User talk:Bhshalpin

Request edit Disappearance of Robert Levinson

I am Suzanne Halpin, sister-in-law of Robert Levinson, America's longest held hostage. Bob is married to my sister Christine. I propose the following additional information to be added to the page Disappearance of Robert Levinson.

The following text would be added to the Iranian involvement section.

In January 2016, the U.S. and Iran agreed to a prisoner exchange that left Levinson behind in Iran. As noted at that time by President Obama, "Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson [1]. According to former hostage Jason Rezaian's 2019 book "Prisoner," sources inside the Supreme Leader's office stated, "The issue of Bob Levinson had initially been a point of contention throughout the negotiations (between Iran and the United States). Initially, Levinson - or a complete accounting of what happened to him - was to be part of the deal, but the Rouhani administration decided there was no political value at that time in acknowledging, after eight years, that, yes, Iran had been responsible for his disappearance." The New York Times reported in 2016 that, in 2011, in a meeting with members of an American non-profit organization, the Iranian Ambassador to France confirmed that Levinson was in the Iranian government's custody [2]. In November 2016, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion [3] that found Iran responsible for Levinson's disappearance. The opinion states in part, "The Working Group therefore considers it to be an established fact that Mr. Levinson was arrested without any legal ground, in violation of his rights as established in article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 9 of the Covenant, and has been detained since then."

The following text would be added to the U.S. government investigation section.

The Trump administration continues to advocate for Levinson's release, as stated by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, "We are engaged...literally every day, in working to return every U.S. citizen who is either wrongfully detained or a hostage somewhere around the world. That certainly includes Bob Levinson and all those that are being held by the Iranian regime. We are determined to get them back." [4]

The following would be added to the Recent status section.

In December 2018, six families of dual and foreign nationals imprisoned by Iran, including Levinson, published an open letter through the Center for Human Rights in Iran. Addressed to world leaders, rights organizations and media outlets, the letter asked for help in the return of the imprisoned. [https//iranhumanrights.org/2018/12/open-letter-by-six-families-of-dual-and-foreign-nationals-imprisoned-in-iran]. On March 8, 2019, Levinson's wife Christine testified with other hostage families before Congress for the release of Americans held in Iran, as shown on C-Span [5]. Christine Levinson told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, "Time and time again, Bob has been left behind, deprioritized, or seemingly forgotten." Members of Congress put forth the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act to "empower the U.S. president to impose sanctions on American hostage-takers." [6]

Suzanne Halpin Bhshalpin (talk) 19:47, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to Talk:Disappearance of Robert Levinson

– Spintendo 23:59, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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