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Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 18:23:28 -0600 (CST)
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Subject: Emergency Response Alert (Grassroots Int'l)
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/* Written 4:01 PM Feb 10, 1995 by ern in igc:reg.mexico */
/* ---------- "EMERGENCY RESPONSE ALERT" ---------- */
Below is a letter that Grassroots International is sending through
the Emergency Response Network to respond to the situation in
Mexico. Other organizations and individuals are encouraged to send
similar messages (via phone or fax). Additional targets in the
U.S. are:
Mexican Consulate:
tel: 202-736-1000
fax: 202-797-8458
Mexican Embassy:
(Ambassador Jesus Silva Herzog)
tel: 202-728-1690
fax: 202-728-1698
Commercial Attache:
fax: 202-728-1712
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Presidente Ernesto Zedillo
Los Pinos
Mexico City
February 10, 1995
Dear President Zedillo:
I am very alarmed at the recent news that the Mexican
government has ordered army troops and federal police
agents into the territory held by the EZLN, which includes
more than 70,000 largely indigenous civilians, in order to
arrest alleged leaders of the Zapatista movement.
I view this as an indication that the government of Mexico
has decided that war and not peaceful negotiation is the
way to end the conflict in Chiapas and divert attention
from the current economic crisis. This strategy will only
result in the shedding of blood by many innocent people
and will greatly exacerbate the tension in Chiapas and in
the rest of Mexico. I am particularly concerned about the
treatment and condition of the 23 people already arrested.
In the name of peace, I ask the following:
1. Immediate withdrawal of the army, federal police agents
and special forces from Zapatista-held areas;
2. A renewed government commitment to the negotiation
process;
3. Respect for the human rights of the civilian population,
both in Chiapas and throughout Mexico;
4. Respect for the organizational integrity of the non-
governmental, social, and political organizations in
Chiapas, particularly the Diocese of San Cristobal de las
Casas, the Comision Nacional de Intermediacion, and
CONPAZ, whose offices I understand Mexican security
forces raided and ransacked today;
5. The public presentation of all prisoners, in conformity
with Mexican law, to assure they are not being mistreated;
6. Strict adherence to the provisions of the Geneva
Convention.
I view your new policy for the Zapatista conflict with great
alarm and urge you to reconsider the military action you
are initiating.
Sincerely,
President Zedillo's fax numbers are: 011-525-271-1764 and 011-525-515-4783
