Boyd & Brown Lobbying for imprisoned leaders of CUDP

When http://weblogethiopia.blogspot.com/2006/03/ion-update-030306.html posted the Indian Ocean Newsletter story on this subject on 03/03/06, like all ION news one would imagine there may be a bit of a stretch.

ION update: 03/03/06
Lobbying for the families of Ethiopian political prisoners
Indian Ocean Newsletter N° 1171 04/03/2006

A group formed by the relatives and friends of the imprisoned leaders of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP, Ethiopian opposition) have called on the services of an American lobbying company. This group is called Advocacy Ethiopia and is based in Silver Springs, Maryland. It has just hired the lawyer Harold Boyd from the Boyd & Brown practice to help them get their voice heard by the American administration. This law practice is based in Maryland and also has a branch in Washington.

Hats off to ION and a timely post on the part of Weblogethiopia. ION had its story right just three weeks after the papers were filed in Congress. It is indeed true. One can find the filed US Senate document here:http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/opr_gifviewer.exe?/2006/01/000/040/000040598|2