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My name is Neil Gillespie, age 57, a law-abiding, indigent, disabled citizen of the United States. On October 25,
2013 I made an urgent appeal to the United Nations For Protection from Political Persecution in the United States,
and requested an observer in a new petition filed October 23rd in the U.S. Supreme Court, No. 13-7280. Initially I
believed the International Covenant of Political and Civil Rights (ICCPR) would protect me, but since the United
States did not sign the first optional protocol, that may render the ICCPR of little use to me or any other American.
Instead, I invoked Article 6 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in a petition for
rehearing Petition No. 13-7280 that was denied January 13, 2014.

I am being persecuted by The Florida Bar, U.S. Judge William Terrell Hodges, and Florida attorneys Ryan
Christopher Rodems and Eugene P. Castagliuolo, in retaliation for petitioning the Government for a redress of
grievances in Petition No. 12-7747 for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, a First Amendment right.

Petition No. 12-7747 was compromised by fraud of the Respondents and the Attorney General of Florida. Specific
examples of current and ongoing political persecution of me include:

1. The Florida Bar for an open investigation of me for Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL).
2. Mr. Rodems made the UPL complaint against me for representing myself and my interests.
3. Judge Hodges corruptly assisted McCalla Raymer in a wrongfully foreclosure of my home.
4. Mr. Castagliuolo’ ongoing threats to interfere with my Social Security disability income.

Petition No. 12-7747 was denied February 19, 2013. Rehearing was denied April 15, 2013.

In May 2013 I obtained public records showing Respondent David A. Rowland, General Counsel for Respondent
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Florida, concocted with others a fraud to falsely portray to Kenneth Wilson, Florida
Assistant Attorney General, that I did not serve Mr. Rowland my petition as I certified under Supreme Court Rule
29. Mr. Wilson claims he relied on Rowland’s fraud, and did not submit a brief in opposition due the Supreme Court
January 14, 2013. Evidence now shows Attorney General Bondi, et al, were co-conspirators.

Without a response, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi denied me due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth
Amendments. The U.S. Supreme Court relies on opposition briefs as part of its adversarial process to properly
litigate and decide a petition. Florida’s opposition brief was due January 14, 2013. AG Bondi did not respond for
Florida, thus no opposition brief was distributed for the Supreme Court’s Conference February 15, 2013.

I provided two affidavits to the Untied Nations.

Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, Fraud or Impairment of Petition No. 12-7747, October 21, 2013 - To the Special
Rapporteur, Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, and the Special Rapporteur on Disability, United Nations Enable. Affidavit: Fraud or impairment of Petition
No. 12-7747, a legitimate government activity (18 U.S.C. § 371), deprivation of my rights under color of law (18
U.S.C. § 242), and conspiracy against my rights (18 U.S.C. § 241).

Affidavit of Neil J. Gillespie, I have a well-founded fear of political persecution, October 22, 2013 - To the Special
Rapporteur, Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights, and the Special Rapporteur on Disability, United Nations Enable.

I have kept in email contact with Gabriela Knaul, Special Rapporteur, Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and
Shuaib Chalklen, Special Rapporteur on Disability, U.N. Enable, and Associates of the United Nations.

Petition for rehearing was filed February 7, 2014 see the link below. Thank you. Neil J. Gillespie
http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/13-7280.htm

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The United Nations Convention against Corruption is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption

instrument. The Convention's far-reaching approach and the mandatory character of many of its provisions
make it a unique tool for developing a comprehensive response to a global problem. The Convention covers

five main areas: preventive measures, criminalization and law enforcement, international cooperation, asset
recovery, and technical assistance and information exchange. The Convention covers many different forms
of corruption, such as bribery, trading in influence, abuse of functions, and various acts of corruption in the
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at returning assets to their rightful owners, including countries from which they had been taken illicitly. The
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Parties: 190
Status as of: 10 October 2023

Entry into force: 14 December 2005, in accordance with article 68 (1) which reads as follows: "1.This Convention shall enter into force on the
ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. For the purpose of this
paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by
member States of such organization. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding
to this Convention after the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of such action, this Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the
date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument or on the date this Convention enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1
of this article, whichever is later."

Text: Doc. A/58/422

Note: The Convention was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 31 October 2003 at United Nations Headquarters in New
Ratification,
York. It was open to all States for signature from 9 to 11 December 2003 in Merida, Mexico, and thereafter Acceptance
at United Nations (A),
Headquarters in New
Country Signature
Approval
York until 9 December 2005, in accordance with article 67 (1) of the Convention. The Convention shall also (AA),
be open forAccession (a),regional
signature by
Succession (d)
economic integration organizations provided that at least one member State of such organization has signed this Convention in accordance
with its article 67 (2).
Afghanistan 20 Feb 2004 25 Aug 2008

