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Voici qch d'horrible..un jeune touriste qui mosit en prison
         en France -- 18 ans sans la possibilite de faire appel

         ...et pourquoi?

Version francaise

Les details sur l'epreuve de Barry, touriste africain-americain, 
     se trouvent aux sites:

     http://x13.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=338585794
     http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE

Tout d'abord, on doit lire la Lettre Ouverte 
      ecrite au President de la Republique.
     
Merci beaucoup.  Merci d'avance !

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 Barry, an African American tourist / prisoner of conscience;
         In July, he will pass his 6th consecutive birthday, in 
         isolation, behind French bars.  Help the effort to keep him 
         alive; send him a card, note or message of encouragement, to
         bolster his morale, and lend support for his Human Rights

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A M N E S T Y   &   J U S T I C E 
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..Letters with Wings   ///\_[_/\\\




Reaching out to a prisoner of conscience
      & Human Rights victim


Issues:

*   Vienna Convention, Non-Respect/Consular Accords
*   Inquisitorial versus Adversarial Justice Systems
*   Guilt by Association & Absence of Presumption of
      Innocence
*   Excess of the state
*   Underlying racism & xenophobia


FRANCE: 

          Worsening Human Rights climate for foreigners:
          Arabs, W. Indians, Africans..even Americans

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BARRY:  the plight of a Black American in Paris


This young American tourist, turned Human Rights victim, was 
   given a virtual "death sentence" in France

   - wrongfully arrested
   - held 20 months without trial, bail or opportunity to defend himself
   - finally sentenced to 18 years without right to appeal in the
          normal sense -- case handled by the Cour d'Assises Speciale
   -  all petitions to reconsider verdict & sentence have been rejected,
          including the pourvoi en cassation and demande de grace


ANOTHER BIRTHDAY TO BE PASSED IN ISOLATION

Captain of an intramural soccer team...winner of 
5K and 10K contests, well-rounded athlete known
also for his voracious appetite for reading...

In July, Barry will pass his 6th consecutive birthday behind 
French prison bars, confined to a 6X12-ft cell.

At 6'4" (1m95), he has seen his weight drop to 139 lbs (63 kilos)
due to malnutrition in the French prison -- where suicides 
are out of control, propelled by deplorable conditions.

Please help.  We are encouraging concerned persons in the
international community to send him cards, notes and messages 
of goodwill (in support of his basic Human Rights), to help 
bolster his morale.  

And, please send the President de la Republique a strong
message letting him know that an 18 year sentence for this
tourist is shameful and intolerable (address at Justice site).


Help make a difference for someone for the price of
a stamp, or with a simple E-mail message.

WE WILL AIRMAIL YOUR MESSAGE TO BARRY (of any length)

Write/post/send a personal msg to Barry, at:

       http://www.poboxes.com/JUSTICE

Or, E-mail your message to both:

       FreeBarry1@aol.com
       BarrySupport@starmail.com

We will print out your message and AirMail it to him
at his prison address in France (optional: include
your street address in case he is able to reply; he
does not have access to E-mail).

Find at the aol site Barry's direct mailing address.

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Please help save a life; please help make a difference.


Background / Updates:

  http://www.comports.com/JUSTICE  <= his prison letters, archived
  http://members.aol.com/FreeBarry1/index.html
  http://www.poboxes.com/droits [articles from French press]

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Appeal for Donations for Barry:  if able to help, please
E-mail a msg to FreeBarry1@aol.com to receive the address
where contributions may be sent.  Thank you in advance.

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