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Jared Genser | Advocates for Freedom

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Channel: Oslo Freedom Forum · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Jared Genser speaks at Oslo Freedom Forum 2010
Advocates for Freedom

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Jared Genser tells his story of why he started Freedom Now - a unique NGO founded a decade ago to free prisoners of conscience. Genser's advocacy started when he was a law student in London, when he read about the case of James Mawdsley - a British national sentenced to 17 years in solitary confinement in Burma for spreading pro-democracy pamphlets. Genser worked with a wide range of sources, including the U.N., the U.S. congress, the international press, and numerous NGOs to secure Mawdsley's release. Having observed Mawdsley's emotional reunion with his family at a London airport after 416 days in solitary confinement, Genser was "hooked." Since then, he has used an innovative blend of legal, political, and public relations techniques to free political prisoners in places like Pakistan, Vietnam, and China - focusing especially on the personal and human stories of his clients. Freedom Now works closely with the families of those detained, acting as their lawyers. Since 2006 it has represented Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese hero and only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Each time Freedom Now wins a case it creates an international impact, no matter how despotic the regime. It sends a clear message to the detaining government that the international community will not tolerate impunity. Genser urges us to do all we can for those who have been deprived of their freedom, because "one person can truly make a difference." Learn more about #OsloFreedomForum:

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