Jared Genser
@JaredGenser
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Int’l #HumanRights lawyer; past clients Liu Xiaobo, Vaclav Havel, Desmond Tutu & Elie Wiesel; dubbed “The Extractor” by @nytimes for political prisoner work.
Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2012
I’m so very grateful to @MelissaMahtani for this brilliant profile of me in @guardian - “The Man Who Performs Miracles: How ‘The Extractor’ Works to Free Political Prisoners” - She really captures the essence of this work and why it means so much to me.
theguardian.com
The human rights lawyer Jared Genser has helped more than 300 detainees in 20 countries. The key to his success? ‘Being relentless’
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Ruben Vardanyan’s family shared his new statement from Baku prison following his decision to dismiss his attorney. In his message, Vardanyan cites the absence of conditions for legal defense and systemic violations of due process and the rule of law during the ongoing court
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I am honored to have been appointed to the Expert Advisory Group to this new @UNODC & @INTERPOL_HQ project on #Neurotechnology, #LawEnforcement, and #CriminalJustice. @neuro_rights
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We have just filed urgent appeals to @UN @UNHumanRights Special Rapporteur on #Torture @DrAliceJEdwards on behalf of both former #Pakistan Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI & his wife #BushraBibi, who are #political #prisoners. @Kasim_Khan_1999 #HumanRights
🚨 I am pleased to announce that two formal appeals have been submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, @DrAliceJEdwards, on behalf of former PM @ImranKhanPTI and his wife, Bushra Bibi. Imran Khan’s sons, Sulaiman and @Kasim_Khan_1999, have submitted the appeal for their
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I'm very much looking forward to speaking at this Capitol Hill Briefing on "Justice for Armenian Prisoners" on Wednesday September 17th at 2 pm at Rayburn HOB 2045! Thanks so much to @ANCA_DC for organizing!! @FrArmPrisoners @RubenVardanyan_
Capitol Hill Briefing: Justice for Armenian Prisoners Featuring int'l experts: Siranush Sahakyan, @JaredGenser, @kerkonian & @ken_hachikian Wed Sept 17 | 2PM | 2045 Rayburn HOB Holding Azerbaijan accountable for its unlawful detention/abuse of Armenian hostages & POWs.
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Delighted & grateful for the opportunity to speak on @eff Foundation’s “How to Fix the Internet” podcast about emerging #neurotechnologies & #humanrights with my colleague @yusterafa from the @Neuro_Rights Foundation. https://t.co/JRAMhoojgH
eff.org
The human brain might be the grandest computer of all, but in this episode, we talk to two experts who confirm that the ability for tech to decipher thoughts, and perhaps even manipulate them, isn't
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It was SO inspiring to see the @NEDemocracy Award presented by its President @DamonMacWilson to the family of #Cuba opposition leader Oswaldo Payá, who was murdered by the Cuban regime. His courage, perseverance, and defiance in the face of threats aimed at stopping his
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Zulfi Bukhari held several productive meetings at the White House and beyond, focusing on the urgent need to restore democracy in Pakistan and to advocate for the release of Imran Khan along with all political prisoners. @sayedzbukhari
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I am both humbled and very excited to have been elected as a new member of the @AmLawInst (ALI). Founded in 1923, ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Model Codes, and Principles of Law that are enormously influential in the courts and
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It is an honor to stand in solidarity with former #Pakistan PM & #political #prisoner @ImranKhanPTI and its people to restore #democracy, #freedom, and #humanrights to #Pakistan.
I’m truly touched by all the love and kind messages following the @TLHumanRights hearing in Congress. It was a privilege to help expose the systematic political repression unfolding in Pakistan. Our voices will only grow louder when we unite and speak out through every platform
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Today marks four years since our client #AlesBialiatski was arbitrarily detained in #Belarus for his work defending human rights. Ales is a 2022 @NobelPrize Laureate and Founder of @Viasna96. Ales & all political prisoners in Belarus must be immediately and unconditionally
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8 years ago, #China govt persecuted Nobel laureate #LiuXiaobo to death for daring to write about a 🇨🇳 with #HumanRights and democracy. The ongoing impunity for his death fuels more human rights violations. 📚 https://t.co/Y9kPBbXasr
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Hearing Notice -- Pakistan: Ongoing Political Repression Date: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM Location: Rayburn 2255 Details:
humanrightscommission.house.gov
Hearing NoticePlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on the ongoing repression of political opposition by the government of Pakistan. The hearing will examine the government...
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This morning I began a 24 hour hunger strike in solidarity with my friend & client #ThearySeng, a courageous Cambodian-American human rights lawyer serving a six-year sentence for posting two posts critical of the regime. She had to stop her own hunger strike after eight days
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Theary Seng is an activist, author, and human rights defender who is well-known for her criticism of the Hun Sen regime in Cambodia. In 2022, Theary was imprisoned and sentenced to six years in...
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Our client #ThearySeng has launched her 4th hunger strike ahead of the 3rd anniversary of her detention in #Cambodia. We’re fasting in solidarity and invite others to join or speak out with #FreeTheary. We call on @realDonaldTrump & @SecRubio to designate her as a wrongfully
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(3/4) “Reentry is incredibly difficult,” says human rights lawyer @JaredGenser. Healing from trauma takes time and support. That’s why coordinated advocacy, from NGOs to families to UN experts, is key to both release and reintegration.
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Please see my article entitled “#Neurotechnology and #Privacy: The Battle For Your #Brain is Here” in the May/June edition of The Washington Lawyer, which is the bimonthly magazine of the @DC_Bar.
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.@realDonaldTrump has made a brilliant choice to nominate Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. Permanent Representative to the @UN in New York. He will be an exceptional representative to advance U.S. interests around the world! @michaelgwaltz
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I'm looking forward to testifying tomorrow 4/29/25 at 10:30 am in 2360 Rayburn before the @TLHumanRights Commission on "#HumanRights in #Azerbaijan Since the COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference." @RubenVardanyan_ #FreeArmenianPrisoners #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh.
humanrightscommission.house.gov
Hearing Notice Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on human rights issues in the Republic of Azerbaijan since the COP 29 UN Climate Change Conference, which took place in...
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