CISPES-LA
Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:26:42 -0700
Dear Friends, Companeras/Companeros: The people of El Salvador have asked us--- on a very short timeline--- to arrange a paid ad in the major newspaper La Prensa Grafica in San Salvador within the next week. We are going to try and do that! The text of the "ad," which is an Open Letter to the President, is printed below. We have until Thursday to gather 14 organizations in Los Angeles willing to sign on...church groups, political groups, human rights groups, etc. WILL YOUR ORGANIZATION BE ONE OF HUNDREDS NATION-WIDE TO SIGN ON?! All you do is read the text, get agreement you can sign on and post back to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with your "solidarity yes!" The Salvadorans tell us these paid ads from the U.S. have enormous impact in El Salvador. DO NOT LET LACK OF FUNDS STOP YOUR ENDORSEMENT! Of course if organizations can support the ad, great! But DO NOT let any financial consideration stop your endorsement. This means a lot! Mil Gracias! The Steering Committee of CISPES The Peace Center 8124 West 3rd Street No. 104 Los Angeles, California 90048
OPEN LETTER TO SALVADORAN PRESIDENT ANTONIO SACA ON THE ESCALATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN EL SALVADOR October, 2006 Dear President Saca, As the 15th anniversary of the Salvadoran Peace Accords approaches, we the undersigned are extremely concerned about the roll back of this historic agreement. It is deplorable that the government had made no serious effort to investigate the resurgence of death squad-style groups and serious violations of human rights, including: the murder of the elderly Manzanares, the parents of the historic community radio figure Mariposa on July 1st; the August 29th murder of two FMLN activists in Coatepeque; death threats sent to the water workers union SETA; the report from the Human Rights Ombudswoman citing evidence of extermination groups functioning within the National Civilian Police (PNC); By refusing to investigate these crimes, the Salvadoran government is condoning these attacks on the populations right to organize. Meanwhile the Salvadoran government, through the PNC and the ministry of the interior, has attacked protestors and violated basic human rights. In the past three months, the police have illegally raided union offices and the campus of the National University and violently attacked protestors demanding water for their communities, while the military has illegally invaded the community of La Sabana in the Bajo Lempa. These acts of repression are reprehensible. Despite these intimidation tactics, we know that people in El Salvador continue to organize and protest policies such as CAFTA and privatization that will worsen conditions for the poor majority in El Salvador. As concerned organizations from the US and around the world, we insist that you: Investigate and put and end to the death squad-style threats and murders; Reverse the militarization of the police, which is a direct violation of the Peace Accords; Stop the anti-terrorism law and halt government repression of protest; Close the International Law Enforcement Academy(ILEA). Sincerely, CISPES Committee In Solidarity With The People of El Salvador 8124 West 3rd Street L.A. Ca. 90048 323-852-0721 Founded: 1980 - 25 Years of Solidarity __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/