Ex-US congress member calls for Dr Afia Siddiqui's repatriation
Campaigners call for Dr Afia to be repatriated as part of a prisoner exchange.
ISLAMABAD:
Former US Congress member Cynthia McKinney on Wednesday supported repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
"I am here for Dr Afia Siddiqui. When I first learned of her situation, I decided to do all that I could do to reverse the injustice to this poor innocent woman," McKinney said while addressing a press conference here.
Mckinney, who is on a week long visit to Pakistan as part of her "Give US our daughter back" campaign for repatriation of Dr Afia to Pakistan. She revealed that internationally, many people had signed a petition calling for her release.
International Action Centre principal leader Sara Flounders said that having attended the trial of Dr Afia, her case was an international human rights issue. "The purpose of our visit is to seek justice and family repatriation of Dr Afia."
Flounders said no one can deny the pressure of people's power and the mass rallies and slogan for freedom of Dr Afia She added that they advocate the view that like prisoners exchange policy with other countries, Dr Afia should also be repatriated in a similar exchange.
The IAC official claimed since Dr Afia's sentence was a political sentence and her rendition illegal, the solution to this too was political and diplomatic.
Dr Afia’s sister Dr Fauzia Siddiqui said that there can be no better way to win the hearts of people than to secure the release of Dr Afia.
Former US Congress member Cynthia McKinney on Wednesday supported repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
"I am here for Dr Afia Siddiqui. When I first learned of her situation, I decided to do all that I could do to reverse the injustice to this poor innocent woman," McKinney said while addressing a press conference here.
Mckinney, who is on a week long visit to Pakistan as part of her "Give US our daughter back" campaign for repatriation of Dr Afia to Pakistan. She revealed that internationally, many people had signed a petition calling for her release.
International Action Centre principal leader Sara Flounders said that having attended the trial of Dr Afia, her case was an international human rights issue. "The purpose of our visit is to seek justice and family repatriation of Dr Afia."
Flounders said no one can deny the pressure of people's power and the mass rallies and slogan for freedom of Dr Afia She added that they advocate the view that like prisoners exchange policy with other countries, Dr Afia should also be repatriated in a similar exchange.
The IAC official claimed since Dr Afia's sentence was a political sentence and her rendition illegal, the solution to this too was political and diplomatic.
Dr Afia’s sister Dr Fauzia Siddiqui said that there can be no better way to win the hearts of people than to secure the release of Dr Afia.