[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 24]
[House]
[Page 32296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF AYMAN NOUR

  (Mr. WICKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WICKER. Mr. Speaker, this week marks the third anniversary of the 
imprisonment of Egyptian parliamentarian and presidential candidate 
Ayman Nour. He was jailed on charges of forgery during the 2005 
presidential elections in Egypt.
  Nour suffers from numerous health problems. He has been subjected to 
documented physical abuse and has been denied visitation rights 
afforded to other prisoners. His health condition continues to worsen.
  Many Members of Congress stand in solidarity with Ayman Nour and 
respectfully call on President Mubarak to grant his unconditional 
release. December 10 is Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of 
the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In honor of 
that day, the Egyptian Government should release Ayman Nour. This 
action would symbolize a recommitment to the inherent dignity of all 
people and to their equal and inalienable rights.

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