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FREE CHAKIB EL-KHAYARI

by ACTION APPEALS

Since February 17, 2009 Chakib El Khayari, president of the Human Rights Association of the Rif region in Morocco has been serving a 3 years prison term for ‘offending the Moroccan state’.

In 2008, Chakib initiated a successfull debate on the legalisation of hemp for industrial and medicinal purposes in Morocco

Chakib El Khayari is known throughout the world for his defense of the cultural rights of the Amazigh people and the African migrants who travel through the region on a daily basis, on their way to Europe. He is also known for his declarations to the press in which he has denounced the active collaboration of Moroccan police and army in the illegal trafficking of hashish to Europe

See also Amnesty International’s latest call for Chakibs release

In 2010 Chakib received the Integrity Award from Transparency Maroc, for his contribution to the fight against corruption in Morocco.

On the second anniversary of his detention, we ask you to help putting pressure on the Moroccan authorities so that Chakib El Khayari is released as soon as possible.

Thanks for signing and sending this open letter to

His Majesty Mohamed VI, King of Morocco

Royal palace

Rabat, Morocco

With a copy to the Moroccan embassy in your country

And to your Member of European Parliament (see below for a list of members of the EP – delegation with the Maghreb)

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LETTER TO POLISH PARLIAMENT

by ACTION APPEALS

If you wish to support our letter to the Polish parliament, please send an email to:

drugusepreventiveact@politykanarkotykowa.com

That contains the following information:

1. name

2. surname

3. contact email

4. organization

5. country

Please include “Letter to the Polish Parliament” in the subject line.

Your signatures will be added to the letter (in Polish) which will be officially
presented to the Marshall’s office on 31 January 2011.

The Steering Committee of the Polish Drug Policy Network

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Sign the Petition to Save Evidence-based Drug Policy in Hungary

by ACTION APPEALS

Dear friends

Action appeal from HCLU

Dear activists! Dear service providers! Dear researchers and decision makers!

Your Hungarian peers need your help – we should direct international attention to our problems in order to put pressure on the Hungarian government to listen to us and return to the values of a balanced, evidence-based drug policy.

All services providers, professionals and activists can join the petition of the Hungarian NGO networks by sending us the following information:

1) Your name

2) Your title/position

3) The name of your organization/institute

4) Your country of residence

Our email is tasz@tasz.hu, please put “Petition” in the subject!

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URGENT CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH BERNARD RAPPAZ, SWISS HEMP PIONEER

by ACTION APPEALS

On 26 August 2010 Bernard Rappaz, the Valaisan hemp grower sentenced to a five year jail term, started his third hunger strike in 5 months. He called off the earlier strike on 20 July protest after being allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest pending a federal supreme court ruling on the affair. This ruling has confirmed the sentence and Rappaz has gone back to strike.

Source: Support Rappaz

SEE THE INTERVIEW WITH BERNARD RAPPAZ