Albania 18 Dec 2003 25 May 2006

Algeria 9 Dec 2003 25 Aug 2004

Angola 10 Dec 2003 29 Aug 2006 

Antigua and Barbuda 21 Jun 2006 a

Argentina 10 Dec 2003 28 Aug 2006

Armenia 19 May 2005 8 Mar 2007

Australia 9 Dec 2003 7 Dec 2005

Austria 10 Dec 2003 11 Jan 2006

Azerbaijan 27 Feb 2004 1 Nov 2005

Bahamas 10 Jan 2008 a

Bahrain 8 Feb 2005 5 Oct 2010

Bangladesh 27 Feb 2007 a

Barbados 10 Dec 2003 10 Oct 2023

Belarus 28 Apr 2004 17 Feb 2005

Belize 12 Dec 2016 a

Belgium 10 Dec 2003 25 Sep 2008

Benin 10 Dec 2003 14 Oct 2004

Bhutan 15 Sep 2005 27 Sep 2023 a

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9 Dec 2003 5 Dec 2005

Bosnia and Herzegovina 16 Sep 2005 26 Oct 2006

Botswana 27 Jun 2011 a

Brazil 9 Dec 2003 15 Jun 2005

Brunei Darussalam 11 Dec 2003 2 Dec 2008

Bulgaria 10 Dec 2003 20 Sep 2006

Burkina Faso 10 Dec 2003 10 Oct 2006

Burundi 10 Mar 2006 a

Cabo Verde 9 Dec 2003 23 Apr 2008

Cambodia 5 Sep 2007 a

Cameroon 10 Dec 2003 6 Feb 2006

Canada 21 May 2004 2 Oct 2007

Central African Republic 11 Feb 2004 6 Oct 2006 

Chad 26 June 2018 a

Chile 11 Dec 2003 13 Sep 2006

China 1 10 Dec 2003 13 Jan 2006

Colombia 10 Dec 2003 27 Oct 2006

Comoros 10 Dec 2003 11 Oct 2012

Congo 13 Jul 2006 a

Cook Islands 17 Oct 2011

Costa Rica 10 Dec 2003 21 Mar 2007

Côte d'Ivoire 10 Dec 2003 25 Oct 2012

Croatia 10 Dec 2003 24 Apr 2005

Cuba 9 Dec 2005 9 Feb 2007

Cyprus 9 Dec 2003 23 Feb 2009

Czechia 22 Apr 2005 29 Nov 2013

Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 Sep 2010 a

Denmark 2 10 Dec 2003 26 Dec 2006

Djibouti 17 Jun 2004 20 Apr 2005

Dominica 28 May 2010 a

Dominican Republic 10 Dec 2003 26 Oct 2006

Ecuador 10 Dec 2003 15 Sep 2005

Egypt 9 Dec 2003 25 Feb 2005

El Salvador 10 Dec 2003 1 Jul 2004

Equatorial Guinea 30 May 2018 a

Estonia 12 Apr 2010 a

Eswatini 15 Sep 2005 24 Sep 2012

Ethiopia 10 Dec 2003 26 Nov 2007

European Union 15 Sep 2005 12 Nov 2008 AA

Fiji 14 May 2008 a

Finland 9 Dec 2003 20 Jun 2006 A 

France 9 Dec 2003 11 Jul 2005

Gabon 10 Dec 2003 1 Oct 2007

Gambia 8 Jul 2015 a

Georgia 4 Nov 2008 a

Germany 9 Dec 2003 12 Nov 2014

Ghana 9 Dec 2004 27 Jun 2007

Greece 10 Dec 2003 17 Sep 2008

Grenada 1 Apr 2015 a

Guatemala 9 Dec 2003 3 Nov 2006

Guinea 15 Jul 2005 29 May 2013

Guinea-Bissau 10 Sep 2007 a

Guyana 16 Apr 2008 a

Haiti 10 Dec 2003 14 Sep 2009

Holy See 19 Sep 2016 a

Honduras 17 May 2004 23 May 2005

Hungary 10 Dec 2003 19 Apr 2005

Iceland 1 Mar 2011 a

India 9 Dec 2005 9 May 2011

Indonesia 18 Dec 2003 19 Sep 2006

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9 Dec 2003 20 Apr 2009

Iraq 17 Mar 2008 a

Ireland 9 Dec 2003 09 Nov 2011

Israel 29 Nov 2005 4 Feb 2009

Italy 9 Dec 2003 5 Oct 2009

Jamaica 16 Sep 2005 5 Mar 2008

Japan 9 Dec 2003 11 Jul 2017 A

Jordan 9 Dec 2003 24 Feb 2005

Kazakhstan 18 Jun 2008 a 

Kenya 9 Dec 2003 9 Dec 2003

Kiribati 27 Sep 2013 a

Kuwait 9 Dec 2003 16 Feb 2007

Kyrgyzstan 10 Dec 2003 16 Sep 2005

Lao People's Democratic Republic 10 Dec 2003 25 Sep 2009

Latvia 19 May 2005 4 Jan 2006

Lebanon 22 Apr 2009 a

Lesotho 16 Sep 2005 16 Sep 2005

Liberia 16 Sep 2005 a

Liechtenstein 10 Dec 2003 8 Jul 2010

Lithuania 10 Dec 2003 21 Dec 2006

Luxembourg 10 Dec 2003 6 Nov 2007

Madagascar 10 Dec 2003 22 Sep 2004

Malawi 21 Sep 2004 4 Dec 2007

Malaysia 9 Dec 2003 24 Sep 2008

Maldives 22 Mar 2007 a

Mali 9 Dec 2003 18 Apr 2008

Malta 12 May 2005 11 Apr 2008

Marshall Islands 17 Nov 2011

Mauritania 25 Oct 2006 a

Mauritius 9 Dec 2003 15 Dec 2004

Mexico 9 Dec 2003 20 Jul 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of) 21 Mar 2012 a

