Major Michael Mori, speaking of the case of David Hicks. © Flickr/Felix42
We award Major Mori for advocacy work on David Hicks
Major Mori was appointed by the United States Department of Defense to represent Hicks in November 2003, and handled the case until 2007, when David Hicks was finally released from Guantanamo Bay.
As a result of his tireless efforts and unwavering dedication, Major Mori served as a source of great inspiration to Amnesty International Australia members, supporters, activists and staff, who, like him - work to highlight the violation of human rights within the broader context of the 'war on terror'. At Amnesty International Australia's Annual General Meeting in July 2007, we resolved to commend Major Mori for his extraordinary advocacy.
On 13 October 2007, Major Mori was commended for his efforts by the Australian Lawyers Alliance - an organsation with whom Amnesty International has worked closely with in order to secure David Hicks' repatriation to Australia.
Individuals such as Mori play an integral role, in elucidating the importance of protecting human rights, and affecting change in community attitudes toward infringements of these fundamental rights.
Related links
- David Hicks: The story so far, 23 October 2006
- Irene Khan's open letter to PM regarding David Hicks, 26 October 2006
- Terry Hicks: Man with a mission, 30 March 2007
- Behind the facade of David Hicks' guilty plea, 1 June 2007
- We award Major Mori for advocacy work on David Hicks, 16 October 2007
- Hicks control order to be lifted, 21 November 2008
Comments
;Manda Hagan | Posted on 28 October 2007, 04:57PM | Report comment
As above, so glad you took the step of formally recognizing Major Mori’s superbness; so often we can underestimate how much this matters especially to people in the public eye [ for ‘good ’ reasons ]. I sent him a card sometime earlier this year after hearing him in Sydney and care of the legal organization which had arranged the gathering so hope it reached him.
felicity blunden | Posted on 26 October 2007, 10:30AM | Report comment
Very glad someone thanked Mr Mori. He did very good work, and I wanted to convey my thanks and admiration to him also, as he is a brave and strong man, doing his job as he sees fit. Thank you, Amnesty International, and Australian Lawyers Alliance and a big thank you to Mr Mori. Well done.