Write for Rights Chelsea Manning

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Dear President Obama,

I write regarding Chelsea Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison on 21 August 2013 after leaking classified US government material to the website Wikileaks. I urge you to commute her sentence to the time she served in pre-trial detention, and release her immediately.

I also call on the US government to:

- Urgently investigate the potential human rights violations exposed by Chelsea Manning.

- Strengthen protections for those who reveal information that the public has the right to know, and stop using the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning.

During her trial, Chelsea Manning was not allowed to present evidence that she was acting in the public interest, and was only allowed to explain her motives at the sentencing phase. Some of the information leaked by Chelsea Manning was of great value to the public debate since it pointed to potential human rights violations and breaches of international humanitarian law by US troops, by Iraqi and Afghan forces operating alongside US forces, by military contractors and by the CIA.

Yours sincerely

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