Mairead Maguire Appeals For The Immediate Release Of Mr Kareem Khan

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Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, today appealed to Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, and the Pakistani Government, to do everything possible to secure the immediate release of Mr. Kareem Khan. Mr. Khan, a drone victim, was detained by unknown elements of the Pakistani police on 5th February, 2014, at his home in Rawalpindi, by 12 - 20 men in police uniforms and plain clothes, and has not been seen since. His wife, young children and neighbour witnessed his detention. They have been unable to locate him since. Mr. Khan was due to travel to Europe, where he was to speak with European Parliamentarians about his personal experience with drone strikes and the impact such strikes are having on his country. Mr. Khan was involved in legal proceedings against…
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Photos from The ‘Women Lead to Peace Summit for Syria’ – In Montreux, Switzerland. 20-22nd January, 2014.

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[caption id="attachment_476" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mairead Maguire & Ann Patterson at 'Women Lead To Peace Summit 2014'[/caption][caption id="attachment_478" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mairead Maguire speaking at'Women Lead To Peace'[/caption][caption id="attachment_482" align="aligning" width="300"] A few of the delegation at"Women Lead to Peace Summit in Montreux Switzerland 20-22nd Jan 2014[/caption] [caption id="attachment_480" align="alignnone" width="300"] Ann Patterson from The Peace People speaking at'Women Lead To Peace Summit'[/caption]
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Peace people members, Mairead Maguire and Ann Patterson, attended The ‘Women Lead To Peace Summit’ in Monteaux, Switzerland.

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Women Lead to Peace Summit for Syria – Monteaux, Switzerland. 20-22nd January, 2014. Mairead Maguire’s remarks at peace summit on Tuesday 2lst January, 2014. Dear friends, The people of Syria are crying out for peace and they have a right to peace, and all other rights. As the human family we have developed many individual and collective rights. As a pre-requisite for many of these rights, is the right to peace. In article 28 of the UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human rights) it states ‘everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this declaration can be fully realized.’ They also have the right not to be tortured, or killed or brutalized and made refugees from their own homes and country.…
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Mairead Maguire Nominates Mother Agnes Mariam and Mussalaha Peace and Reconciliation movement, Syria, for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINATION 2014 – MOTHER AGNES MARIAM AND MUSSALAHA Mother Agnes Mariam of the Cross (civil name Fadia Laham) and the Mussalaha Reconciliation Initiative in Syria, has been nominated by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. In her letter to Nobel Institute, Mairead Maguire said: ‘At a time when the world so desperately needs to see a peaceful way forward to end the bloodshed and Conflict in Syria the Mussalaha initiative stands out as a beacon of hope showing us a better way forward, one which comes from within Syrian Society and expresses the spontaneous desire of the majority of Syrians for a peaceful path, a way forward that departs from violence and embraces a future where differences are resolved in an atmosphere…
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