“It is imperative that the U.S. Government immediately address this human rights issue and do whatever is necessary to return Brittney [Griner] home.”
“As a decorated Olympian and member of an elite global sport community, BG’s detention must be resolved out of respect for the sanctity of all sport and for all Americans traveling internationally,” James wrote. “It is imperative that the U.S. Government immediately address this human rights issue and do whatever is necessary to return Brittney home.”
James then shared links to a Change.org petition, which had already gathered 250,000 signatures by Monday morning. in February at a Moscow-area airport after security allegedly found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her carry-on bag as she tried to enter the country . The decision to declare Griner “wrongfully detained” means the U.S.