Why help?
Only international pressure will help secure Kareem’s release. At the very least, news of international support provides moral encouragement to Kareem and his attorneys. It will also send a message to officials who wish him harm: We’re watching!
Here’s What You Can Do To Help Kareem!
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United Nations
Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10
Swiss Confederation
Tel: +41 22 917 57 59
Fax: +41 22 917 00 92
E-mail: igf AT unog DOT ch
In your letter, please make clear the following (thanks to English PEN):
You can find sample letters in our Sample Letters section, or refer to the petitions (at the sidebar) when writing your letter. Don’t forget to attach a press kit!
Want to fax via the Internet? Try eFax!
Whom to Contact
I. Egyptian Officials and Diplomats
Important: Please properly address Egyptian officials and be courteous. Rude writers will just negatively reflect on our campaign and will be doing Kareem no favor.
• President of Egypt
His Excellency President Mohammad Hosni Said Mubarak
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdeen Palace Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt
Fax: +(202) 390-1998, +(202) 260-5417, +(202) 355-5700, +(202) 795 3192, +(202) 795-8016
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. President”)
Sample letter available!
• Egypt’s Minister of Justice
His Excellency Counselor Mamdoh Mohie E-din Marie
Minister of Justice of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Magles El Shaeb St.
Wezaret Al Adl – Justice Bldg
Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt
Fax: +(202) 795-8103
Sample letter available!
• Prime Minister of Egypt
His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Mohammed Nazif
Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
2 Magles El Shaab St., Kasr El Aini St.
Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt
Fax: +(202) 735-6449, +(202) 795-8016
• Egypt’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. {last name}”)
United Nations, Geneva
United Nations, New York
United Nations, Geneva
His Excellency Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim
49 Avenue Blanc, 1202 Geneva
Swiss Confederation
Fax: +41 22 738 44 15
United Nations, New York
His Excellency Mr. Maged Abd el Fattah Abd El-Aziz
Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt To The United Nations
304 East 44th Street
New York, NY 10017
United States of America
Fax: 212.949.5999
• The Egyptian Ambassador to Your Country
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. Ambassador”)
See the Ambassador Directory. See also our Sample Letters section!
II. Local Politicians
Ask your local politicians to condemn this violation of human rights, and thank them in advance for looking into Kareem’s case.
Sample letters available!
III. Human Rights Groups
Thank human rights groups for their efforts in helping Kareem, and ask them to continue pressuring the international community into helping set Kareem free.
- Lobby the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The AP reported that “seconds after he was loaded into the truck and the door closed, an Associated Press reporter heard the sound of a slap from inside the vehicle and a shriek of pain from Nabil.” So use the Human Rights Commission address reserved for urgent matters: tb-petitions AT ohchr DOT org.
Send them the link to this video in which you can hear Kareem get hit:
- Contact Amnesty International.- Sample letter available!
IV. Media Outlets
Enquire your local media outlets about Kareem’s case, and encourage them to maintain coverage on him and to keep the public informed.
Press Kit
Sample Letters
• Letter to the Egyptian President
• Letter to the Egyptian Minister of Justice
• Bipartisan letter from U.S. Congress to Egypt Ambassador on Kareem
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador, Sample 1 by Bridget Johnson
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador, Sample 2
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador (in Romanian) (Thanks Bogdan!)
• Letter to Politician, Sample #1
• Letter to Politician, Sample #2 (Thanks Daniel!)
• Letter to the Belgian Foreign Service (Thanks Nils!)
• Letter to Human Rights Group
• Wrote a letter? Let us post it here too!
Ambassador Directory
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. Ambassador”)
Click on the letter that the name of your country starts with:
A B C D F G H I J L M N P R S T U
A
Australia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Mostafa Tawfik
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600
Commonwealth of Australia
Fax: (00612) 6273 4279
Non-resident Ambassador of: Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa.
Austria
His Excellency Mr. Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Hohe Warte 50-54
A-1190 Wien, Vienna
Republic of Austria
Fax: +43 1 370 81 04 – 27
Azerbaijan
His Excellency Mr. Yousef Ahmed Ibrahem El-Sharkawy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
7, H. Aliyev Str., Lane 15, Baku
Republic of Azerbaijan
B
Bahrain
His Excellency Mr. Azmy Hassan Khalifa
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Villa 18, Road 23, Compound 332, Al-Mahouz
P.O. Box: 818, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Fax: 00-973-17-721518
Bangladesh
His Excellency Mr. Ismail Abd El-Rahman Ghoneim
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
House-NE (N) 9, Road-90, Gulshan Model Town
Dhaka-1212 , Dhaka
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Belgium
His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Karem Mahmoud
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Uruguaylaan 19, 1000 Brussels
Kingdom of Belgium
Fax: 02 675 58 88 (+32 2 675 58 88 from outside of Belgium)
The address in Dutch:
Uruguaylaan 19
B-1000 Brussel
België
The address in French:
Av. de l’Uruguay 19
B-1000 Bruxelles
Belgique
Brazil
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdallah
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
SEN Av. das Nações Lote 12 – Cep: 70.435-900 – Brasília, DF
República Federativa do Brasil / Federative Republic of Brazil
Fax: (55 61) 323-1039
Non-resident Ambassador of: Guyana and Suriname.
C
Canada
His Excellency Dr. Mahmoud Fahim ElSaeed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6R3
Fax: (613) 234 4398
China
His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Allam Mohamed Allam
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
No. 2, Ri Tan Dong Lu
Beijing, China
Fax: (8610) 6532 5365
Croatia
See Italy.
