Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN

“To: U.S. Congress,President,The Senate,The New York Times,The L.A.Times,President Felipe De Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa,Subcomandante Marcos,The people of Chiapas Mexico This is a petition for people who stand is solidarity with the E.Z.L.N. And recognize that they ARE NOT a terror organization! We also condemn the human rights violations committed by Mexico's government (to the EZLN)with support from the U.S.(and want them to take responsibility for these actions) : On January 7 1994 the federal government troops kidnapped three men who where tortured and then killed. Investigations by the De La Casas Human Rights Center confirmed these claims but the government has never accepted any blame. This killing was directly linked to the women’s movement to hide the men as detailed before.Dec 22, 1997 at San Cristobal De Las Casas Troops opened fire on a group of Tzotil Indians praying for peace in a Catholic Church. 45 where killed 21 of them women, four of them pregnant. Thirteen others where wounded in the massacre. The guns used where guns that where only legally used by government security forces. Following the killings, 40 people where arrested, most in connection with PRI and the Military. This included the mayor of the area. Other reports also list as many as 15 Children dead in the killing.June 28,1995 Guerrero state security forces ambushed and killed 17 peasants and wounded 19 others, near Aguas Blancas. The victims, unarmed peasants, including women and children, who were travelling to Atoyac de Alvarez to participate in a demonstration to demand the release of Gilberto Romero Vasquez, a peasant activist who had “disappeared” in Atoyac on 24 May 1995. Such “Disappearances have grown very common for those who have sided with the EZLN, and those who may know the whereabouts of elite members of the Zapata’s.(The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional, EZLN) is an armed (but(at this point) non-violent) revolutionary group based in Chiapas, one of the poorest states of Mexico. The EZLN opposes corporate globalization, or neoliberalism, stating it severely and negatively affects the peasant way of life.)We would like to see the paramilitary camps surrounding(and threating the peoples way of life) Chiapas Cease and desist.Sincerely,THE EZLNIn a society where the law upholds exploitation and order supports injustice and fascism, we must by necessity break the chains that confine us and others to slavery and injustice. If we be called criminals because we seek this, then let history judge us. But let US not support slavery. Let us die in furtherance of freedom. Let us break the chains that bind. REVOLUTION NOW!!!My freedom is not up for election; not in any primary, not in any general election. My freedom is NOT something that anyone can vote upon; not Congress, not The UN General Assembly, not even The American People." layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments