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Free Ekpar: Five Years of Unjust Detention

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Join Professor Greg Niemeyer in calling for Ekpar Asat’s release and shedding light on the Uyghur genocide.

Rayhan Asat (Harvard Law School ‘16) commemorates 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, Harvard), Irwin Cotler (Raoul Wallenberg Center, Harvard), 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.

Note event starts at 9am Pacific Time.