Cyprus
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Hakam
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O.Box 21752 , 1512 Nicosia
Republic of Cyprus
Fax: 00357 22449081
D
Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Afaf Aly Sayed El Mazariky
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Kristianiagade 19,
2100 Copenhagen
Kingdom of Denmark
Fax: 35253262
F
Fiji
See Australia.
France
His Excellency Mr. Nasser Kamel
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
56 Avenue d’Iéna, Métro Iéna
75116 Paris
French Republic
G
Germany
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd El-Hay Al-Orabi
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Stauffenberg Str. 6-7
10785 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Fax: 030 477 10 49
Greece
His Excellency Mr. Hamdi Sanad Loza
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3, Vasilissis Sofias Av.
106 71 Athens
Hellenic Republic
Fax: 210 36 03 538
Guyana
See Brazil.
H
Hungary
His Excellency Mr. Hisham El-Zimaity
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1124 Budapest, Istenhegyi ut 7/b
Republic of Hungary
Fax: (+361) 225-8596
Non-resident Ambassador of Slovenia.
I
India
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd El Hamid Higazy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1/50m, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021
Republic of India
Fax: 26885355
Indonesia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed El Sayed Soliman Taha
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Jl. Teuku Umar No. 68, Menteng
Jakarta Pusat, 1031
Republic of Indonesia
Fax: (+6221) 3145073
Ireland
His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Ahdy Khairat
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
12 Clyde Road, Dublin 4
Ireland
Fax: +353-1-6683745
Israel
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Assem Ibrahim
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
54 Rehov Basel, Tel Aviv
State of Israel
Italy
His Excellency Mr. Ashraf Jamal Rashed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Via Salaria 256/267, Rome
Italian Republic
Non-resident Ambassador of: Croatia and San Marino.
J
Japan
His Excellency Mr. Hisham Mohamed Mostafa Badr
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1-5-4- Aobadai
Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 1530042
Japan
Fax: 03-3770-8021
Jordan
His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Rezk Mohamed Rezk
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Riyad el-Mefleh St., No. 14, Between 4th and 5th Circles
P.O.Box: 35178, 11180 Amman
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Fax: 5604082
L
Libya
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Fathy Rifaah El- Tahtawy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Omar El-Mokhtar St, Tripoli
Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Fax: (0021821) 3339876
M
Marshall Islands
See Australia.
Mexico
His Excellency Mr. Mamdouh Shawki Mostafa
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Alejandro Dumas No. 131, Colonia Polanco
11560, México D.F.
The United Mexican States
Fax: (5) 2 82 12 94
Morocco
His Excellency Mr. Kadry Fathi Abd El-Motteleb
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
31, Algeria Street, Hasan
Rabat, P.O. Box: 423
Kingdom of Morocco
Fax: 037.70.68.21
N
Netherlands
His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathallah
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Badhuisweg 92
P.O. Box 2587 CL, The Hague
The Netherlands
Fax: 070-354 3304
New Zealand
See Australia.
Norway
His Excellency Mr. Wagiuh Saed Mostafa Hanafi
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Drammensveien 90 A, N – 0244 Oslo
Kingdom of Norway
Fax: +47 22 56 22 68
P
Pakistan
His Excellency Mr. Hussein Kamel Haridy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
38-51, UN Boulevard, Diplomatic Enclave
P.O. Box 2088, Ramna 5-4, Islamabad
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Fax: (+92) 51 2279552
Papua New Guinea
See Australia.
R
Romania (Romanian sample letter here!)
His Excellency Mr. Fawzi Mohamed Gohar
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Dacia Boulevard 67
Bucharest, Romania
S
Samoa
See Australia.
San Marino
See Italy.
Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdel Hameed Kassem
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Diplomatic District – Abdullah Bin Hazafat Al-Sahmi Street
P.O. Box 1805, Riyadh 11441
Fax: 4810406
Singapore
His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Abd Elrehem El Zorkany
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
75 Grange Road, Singapore City 249579
Republic of Singapore
Fax: (+65) 67323422
Slovenia
See Hungary.
Sudan
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd el Moneim El Shazly
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Sharia Al-Jama’a Al-Mojram
Khartoum
Republic of Sudan
Suriname
See Brazil.
Sweden
Her Excellency Ms. Samah Mohamed Sotohy Sarhan
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Strandvägen 35
PO Box 14230, 10440
Stockholm
Kingdom of Sweden
Switzerland
Her Excellency Ms. Nehad Balegh Shendy Zekry
Botschaft der arabischen Republik Ägypten,
Elfenauweg 61, 3006 Bern
Schweiz / Swiss Confederation
Fax der Konsularabteilung: (+41) (0) 31352 06 25
T
Tunisia
Her Excellency Ms. Shadia Hussein Farrag
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O. Box: 191
Avenue Mohammed V, Cite Montplaisir
Tunis 1002
Tunisian Republic
Fax: (+216) 71794389
U
United Arab Emirates
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Saad Ebeed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O. Box: 4026, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Fax: 4449878
United Kingdom
His Excellency Mr. Gehad Refaat Mohamed Maddy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
26 South Street
London W1Y 1DW
United Kingdom
Fax: (020)7491 1542
United States of America
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Nabil Ismail Fahmy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Court, NW
Washington, DC 20008
United States of America
Fax: 202.244.4319, 202.244.5131
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