Mongolia 29 Apr 2005 11 Jan 2006

Montenegro 3 23 Oct 2006 d

Morocco 9 Dec 2003 9 May 2007

Mozambique 25 May 2004 9 Apr 2008

Myanmar 2 Dec 2005 20 Dec 2012 

Namibia 9 Dec 2003 3 Aug 2004

Nauru 12 Jul 2012 a

Nepal 10 Dec 2003 31 Mar 2011

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4 10 Dec 2003 31 Oct 2006 A

New Zealand 10 Dec 2003 1 Dec 2015

Nicaragua 10 Dec 2003 15 Feb 2006

Niger 11 Aug 2008 a

Nigeria 9 Dec 2003 14 Dec 2004

Niue 3 Oct 2017 a

North Macedonia 18 Aug 2005 13 Apr 2007

Norway 9 Dec 2003 29 Jun 2006

Oman 9 Jan 2014

Pakistan 9 Dec 2003 31 Aug 2007

Palau 24 Mar 2009 a

Panama 10 Dec 2003 23 Sep 2005

Papua New Guinea 22 Dec 2004 16 Jul 2007

Paraguay 9 Dec 2003 1 Jun 2005

Peru 10 Dec 2003 16 Nov 2004

Philippines 9 Dec 2003 8 Nov 2006

Poland 10 Dec 2003 15 Sep 2006

Portugal 11 Dec 2003 28 Sep 2007

Qatar 1 Dec 2005 30 Jan 2007

Republic of Korea 10 Dec 2003 27 Mar 2008

Republic of Moldova 28 Sep 2004 1 Oct 2007

Romania 9 Dec 2003 2 Nov 2004

Russian Federation 9 Dec 2003 9 May 2006

Rwanda 30 Nov 2004 4 Oct 2006

Saint Lucia 18 Nov 2011 a 

Samoa 16 Apr 2018 a

Sao Tome and Principe 8 Dec 2005 12 Apr 2006

Saudi Arabia 9 Jan 2004 29 April 2013

Senegal 9 Dec 2003 16 Nov 2005

Serbia 11 Dec 2003 20 Dec 2005

Seychelles 27 Feb 2004 16 Mar 2006

Sierra Leone 9 Dec 2003 30 Sep 2004

Singapore 11 Nov 2005 06 Nov 2009

Slovakia 9 Dec 2003 1 Jun 2006

Slovenia 1 Apr 2008 a

Solomon Islands 6 Jan 2012 a

Somalia 11 Aug 2021 a

South Africa 9 Dec 2003 22 Nov 2004

South Sudan 23 Jan 2015 a

Spain 16 Sep 2005 19 Jun 2006

Sri Lanka 15 Mar 2004 31 Mar 2004

State of Libya 23 Dec 2003 7 Jun 2005

State of Palestine 2 Apr 2014 a

Sudan 14 Jan 2005 5 Sep 2014

Suriname 18 Nov 2021 a

Sweden 9 Dec 2003 25 Sep 2007

 Switzerland 10 Dec 2003 24 Sep 2009

Syrian Arab Republic 9 Dec 2003

Tajikistan 25 Sep 2006 a

Thailand 9 Dec 2003 1 Mar 2011

Timor-Leste 10 Dec 2003 27 Mar 2009

Togo 10 Dec 2003 6 Jul 2005

Tonga 6 Feb 2020 a 

Trinidad and Tobago 11 Dec 2003 31 May 2006

Tunisia 30 Mar 2004 23 Sep 2008

Türkiye 10 Dec 2003 9 Nov 2006

Turkmenistan 28 Mar 2005 a

Tuvalu 04 Sep 2015 a

Uganda 9 Dec 2003 9 Sep 2004

Ukraine 11 Dec 2003 02 Dec 2009

United Arab Emirates 10 Aug 2005 22 Feb 2006

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5 9 Dec 2003 9 Feb 2006

United Republic of Tanzania 9 Dec 2003 25 May 2005

United States of America 9 Dec 2003 30 Oct 2006

Uruguay 9 Dec 2003 10 Jan 2007

Uzbekistan 29 Jul 2008 a

Vanuatu 12 Jul 2011 a

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 10 Dec 2003 2 Feb 2009

Viet Nam 10 Dec 2003 19 Aug 2009

Yemen 11 Dec 2003 7 Nov 2005

Zambia 11 Dec 2003 7 Dec 2007

Zimbabwe 20 Feb 2004 8 Mar 2007

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