CAIR Action: Challenge 'Torture' of Muslim Facing Trial in NY
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(NEW YORK, NY, 4/21/10) - CAIR-NY is calling on the New York Muslim community and all people of conscience to stand in support of the rule of law by bringing attention to the civil right violations in the case of Syed "Fahad" Hashmi.
Hashmi is an American citizen who has been held in pre- trial solitary confinement for three years and is currently being detained in a Manhattan detention center under conditions that human rights advocates say are tantamount to torture.
He is scheduled to go to trial April 28.
WHAT: Trial of Syed "Fahad" Hashmi, U.S. District Court – Southern District of New York
WHERE: U.S. District Court, 500 Pearl St, New York, NY 10007; in front of Judge Loretta Preska
WHEN: Wednesday, April 28th, at 9 a.m. (The trial is anticipated to last 2-3 weeks.)
CONTACT: CAIR-NY Civil Rights Director Aliya Latif, 212-870-2002, 732-429-4268, E-Mail: alatif@cair.com; CAIR-NY Community Affairs Director Faiza N. Ali, 212-870-2002, 718-724-3041, E-Mail: fali@cair.com
SEE: Not Just Guantanamo: US Torturing Muslim Pre-Trial Detainee in NYC
Manhattan vigil for Muslim held prisoner for three years
Immediate ACTION REQUESTED: (Please post, copy and distribute widely)
1. Contact the US Attorney General to express concerns over the civil rights violations in Hashmi's case.
Click here to send a letter right now to Attorney General Eric Holder. A sample letter is provided for you or you can edit the text to add a personal message
2. Join the 500 @ 500 Pearl Street grassroots effort on at least one day and keep the courtroom full during Hashmi's trial. For more information about his case, visit http://www.freefahad.com/
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