By the People’s Commission Network MONTREAL, 1 December 2011 – Late yesterday afternoon, the United Nation’s 1267 Committee went public with its decision to delist Abousfian Abdelrazik from its blacklist. “It is difficult to say just how happy I am…
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Canadian delegation takes Abdelrazik case to the UN
By Project Fly-Home On June 16th, 2011, a seven-person delegation, acting in solidarity with Abousfian Abdelrazik, met with a representative of the German Mission to the United Nations (Germany currently chairs the 1267-Committee) and representatives of the 1267 Monitoring Team.…
Quebec refuses child assistance to Abdelrazik
31 May 2011, Montreal — Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Montreal man whose story of torture and exile became a major scandal for the Canadian government in 2009, was refused child assistance benefits earlier this month. A letter from Québec’s Régie des…
Project Fly-Home steps up its campaign against the UN No-Fly List
The UN’s “no-fly list,” also known as the “1267 List” was created in 1999, under the authority of UN Security Council 1267 to sanction people suspected of having links to terrorism. Suspicion is enough; no criminal convictions are required. Those…
Sanctions busting telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Location: where you live Time: between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT Call toll free 1 877 737 4070 Tune in to live-broadcast on Rabble TV Project Fly Home is organizing the first ever “Sanctions-busting…
Delist NOW! Six-Month Campaign to Free Abousfian Abdelrazik from the Prison Without Walls
By Project Fly Home, March 23, 2010 This is the March Call to Action in Project Fly Home’s six-month campaign leading up to the first anniversary of Abdelrazik’s return to Canada. Video and audio from February events are included below.…
Justice for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Project Fly Home has launched a campaign on behalf of Abousfian Abdelrazik, the Sudanese-Canadian man who was wrongly imprisoned and tortured in Sudan in 2003 and prevented by the Canadian government from returning to Canada until last year. Documents obtained…
Free Abousfian Abdelrazik from the Prison Without Walls
Abousfian Abdelrazik meets the press in Montreal on his return to Canada on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo: Tatiana Gomez Delist Now!: Six-Month Campaign to Free Abousfian Abdelrazik from the Prison Without Walls By Project Fly Home, Feb. 5, 2010…
Abousfian Abdelrazik to speak in Winnipeg
Abousfian Abdelrazik meets the press in Montreal on his return to Canada on Saturday, June 27, 2009. Photo: Tatiana Gomez Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009 Time: 5 p.m. Location: Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton St. (Bus route 15 to door)…
Abousfian Abdelrazik
Abousfian Abdelrazik is a victim of the post-9/11 madness that is corroding human rights in Canada. His case is yet one more reminder that our federal government is determined to continue to violate cherished rights and freedoms. His story is…