitrary detention for the past 16 years. In this Op-Ed, senior advocates @AliyaBehar and @NicolasKamran demand that Canada use all the tools at its disposal to secure his immediate release.
https://t.co/xcuwKwktxq

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Huseyin Celil must be released immediately.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

China urged to release ‘wrongfully’ jailed Canadian on 16th anniversary of his arrest https://t.co/S3PvgFlc6N

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Today marks 16 years since Huseyin Celil's enforced disappearance at the hands of the Chinese government. In this open letter, former Canadian ambassadors and Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs are joining us in demanding his immediate release!

https://t.co/abWV0yF7t5

[Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights @TheRWCHR]

Today marks 16 years since Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil was arrested for advocating for the Uyghur community- emblematic of the horrors facing the Uyghurs as a group, including genocide. No one has received word on his health or location in 6 years. #RecognizeCelil #FreeUyghurs

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Today marks 16 years since Huseyin Celil's enforced disappearance at the hands of the Chinese government. In this open letter, former Canadian ambassadors and Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs are joining us in demanding his immediate release! https://t.co/abWV0yF7t5

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Six former Canadian ministers called for Dr #WangBingzhang's immediate release from China's Shaoguan Prison last year in an open letter we published. Join us and them in justice for Dr Wang! https://t.co/TBeRg2ussy

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

19 years ago today, Dr #WangBingzhang was sentenced to life in solitary confinement following a half-day sham trial. His only "crime"? Defending democracy. Join us in calling for his immediate release!

[Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights @TheRWCHR]

1/2 19 years ago, Dr. #WangBingzhang, founder of the overseas Chinese democracy movement, was sentenced to life in solitary confinement after a half-day sham trial. Dr. Wang's conviction and sentence are in violation of Chinese and international law and must be quashed.

[Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights @TheRWCHR]

Join the @WallenbergGroup at @LawMcGill today at 12:00 PM as they discuss the importance of defending political prisoners, with professor @IrwinCotler, Ayelet Ami & @timeswang, the son of imprisoned political prisoner Dr. Wang Bingzhang.

Register here: https://t.co/jFpdZB0Onb

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Zoom link: https://t.co/e1SZMRUq5m

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Join us tomorrow at 12pm to hear about why and how we do the work we do in the pursuit with @TheRWCHR's @IrwinCotler, @timeswang and Ayelet Ami!

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

To register and attend the event, click here: https://t.co/LEylNg7lZz

[Wallenberg Advocacy Group @WallenbergGroup]

Join us to discuss the importance of defending political prisoners with @IrwinCotler and @timeswang on Feb 26th!

[Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights @TheRWCHR]

Today, Dr. Wang Bingzhang turns 73 in solitary confinement, where he has languished 18 years for dedicating his life to democracy, human rights & the rule of law in China. Today, we celebrate his monumental accomplishments and lament what could have been. https://t.co/IYqi94i7x5

[Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights @TheRWCHR]

Anastasia Shevchenko, Coordinator for Open Russia- a movement promoting democratic values & human rights in Russia- & first to be prosecuted under Putin’s Undesirable Law faces 6 years in prison for protecting fundamental rights of fellow Russians. #FreeNastya #EmpowerNotImprison