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| 08/06/03 at 10:38:32 |
| [slm] how are you my brothers and sisters of Islam? Please read the story of Nigel....its just too much...too sad.... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( imagine how his family is feeling............. :'( :'( :'( Demand That Hunger Striker Nigel Maccado Be Taken to a Hospital! Please call Passaic County Jail in Paterson, NJ NOW! Please circulate widely! Detainee Nigel Maccado (A#21-098-333) at the Passaic County Jail has been on a hunger strike since June 18, 2003. This is a hunger strike to protest his detention and possible deportation and to expose the injustice of all the immigrant detentions. Tomorrow will be the 49th day of Nigel’s hunger strike. He is now unable to get out of bed without having fainting spells, falling and hitting his head. Nigel, who has a heart condition, is in dire need of medical treatment. The doctor and nurse at the jail are denying him medical treatment, on the grounds that “you are trying to kill yourself anyway.” Nigel must be hospitalized and receive proper medical care that is not available to him at Passaic County Jail. PLEASE CALL THE JAIL IMMEDIATELY AT 973-881-4620 AND DEMAND THAT HE BE MOVED TO A HOSPITAL. Nigel Maccado, an immigrant from India, like all the other thousands of immigrant "detainees" is not charged with any crime, yet he has been imprisoned for 21 months without charge or trial. Without any other hope, Nigel has taken the desperate measure of a hunger strike to protest his unjust imprisonment. He has been joined in this hunger strike for the past 37 days by Hemnauth Mohabir, an immigrant from Guyana and fellow detainee at Passaic County Jail. Hemnauth, a permanent resident, has now been imprisoned for 16 months. These innocent immigrants' courageous hunger strike is on behalf of all those detainees who have been imprisoned, deprived of their liberty and basic rights by the "Department of Homeland Security". They are also striking for all of us. When any can be imprisoned without charge or trial, none of us are "secure". Don't let Nigel pay with his life for this brave stand. Demand that he be sent to a hospital NOW! In solidarity, Jeannette Gabriel and Eric Lerner, New Jersey Civil Rights Defense Committee http://www.nj-civilrights.org/ ma salaama P.S please IM me if you guys are thinking of supporting us with Nigel case....i know how to contact Jannette and Eric.... |
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