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Free Ekpar: Commemorating Five Years of Unjust Detention

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07 Apr, 2021

Free Ekpar: Commemorating Five Years of Unjust Detention

Join Rayhan Asat (Harvard Law School ‘16) in commemorating the fifth anniversary of her brother Ekpar’s unjust imprisonment by the Chinese government. Speakers include Sophie Richardson (Human Rights Watch), Thor Halvorssen (President of the Human Rights Foundation), Irwin Cotler (Raoul Wallenberg Center), and Professor Gregory Niemeyer, (University Of California, Berkeley). Burst the Bubble UK, a Youth advocacy organization, and LyLena Estabine (Harvard College) will be presenting live special tributes. Additionally, Senator Chris Coons and former Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow will also deliver pre-recorded messages. We hope that you will join us in calling for Ekpar’s release and shedding light on the Uyghur genocide.

Ekpar Asat attended a BCNM event on free speech and the media in 2016. Shortly afterwards, Ekpar was imprisoned.

More information on the event, presented by Harvard University, can be found here.

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