Jacob Ostreicher: One Year and Counting

It has been one year today since Jacob Ostreicher was put in a Bolivian prison. He has still not been charged with a crime.

We continue to gain allies in the fight for Jacob's freedom. My good friend Congressman Bob Turner is meeting with Miriam Ostreicher this Sunday.

Next week, there is a Congressional subcommittee hearing on the matter.

There are nearly 33,000 signatures on the petition asking the White House to intervene on Jacob's behalf. If you haven't signed the petition yet, we urge you to do so by clicking here.

I will continue to report on our progress until we are victorious.

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SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING NOTICE

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515-0128

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AFRICA, GLOBAL HEALTH, AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Chairman

May 30, 2012

You are respectfully requested to attend an OPEN hearing of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, to be held in Room 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building (and available live via the Committee website at http://www.hcfa.house.gov):

DATE:                       Wednesday, June 6, 2012

TIME:                        10:00 a.m.

SUBJECT:  The U.S. State Department’s Inadequate Response to Human Rights Concerns in Bolivia: The Case of American Jacob Ostreicher

WITNESSES: Ms. Miriam Unger
Wife of Jacob Ostreicher

Ms. Chaya Gitty Weinberger

Daughter of Jacob Ostreicher

                                   

                                    Mr. Steve Moore, Special Agent - Federal Bureau of Investigations (Retired)