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Myanmar (Burma) (Perseus Strategies initiated a major rule of law project to advance law reform efforts in the country)

• Myanmar Rule of Law Needs Assessment, March 2013 (Co-Authored with DLA Piper LLP and Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights)
• Judicial, Constitutional Reforms Key to Change in Myanmar, TrustLaw, March 21, 2013
• Constitutional Reform Key, But Still Far Off, The Irrawaddy, March 8, 2013

Alan Gross (Cuba) - USAID sub-contractor sentenced to 15 years in prison for "actions against the independence [and] territorial integrity of the state" - selected updates below, but most recent information on campaign web site at the link from his name

• U.S. Senate Adopts Resolution Calling for Release of Alan Gross Alan Gross, Press Release, December 6, 2012
• 518 Rabbis From 36 States and 12 Countries Write to Raul Castro, November 11, 2012
• Opinion No. 69/2012, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, November 23, 2012
• Petition to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, November 11, 2012
• A Pawn in Cuba's Power Game, Washington Post (Editorial), October 16, 2012
• 44 U.S. Senators Send Letter to Raul Castro Urging Alan Gross's Release, September 24, 2012
• Response to Cuban Government's Claims on Alan Gross's Medical Condition, etc, September 13, 2012
• Judy Gross Expresses Concern About Husband's Deteriorating Health, September 11, 2012
• Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, August 7, 2012

Operation Sledgehammer Defendants (Turkey) - 323 current and former Turkish military officers convicted in an alleged plot coup based on fabricated evidence

• Dani Rodrik, Did Microsoft Steals Its Fonts From the Turkish Army?, October 3, 2012
• Dani Rodrik, Turkey's Miscarriage of Justice, Washington Post, September 21, 2012
• Emre Peker, Hundreds Convicted in Turkish Coup Trial, Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2012
• Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, September 12, 2012

Liu Xiaobo (China) - 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate sentenced to 11 years in prison for his writing

• All activities and most recent updates on Freedom Now campaign page -- most recent actions are here:
• A Growing Movement to Support Liu Xiaobo, Huffington Post, December 7, 2012
• Letter From 134 Nobel Laureates to Xi Jinping, December 4, 2012
• Free Liu Xiaobo, Huffington Post, October 8, 2012
• Nobel Prize and Human Rights, The Korea Times, October 13, 2011
• The West Must Not Forget Liu Xiaobo's Plight, The Times (London), August 1, 2011

Gao Zhisheng (China) - Disappeared, reappeared, tortured, and wrongly convicted Chinese human rights lawyer

• All activities and most recent updates on Freedom Now campaign page, including testimony before U.S. House of Representatives and Congressional Executive Commission on China; Washington Post feature story; and numerous opeds
• Harmful Effects: The Torture and Detention of Gao Zhisheng, South China Morning Post, January 26, 2012 (with Jerome A. Cohen)

North Korea (Jared Genser serves as pro bono counsel to International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea, a coalition of more than 40 non-governmental organizations petitioning the UN Human Rights Council to address the North Korean gulag system or kwan-li-so)

• For North Koreans in the Gulag, a Glimmer of Hope at the UN, Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2013
• North Korea Faces Pressure From UN on Human Rights, New York Times, March 10, 2013
• Seoul Supports UN Probe of North Korean Human Rights Abuses, Washington Post, March 5, 2013
• UN Experts Call for International Inquiry into North Korea Human Rights Abuses, Office of the the High Commissioner for Human Rights, February 27, 2013
• UN Inching Toward DPRK Human Rights Probe - US, Japan, EU, Canada Among Advocates, Korea Herald, February 26, 2013
• Report of Marzuki Darusman, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea (See paras. 14 & 29 for reference to our past work on the DPRK), February 1, 2013
• Press Release Urging UN Commission of Inquiry, ICNK, January 22, 2013
• Ignoring North Korea's Gulags: A UN Human Rights Council Inquiry is the First Step, Washington Post, January 21, 2013
• A New New Focus on North Korean Human Rights, Wall Street Journal (Editorial), January 17, 2013
• Pillay Urges More Attention to Human Rights Abuses in North Korea, Calls for International Inquiry, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, January 14, 2013
• Opinion No. 47/2012, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (On Gulag Victims), November 15, 2012
• Press Release of International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), ICNK Petition to UN Special Procedures, Perseus Petition to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for Gulag Victims, and News Coverage
• Investigate North Korea's Gulag, Wall Street Journal Asia, April 2, 2012 (with Kristen Abrams)
• Send Kim to Court, Wall Street Journal Asia, June 3, 2010

Other Recent Opeds

• The Action the U.S. Needs to Take in Syria, Boston Globe, August 24, 2012
• The Maldives: Small Country, Big Principle at Stake, Huffington Post, February 29, 2012 (with Ben Rogers)
• Two Legacies as Different as Good and Evil, New Zealand Herald, December 26, 2011
• Libya and the Responsibility to Protect, International Herald Tribune, March 1, 2011
• Now We Must All Stand With The Lady, The Times (London), November 15, 2010

Responsibility to Protect

• Stopping Genocide: The Responsibility to Protect, Huffington Post, January 20, 2012 (oped by Thor Halvorssen citing Genser/Cotler book)
• RtoP After Libya (Flyer), Global Centre on the Responsibility to Protect and Human Rights Foundation, Panel Discussion with Jared Genser, Ed Luck (UN Special Envoy on the Responsibility to Protect), Irwin Cotler MP (Former Minister of Justice of Canada), Professor Thomas G. Weiss (CUNY Graduate Center), and Javier El-Hage (General Counsel, Human Rights Foundation), New York, January 10, 2012
• International Responsibility After Libya (Uncorrected Transcript), Brookings Institution, Panel Discussion with Jared Genser, Ed Luck, Amb. Richard Williamson (Non-Resident Fellow), and Elizabeth Ferris (Co-Director, Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement), Washington, January 9, 2012
• The Responsibility to Protect (Uncorrected Transcript), Henry Jackson Society, Panel Discussion with Jared Genser, Stephen Crabb MP, Thor Halvorrsen (Founder, Human Rights Foundation), Mark Vlasic (Partner, Ward & Ward), and Serena Sharma (Oxford University), London (British Parliament), November 7, 2011

Past Perseus Strategies Cases

Jason Puracal (Nicaragua) - American wrongly convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison on sham charges in Nicaragua

• Interview on Today Show, NBC, September 18, 2012
• American Freed From Nicaraguan Prison: It's a Fight for Your Life, CNN, September 18, 2012
• Change.org Petition Exceeds 110,000 Signatures, September 2, 2012
• Jason Puracal Family Holds Vigil on One-Year Anniversary of Conviction, King5 News, August 29, 2012
• Exclusive: American Imprisoned in Nicaragua Says "I'm 100 Percent Innocent," CNN, June 14, 2012
• UN Group Urges Release of American in Nicaragua, Reuters, May 30, 2012; Copy of UNWGAD Opinion No. 10-2012.
• Effort to Free Tacoman in Nicaraguan Prison Gains Steam, Seattle Times, May 30, 2012
• 43 Members of Congress Write to President Ortega Urging Release of Jason Puracal and Improvement of Conditions, U.S. Congress, May 9, 2012
• Perseus Strategies Files Complaint to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, April 12, 2012
• Puracal Case Takes a Turn With Human Rights Lawsuit, Federal Way Mirror, January 25, 2012; Copy of Petition