Dear Barbara,
I am out of the GCC. Still worried about my safety. I met
with a Human Rights Group in Kuwait last Wednesday. They
wanted to help me and told me that they planned to write
to the Prime Minister of Kuwait. That's pretty high up in
the political sphere. The first Minister contacted to my
knowledge was the Minister of the Interior, then the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, then the PM. I just work for a school
and it reached these heights? That's scary. I think to be
released all it would have taken was a phone call from one
of these men, but on Saturday I was told there wasn't any
hope. I think that would scare just about anyone. I know
that these men were personally approached about my situation
- not just in writing.
I did nothing wrong; I just made the wrong person angry.
So, what do you think the political situation is for any
teacher in Kuwait ?
I'm not sure how I got out of the country. I was notified
by text message that the travel ban was lifted but I don't
know how long the ban was lifted. I left immediately. This
entire situation is surreal. I'm just an ordinary person
and I don't know how this situation reached this level.
You and your organization mean the world to me. My friend
contacted you initially which was the best help, ray
of hope, I have received. Don't let others forget about
me. With the timing of this ban (summer and everyone out
of Kuwait ) and the parents' connections, without you I would
have been doomed.
I hope that this message is coherent enough - I'm a wreck.
God bless you. I feel the love and it's sent back to you!
Katherine Phillips
AS ISR learns more of the details in the upcoming days
we
will, with Katherine's permission, relay them to you. ISR.
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