Alert # 37: Urge Your Local Bar Association to Take Action

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Urge Your Local Bar Association to Take Action
The movement for the restoration of judiciary in Pakistan is gaining moment. The pressure to reinstate the original judicial system is building up as more bar associations around the world are demonstrating support for the legal community in Pakistan.

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November 21, 2007 | Alert #37

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Urge Your Local Bar Association to Take Action

The movement for the restoration of judiciary in Pakistan is gaining moment. The pressure to reinstate the original judicial system is building up as more bar associations around the world are demonstrating support for the legal community in Pakistan.

On November 14, 2007, the American Bar Association organized a 700 Lawyers' March Supporting Rule of Law in Pakistan in Washington, D.C.

On November 19, 2007, the Chicago Bar Association, along with the Pakistani American Bar Association of North America, the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, and the Asian American Bar Association of Chicago held a powerful rally in Chicago to show support for an independent judiciary in Pakistan.

Action Requested

Contact your local Bar Associations and request them to:

send letters of support and sympathy to the lawyers and judges in Pakistan through Pakistan Bar Council on their organization’s letterhead
demand General Musharraf to immediately release all the lawyers and judges currently held in custody and jails and call for the reinstatement of judiciary
urge President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to pressurize the Pakistani government to restore the independent judiciary. So far they have been silent on this issue, which is crucial to guarantee fair elections.

Talking Points

o- Independence of judiciary is the fundamental element of any state. Without it, elections may not be considered legitimate by Pakistanis and the world which will cause the political crises to deepen.

Contact Info

**White House:
Mailing Address: President George W. Bush, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
Phone : (202) 456-1111 - Fax: (202) 456-2461
Email Mr. Bush: president@whitehouse.gov

**US Department of State:
Mailing Address: Dr. Condoleezza Rice (Secretary of State), U .S. Department of State, 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520
Phone: (202) 647-5291

**Bar Associations in the U.S. (State and Local):
http://www.hg.org/bar-associations-usa.html

**Bar Associations in Canada:
http://www.hg.org/bar-associations-canada.html

**Pakistan Bar Council:
Email: Info@pakbarcouncil.org - This is the organization that is leading the historic struggle for justice in Pakistan.

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