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ALGERIANS FOR LEGALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ALGERIA
Breaking the Chains twice in a Century
PO BOX 172, Morrisville, NC 27560-0172
Phone/Fax (919) 781- 3443 or (732) 274-2861
Email: observer1@earthlink.net
Web: http://www.alhur.org/
April 4, 1998
PRESS RELEASE
Dear Sir or Madam:
We are a volunteer organization of Algerian academics and professionals
dedicated to the promotion of human rights in our country. We are inviting
three Algerian personalities to visit the United States on a tour between
April 18 and 28, 1998. These individuals are: Prof. Abdelhamid Brahimi,
former Prime Minister of Algeria and currently Director of the Center for
Maghreb Studies in London, Mr. Mohamed Laarbi Zitout, a former diplomat
and Mr. Mohamed Denidni a former newspaper editor.
We have planned a number of speaking engagements and media interviews as
well as some meetings with influential figures in academia and the human
rights community in the US. The primary objective of this tour is to
inform the US public opinion about the tragedy of our people and the
brutality of a conflict, which has lasted for more than six years. The
series of massacres that caused the death of thousands of people in the
most barbaric way has lead to an outcry from many international
organizations and many Algerians across the political spectrum. This
outcry was followed by repetitive calls for an international inquiry into
the circumstances of these massacres. We, at ALHUR are very pleased to see
the United Sates Government reiterating this call during the current
session of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva.
We hope the information tour we are planning will bring further support to
this call and help tear down the wall of silence surrounding Algeria and
pave the way for a peaceful solution to this bloody conflict. We would
appreciate very much any assistance we could receive in making this a
successful event. For more information, please contact us at the above
numbers or e-mail us at observer1@earthlink.net.
Algerians for Legality and Human Rights in Algeria (ALHUR)
PROGRAM
Date Place Activities
Sat. April 18 New Jersey Arrival Newark, NJ
Sun. April 19 NJ/ NCNJ Community Event in the Morning
Fly to N.C. Be in Raleigh before Maghrib
Community Event, Raleigh, NCM.E.
Mon. April 20 Raleigh, N.C. Meetings with Political figures (in the work)
Duke University Symposium on Algeria in the afternoon
Media interviews
Spent night in NC
Tue. April 21 New York, NY Fly to Newark
Lunch with Academic figures in New York
WBAI Radio (Need confirmation for 5 pm,
9 pm show is confirmed)
Columbia Univ. Evening (to be confirmed)
Spend night in NJ
Wed. April 22 Denver, CO Colorado Events (Need Details)
Spend night in CO
Thu. April 23 Columbus, OH Radio Session (12 noon)
Ohio State U. Evening: Forum on Algeria (need details)
Spend night in Columbus
Fri. April 24Chicago, IL University of Chicago (afternoon)
Community address (evening)
Media Interview
Sat. April 25 Chicago, IL Mainly a rest day
Guests to "Night of Recognition" for
Mohammed Ali
Spend night in Chicag
Sun. April 26 Newark, NJ Fly to Newark, NJ
Community Event in the Evening
Mon. April 27 Washington, DC Fly to Washington (morning)
TV appearance
Roundtable discussion
Tue. April 28 Washington, DC Press Conference
National Press Club Meetings
with political figures
Wed. April 29 Fly Back Home from Washington
Washington, DC: (Arab News Network/Dubai TV) Ramadan Ramadan
Washington, DC: Algerian Turmoil
Arrangements in the making for personalities: Interpreting Algeria/
or DePaul Univ. Chicago-wide Night of Recognition
Dr. Brahimi (speaker) Indiana, Bloomington/Indianapolis: Understanding
the Algerian Quagmire
Tour of Chicago