[Ppnews] Leonard Peltier - Universal Periodic Review

[Political Prisoner News]

Universal Periodic Review

contact at whoisleonardpeltier.info

There have been a lot of recent activities on 
Leonard’s behalf. For example, in front of even 
the lead banner at the major anti-war protest in 
San Francisco this week, strode a contingent of 
Native Americans and their supporters calling for 
freedom for Leonard Peltier. Awesome!

Last week, four persons attending the U.S. State 
Department “listening” session in Albuquerque 
spoke up on Leonard’s behalf. More mention was 
made at the second Albuquerque session the next 
day. Other supporters will speak on Leonard’s 
behalf today and tomorrow at the Berkeley and San 
Francisco “listening" sessions, respectively. We can’t thank you enough.

For your information, the remaining sessions (as of this writing) include:

-- Detroit/Dearborn, MI, on April 7, 2010, at 
Wayne State Law School (Host organizations: 
NAACP, American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee)
-- Chicago, IL, on April 13-14, 2010, at John 
Marshall Law School (Host Organizations: Housing 
Action Illinois, John Marshall Law School)
-- Birmingham, AL, Date TBD (week of April 19) at 
Miles College (Host Organizations: Greater 
Birmingham Ministries, Alabama ARISE)
-- NEW! Washington, DC, on April 22-23, 2010, 
Location TBD, (Host organization: Federalist Society).

If you are unable to attend a session, you’re 
encouraged to send a message directly to the U.S. 
Department of State. Those interested in 
providing their views, comments, proposals and 
recommendations regarding the human rights 
violations related to the Peltier case can send 
an <mailto:upr_info at state.gov>e-mail (upr_info at state.gov).

With YOUR support, we’ll build a strong case to 
put before the Office of the High Commissioner 
for Human Rights at the UN. So, again, thank you 
for all you do on Leonard’s behalf.

In solidarity and as appropriate, the LP-DOC will 
become a signatory to cluster reports currently 
under development. These reports are being 
developed by a coalition of human rights 
organizations and each report addresses a 
specific area of concern. The LP-DOC has already 
submitted material for the cluster report on 
political prisoners and will submit its own 
report directly to the United Nations next month. 
We plan also to participate in the UN session in 
Geneva later this year which will conclude the 
review of the United States government’s record 
in meeting its human rights obligations.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2010


Contact:

Morning Star Gali, International Indian Treaty Council
morningstar at treatycouncil.org
415.641.4482

(Berkeley Session)
Allison Davenport
davenport.allison at gmail.com
510.418.0608


State Department to hold listening sessions on US 
Compliance with International Human Rights 
Obligations in Berkeley and San Francisco March 25th and 26th.

UPR community training on Wednesday, March 24th 
6-8 p.m, Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission 
Street, San Francisco CA 94110, 3rd floor Art Studio


San Francisco – As part of a process conducted by 
the United Nations Human Rights Council to 
examine the United States’ compliance with its 
legally-binding human rights obligations, the 
U.S. Department of State will conduct two 
“listening sessions” or consultations with human 
rights and community groups from the San Francisco Bay Area.



The San Francisco and Berkeley consultations will 
focus on United States’ signed and ratified human 
rights treaties as well as the UN Charter and the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A wide 
cross section of Bay Area rights organizations 
will testify on the fulfillment of human rights 
protections that address racial discrimination; 
criminal justice; economic justice and equity, 
including state accountability, health and 
education; LGBT rights; disability rights and 
environmental justice and sustainability.

This November will be the United States’ first 
review under this Human Rights Council process. 
The “Universal Periodic Review” or “UPR” assesses 
the human rights compliance of every UN member 
state every four years and is intended to improve 
all UN Member States’ human rights compliance.

Representatives of the U.S. Department of State 
and other federal agencies will be in attendance 
to inform their report to the Universal Periodic 
Review (UPR). Prior to the listening sessions, a 
training will be held to inform the local community of the UPR process.

“The U.S. government is the main abuser of 
immigrants’ rights,” states Arnoldo Garcia of the 
the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee 
Rights. “Our communities will use the UPR to 
expose the U.S. and press for action to comply 
with the CERD by ending all forms of racial, 
ethnic, nationality and religious profiling.”

“This really is an historic event,” said Alberto 
Saldamando, General Counsel of the International 
Indian Treaty Council. “In the 36 years of work 
of the IITC at the international level, this is 
the first time the U.S. government has ever asked 
the victims for their opinion on how the US is 
doing to comply with its internationally legally 
binding human rights obligations.”

The meetings will be recorded, and a written 
report will be posted on the U.S. Department of 
State’s website. This summary may be used as part 
of the U.S. government’s submission to the Human 
Rights Council. Organizations are also welcome to 
submit a 5-page report directly to the UN before April 19th.

The government selected several cities in the US, 
including San Francisco and Berkeley, in which to 
conduct listening sessions or consultations. 
Consultations have been held in New Orleans, 
Washington, D.C., New York City, El Paso and 
Albuquerque, and others are planned for Detroit, Chicago and Birmingham.

The Berkeley consultation is on Thursday, March 
25 at the Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way, 
Berkeley, CA and will begin at 8:30 am and end at 
12:30 pm. The San Francisco consultation will be 
held at the University of San Francisco on 
Friday, March 26, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the 
Mclaren Conference Center, 2130 Fulton Street, 
San Francisco CA 94117. The UPR community 
training will be held on Wednesday, March 24th 
6-8 p.m, Mission Cultural Center 2868 Mission 
Street, San Francisco CA 94110, 3rd floor Art Studio.

For more information and to register for the 
upcoming sessions, visit 
<http://uprconsultationsf.eventbrite.com/>http://uprconsultationsf.eventbrite.com/.




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