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Hassiba Belbachir Campaign
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What is the Belbachir campaign?
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On March 17, 2005, Hassiba Belbachir, a 27 year old Algerian citizen, died under suspicious circumstances while in US federal custody at the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility in Illinois. Although prison authorities concluded her death was a result of suicide, her family has asked the US government for a federal investigation into the cause of her death. The Council is strongly concerned by reports of abuse directed against women, immigrants, Muslims and other racial and religious minorities detained in US prisons and we are standing by the Belbachir family. The Council urges the US government to honor the Belbachir family's request for an investigation into the cause of Hassiba's death.
The Council is currently working with prison abuse advocacy groups and the immigrant and human rights community to develop strategies to ensure the protection of the rights of all prisoners, regardless of race, religion, gender or legal status, while they are in federal custody.
Click here to volunteer for the Belbachir campaign. Make sure to choose the Belbachir box on the Volunteer Page.
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