And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 17:39:02 -0600 (CST) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Chiapas95-english) >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: En;CDHFBC,State Shameful on Acteal Memorial, Dec 23 > >This message is forwarded to you as a service of Zapatistas Online. > > >From: "NUEVO AMANECER PRESS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "NAP ENGLISH-A"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 09:58:58 +0000 >Subject: From Fray Bartolome Human Rights Center >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN SPANISH, BY FRAY BARTOLOME HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER >TRANSLATED BY ROSALVA BERMUDEZ-BALLIN FOR NUEVO AMANECER PRESS >************************************************************************* > >HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER >FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS, A.C. >PRESS BULLETIN >DECEMBER 23, 1998 > >The Mexican National Army, Public Security and the National Migration >Institute displayed a shameful attitude yesterday during the >commemoration ceremonies for the Acteal massacre. > >A year after the events at Acteal, yesterday, December 22, 1998, >thousands of Mexican and foreign people attended the religious >celebration to commemorate the women, children and men killed. The >was presided by Bishops Don Samuel Ruiz and Raul Vera in the >company of the priests of the San Cristobal de las Casas, Tuxtla >Gutierres, and other Dioceses; among the participants were the victim's >widows, widowers and orphans. > >A helicopter from the Mexican National Army flew over several times >over the spot where the celebration was taking place as well as over the >sanctuary where the victims are buried. They interrupted the act. The >Public Security forces, Migration agents and members of the Mexican >National Army constantly patroled the highway passing through Acteal and >with an intimidating attitude they took pictures and video of the people >at the entrance of the community. At the military and migration posts >located at the entrance to San Pedro Chenalho and Las Limas, soldiers of >the Mexian National Army also took video of the people on the highway. >In the same manner, they acted as National Migration Institute agents , >taking over their functions and asking passerbies for their identification. > >The Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center is aware of >several foreigners whose migratory form was taken away from them and >who were given a citation to show up today, December 23, at the >National Migration Institute's offices. > >These actions show that the government continues its campaign against >international solidarity people because they are considered inconvenient >witnesses. This Human Rights Center deeply laments the scoffing attitude >and the lack of respect to a people in mourning and who refuses to >forget its brutally massacred dead at the hands of paramilitaries >linked to the regular forces and all the people in solidarity with them. > >We denounce, before public opinion, these shameful acts which, once again, >show contempt on the part of official offices to the Indigenous people >who fight for a dignified life and a just peace. > >* * * > >___________________________________________________ >NUEVO AMANECER PRESS-N.A.P.To know about us visit: >http://www.nap.cuhm.mx/nap0.htm (spanish) > ******************* >In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107,this material is distributed without profit or >payment to those who have expressed a prior interest. This information is for non-profit research and >education purpuses only. **We encourage you to reproduce this information >but please give credit to the source, translator and publication. thank you.** >General Director:Roger Maldonado-Mexico Director Europe: Darrin Wood-Spain >Advisor and Special Correspondent:Guillermo Michel-Mexico. >NAP Coordination:Susana Saravia >*************[EMAIL PROTECTED]************* > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list send a message containing the words >unsubscribe chiapas95 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Previous messages >are available from http://www.eco.utexas.edu/faculty/Cleaver/chiapas95.html >or gopher://eco.utexas.edu. > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
