Comedy to free Paul Rusesabagina
Start: 2022-01-11 19:00:00 UTC Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00)
This is a virtual event
Host Contact Info: alyson.chadwick@nobusinesswithgenocide.org
In late August 2020, Paul Rusesabagina was kidnapped and taken to Kigali where he was arrested, tortured, and put on trial for crimes no one seriously believed he committed. The Hotel Rwanda hero, portrayed by Don Cheadle, and humanitarian is still fighting for his freedom. Until he comes home we will fight for him.
On January 11, 2022, we are joining up with the New York Comedy Club and Two Joke Minimum Comedy to host a comedy fundraiser featuring some of the area's finest comic talents. Host: Wavy Maguire, Featuring Jason Ox-Horn, Jenae Boston, T - Storm, Alyson Chadwick. Headliner Nore Davis.
If you are not in the NYC area but would like to help. The event will be available online at a later date. People who buy tickets will be sent a link within a few days of the event itself.
If you are not in the NYC area but would like to help. The event will be available online at a later date. People who buy tickets will be sent a link within a few days of the event itself.
Please note: No Business with Genocide is a subsidiary of the International Campaign for the Rohingya. Funds raised are tax-deductible and will go towards Paul's legal defense fund.
Read more about how the world is responding:
Statements:
- The U.S. State Department: Paul Rusesabagina Case Outcome
- Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Belgium considers that Mr. Rusesabagina did not receive a fair and due process
- Amnesty International: Rwanda: numerous fair trial concerns in Paul Rusesabagina case
- Human Rights Watch: Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina Convicted in Flawed Trial
- American Bar Association: Rwanda’s Rusesabagina guilty verdict declared unfair by ABA Center for Human Rights
- Clooney Foundation for Justice: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Proceedings were a show trial’
- Lantos Foundation
Government officials (US, EU, Belgium):
- U.S. Senate Foreign Affair Ranking member office: see tweet here
- Senator Rubio: see tweet here
- Congressman Castro: see tweet here
- EU MP Kathleen Van Brempt: see tweet here
- Else Van Hoof (Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Belgian Federal gov’t): See the tweet here
Media:
- The London Times: The Times view on the jailing of Paul Rusesabagina: Prisoner of Conscience (Editorial piece, see attached)
- Washington Post: Hotel Rwanda’ inspiration Paul Rusesabagina sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism-related charges
- New York Times: From Hero of ‘Hotel Rwanda,’ to Dissident, to 25-Year Prison Sentence
- Wall Street Journal: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Found Guilty of Terrorism-Related Charges, May Face Life Imprisonment
- Financial Times: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero found guilty of terror charges