Support Pakistani Lawyers

As lawyers in Pakistan demand a return to constitutional rule, lawyers around the world offer support. The American Bar Association (ABA) has issued a statement of support, and the National Lawyers Guild's Minnesota members held a rally in Minneapolis to demand a return to the rule of law. If you are a US lawyer, please consider joining the ABA or NLG or other professional organizations dedicated to the rule of law.

An action each day by US lawyers until constitutional law is restored:
Mondays:
Send letters to newspapers asking them to continue to publish stories covering the detained lawyers in Pakistan. You may mark such requests "Not for Publication" so the editor knows it is a request of the paper and not just an address to the readers. In the U.S., it is especially important to request this of our paper of record, the New York Times.
Contact: PUBLIC EDITOR
To reach Clark Hoyt, who represents the readers, e-mail public@nytimes.com or call (212) 556-7652.

Tuesdays:
Amnesty International urges US constituents to contact President Bush and elected representatives to urge them to ensure that no U.S. funds are used against the demonstrators in Pakistan. With over $10 billion in aid to the Pakistani military since 2001, that may be difficult to monitor, but difficult is not impossible, and a message must be sent.

See http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=ENGUSA20071105001#

Wednesdays:
Address Pakistan's government with your concerns:
http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/Asma

Thursdays:
Ask your bar associations to issue statements or otherwise support Pakistani lawyers seeking the return to constitutional government.

Fridays:
Write a letter to the editor of your local papers supporting the Pakistani lawyers and demonstrators.