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CHELSEA MANNING Giornata Internazionale della Vittoria 17 Maggio 2017 DIFENDIAMO TUTTI I WHISTLEBLOWERS |
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Chelsea Manning finalmente libera! Nella Giornata Internazionale Contro Omofobia, Transfobia e Bifobia, dopo sette anni Chelsea uscirà di prigione. La sua sentenza a 35 anni è stata commutata da Obama. Una vittoria per Chelsea, naturalmente, ma anche per tutti quelli di noi in molti paesi che l’hanno appoggiata e hanno tratto vantaggio dal suo coraggio - i movimenti internazionali delle donne, lgbtq+, i movimenti contro la guerra e il razzismo, i movimenti dei whistleblower, i veterani delle guerre, i refusenik, e tutti quelli che sono per la giustizia.
Il 17 Maggio festeggiamo la libertà di Chelsea in molte città:
· · ► VI INVITIAMO A ORGANIZZARE UN EVENTO, piccolo o grande non importa: una protesta, un presidio, una festa. Mandateci notizie e foto del vostro evento e noi le pubblicizzeremo. ► In febbraio Chelsea ha scritto un articolo straordinario ringraziando i suoi compagni di prigione. · ► Per cui mandatele un twit (@xychelsea), mandatele una cartolina o una foto per darle forza in questi ultimi giorni di prigionia. Dobbiamo continuare a vigilare contro ogni ulteriore persecuzione. · ► Mandatele soldi presso il Welcome Home Fund per aiutarla a rifarsi una vita quando torna a casa.
· ► Leggete il comunicato stampa (in inglese sotto) di Chelsea e della sua équipe legale. |
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Difendiamo tutti i whistleblowers Questa è anche un’occasione per difendere le migliaia di whistleblower che vengono perseguitati in ogni istituzione. Wikileaks che ha pubblicato quello che Chelsea aveva scoperto, si trova anche di più in pericolo dopo che l’US attorney general ha annunciato che l’arresto di Julian Assange, fondatore di Wikileaks è una “priorità”, in un momento in cui Trump ha “legalizzato* la tortura.* |
Protesta a Londra organizzata da Compassion in Care & The Whistler, 22 Marzo 2017 per la Edna’s law per proteggere i whistleblower. Un’altra azione è progettata in giugno. |
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* Secondo Jean Ziegler del Consultative Committee of the UN Human Rights Council, Tiump ha ratificato l’ordine esecutivo di Bush del 2002 contro “terroristi sospetti” video (at1h 5m). .. |
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For Immediate Release: May 9, 2017 Chelsea Manning’s Legal Team on Manning’s Upcoming Release from Military Prison Next week, Chelsea Manning will be released from U.S. military prison after serving a seven-year sentence for disclosing classified information that raised public awareness regarding the impact of war on innocent civilians. Manning, a transgender woman, was serving an unprecedented 35-year sentence for whistleblowing and was forced to serve her sentence in an all-male prison. She received a commutation from President Obama in one of his final acts in office in January after an outpouring of support for Manning from the public over her mistreatment in prison. The commutation followed a November
2016 request from Chelsea
Manning’s appellate legal team, Nancy Hollander and Vincent Ward of Freedman
Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward, PA, to the U.S. Army, the Office of
the Pardon Attorney, and the President’s Counsel, requesting the commutation
of Ms. Manning’s 35 year court-martial sentence to time served and “a first
chance to live a real, meaningful life.” The ACLU filed friend-of-court briefs in support of the appeal of Manning’s conviction and represents Manning in a lawsuit against the Department of Defense that was first filed in 2014 over the department’s refusal to treat Manning’s well-documented gender dysphoria. In December of 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union and
over a dozen LGBT groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging the
commutation of Chelsea Manning’s sentence. More
than 115,000 people
signed a petition on the White House’s “We the People” platform, asking
President Obama to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence to time served. Chelsea Manning released the following statement: “For the first time, I can see a future for myself as Chelsea. I can imagine surviving and living as the person who I am and can finally be in the outside world. Freedom used to be something that I dreamed of but never allowed myself to fully imagine. Now, freedom is something that I will again experience with friends and loved ones after nearly seven years of bars and cement, of periods of solitary confinement, and of my health care and autonomy restricted, including through routinely forced haircuts. I am forever grateful to the people who kept me alive, President Obama, my legal team and countless supporters. “I watched the world change from inside prison walls and through the letters that I have received from veterans, trans young people, parents, politicians and artists. My spirits were lifted in dark times, reading of their support, sharing in their triumphs, and helping them through challenges of their own. I hope to take the lessons that I have learned, the love that I have been given, and the hope that I have to work toward making life better for others.” Nancy Hollander and Vincent Ward, Manning’s clemency and appellate lawyers, said in a joint statement: “Chelsea has already served the longest sentence of any whistleblower in the history of this country. It has been far too long, too severe, too draconian. President Obama’s act of commutation was the first time the military took care of this soldier who risked so much to disclose information that served the public interest. We are delighted that Chelsea can finally begin to enjoy the freedom she deserves. And we thank the many, many people and organizations who have supported her and continue to support her as we fight in her appeal to clear her name.” Said Chase Strangio, the American Civil Liberties Union: “Like far too many people in prison, particularly transgender women, Chelsea Manning has had to survive unthinkable violence throughout the seven years of her incarceration. Finally, she will be leaving prison and building a life beyond the physical walls of the many sites of her detention. It is a remarkable gift to the world that Chelsea will be able to grow and fight alongside us for justice. “The transition out of these horrific institutions will not be easy, and part of what we hope is that Chelsea will find the space, love, and support to heal and build a life of her choosing. Her fight to be herself, to access the medical care that she needed, and to gain her freedom have transformed law and society for the better. The urgency of those fights for so many in our communities will continue, and Chelsea’s past and future work will no doubt be a critical force in moving towards a more just society for everyone.” Chelsea Manning will not be taking interviews at this time. Members of Chelsea Manning’s legal team will be available for interviews between May 9 and May 15. The legal team will provide updates following her release, but will not be responding to inquiries directly during the week of the 15th. Seguire @nancyhollander_, @chasestrangio e @ACLU per aggiornamenti Per contattare Chelsea: Tweet @xychelsea Per posta: dettagli qui. |
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