#Justice4Halabi

Amnesty International has taken up the cause of imprisoned World Vision Staffer Muhammad Halabi, a very positive development for FOSNA's long-running #Justice4Halabi campaign.

Today, Amnesty international is calling for urgent action (Urgent Action 45.23). Please contact Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin in Jerusalem and Ambassador Michael Herzog in Washington, D.C. to demand #Justice4Halabi.

On 15 June 2022, Mohammed al-Halabi, Gaza director of humanitarian aid and development organization World Vision, was convicted of diverting millions of dollars to the Hamas administration, which Israel considers a terrorist group. On 30 August 2022 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison, after having spent already six years in detention. He was interrogated without legal representation, tortured, tried in secret hearings, and convicted on secret evidence that heavily relied on a coerced statement. His appeal hearing is scheduled for 17 May. Amnesty International considers that Mohammed al-Halabi has been unjustly targeted and tried in an unfair trial. He must be released or tried in proceedings that meet international fair trial standards.

TAKE ACTION:

Please take action as-soon-as possible. This Urgent Action expires on June 20, 2023.
Write a letter in your own words or using the sample below as a guide to one or both government officials listed. You can also email, fax, call or Tweet them.
Click here to inform Amnesty of the actions you took on Urgent Action 45.23. It’s important to report because we share the total number with the officials we are trying to persuade and the people we are trying to help.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin
Ministry of Justice,
29 Salah Al-Din St,
Jerusalem 91010, Israel
Fax: +972-(0)2-6288618 / +972-(0)2-6285438
Email: [email protected]

Ambassador Michael Herzog
Embassy of Israel
3514 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008
Phone: 202 364 5500
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @IsraelinUSA ; @ambherzog
Facebook: @IsraelinUSA
Instagram: @israelinusa

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM AMNESTY:

READ THE FULL URGENT ACTION: Word or PDF
READ TIPS for writing effective letters and emails
CONTACT Amnesty: [email protected]

Read the most recent statement from World Vision: Mohammad El Halabi Trial Overview

To learn more about Muhammad Halabi and FOSNA's long-running campaign for justice, please follow the links and watch the video below:

Amnesty International has taken up the cause of imprisoned World Vision Staffer Muhammad Halabi, a very positive development for FOSNA's long-running #Justice4Halabi campaign.

Today, Amnesty international is calling for urgent action (Urgent Action 45.23). Please contact Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin in Jerusalem and Ambassador Michael Herzog in Washington, D.C. to demand #Justice4Halabi.

On 15 June 2022, Mohammed al-Halabi, Gaza director of humanitarian aid and development organization World Vision, was convicted of diverting millions of dollars to the Hamas administration, which Israel considers a terrorist group. On 30 August 2022 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison, after having spent already six years in detention. He was interrogated without legal representation, tortured, tried in secret hearings, and convicted on secret evidence that heavily relied on a coerced statement. His appeal hearing is scheduled for 17 May. Amnesty International considers that Mohammed al-Halabi has been unjustly targeted and tried in an unfair trial. He must be released or tried in proceedings that meet international fair trial standards.

TAKE ACTION:

Please take action as-soon-as possible. This Urgent Action expires on June 20, 2023.
Write a letter in your own words or using the sample below as a guide to one or both government officials listed. You can also email, fax, call or Tweet them.
Click here to inform Amnesty of the actions you took on Urgent Action 45.23. It’s important to report because we share the total number with the officials we are trying to persuade and the people we are trying to help.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin
Ministry of Justice,
29 Salah Al-Din St,
Jerusalem 91010, Israel
Fax: +972-(0)2-6288618 / +972-(0)2-6285438
Email: [email protected]

Ambassador Michael Herzog
Embassy of Israel
3514 International Drive NW, Washington DC 20008
Phone: 202 364 5500
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @IsraelinUSA ; @ambherzog
Facebook: @IsraelinUSA
Instagram: @israelinusa

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM AMNESTY:

READ THE FULL URGENT ACTION: Word or PDF
READ TIPS for writing effective letters and emails
CONTACT Amnesty: [email protected]

Read the most recent statement from World Vision: Mohammad El Halabi Trial Overview

To learn more about Muhammad Halabi and FOSNA's long-running campaign for justice, please follow the links and watch the video below:

URGENT ACTION: FREE GAZA AID WORKER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS

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Dear Minister Levin,

I am writing to you about Mohammed al-Halabi, a civil engineer and a humanitarian worker from Gaza City, who is currently serving a 12-year sentence in Ramon Prison, southern Israel, after a flawed process on charges of financing “terrorism” that remain unsubstantiated and appear to be an attempt to delegitimize and intimidate the humanitarian sector and its workers. He filed an appeal against his conviction before the Israeli High Court. The first hearing is scheduled for 17 May.

Mohammed al-Halabi was arrested on 15 June 2016 and convicted on 15 June 2022, after a deeply flawed trial, of diverting millions of dollars to the Hamas administration, which Israel considers a terrorist organization. His lawyer had not been granted access to his defense statements or a copy of the appeal he filed. Mohammed al-Halabi, who was formerly the head of the Gaza office of the US-based charity World Vision, spent six years in detention pending trial. He was interrogated without legal representation, tried in secret hearings with multiple postponements and over 170 sessions, and convicted on secret evidence. He also said that he was tortured during the interrogations.

The Israeli authorities have not presented any evidence that he diverted any funds. Similarly, the outcome of the audit conducted by his employer and a state donor agency and other abundant evidence, including emails, witness testimonies, expert opinions and budget documents that clear Mohammed al-Halabi of any wrongdoings were submitted by his legal representative but were completely disregarded by the court. His trial and subsequent wrongful conviction represent a glaring example of the violations of the right to a fair trial and due process.

Ahead of his appeal hearing on 17 May, I call on you to quash the wrongful conviction of Mohammed al- Halabi, drop the fabricated charges against him, discount all statements obtained under torture, and ensure his prompt release unless he is given a re-trial in proceedings that meet international standards for fair trials. I also call on you to ensure that Mohammed al-Halabi’s complaint of torture and other ill-treatment, filed to the Ministry of Justice in January 2018, be urgently investigated and those found responsible brought to justice in fair trials. Finally, his defense must be granted with unhindered access to all hearing protocols, defense statements, casefiles and so-called “secret” evidence.

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