Argentinean personalities have sent a letter to Hillary Clinton and Janet Napolitano demanding visas for two Cuban women so they can visit their husbands imprisoned in the United States for more than 11 years.
The letter, delivered early in the morning of February 16th to the US Embassy in Buenos Aires has the signatures of Nobel Peace recepient Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Estela de Carlotto President of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Nora Cortiñas Mother of Plaza de Mayo – Founder Line, writer and journalist Stella Calloni, Graciela Rosemblum President of the Human Rights Argentinean League, jurists Beinusz Szmukler and Carlos Zamorano, Fray Antonio Puigjané, Capuchino Priest, Sociologist Atilio Borón and Philosopher León Rozichtner. All signers are Argentinean members of the International Commission for the Right of Family Visits.
A copy of this document has been sent to several international human rights organizations.
The signers denounced the United States for violating the right of family visits and for denying visas to the wives of Gerardo Hernández, serving two life sentences and René González serving 15 years.
In the letter, which can be seen on several websites, those who signed asked: Where is justice and the sense of humanity in the US?
As it is publicly known, Gerardo and René are two of the Five Cuban Patriots imprisoned in the United States for monitoring criminal based in Miami.
The letter also denounced the fact that while the Five continue to serve unjust prison terms, on March 1st the international criminal Luis Posada Carriles will appear in a Court in El Paso, Texas for charges of lying to immigration authorities instead of facing justice for the numerous crimes he has committed.
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On July 15, 2009 the US denied for the tenth time the visa application presented by Adriana Pérez
We ask you to please contact Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking the following:
1) To immediately grant a HUMANITARIAN VISA to ADRIANA PEREZ to visit her husband GERARDO HERNÃNDEZ in prison and end the violation of the right of family visits.
2) To grant multiple visas to all family members of the Cuban Five so they can visit their imprisoned loved ones in the US.
To contact the US State Department:
US State Department
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Fax number: 1-202-647-2283
Phone number: 1-202-647-4000
In July, 2008 Olga Salanueva was classified as “permanently ineligible.” On December 18, 2009, she was denied humanitarian parole.
We ask you to contact Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano asking the following:
1) To immediately grant a HUMANITARIAN VISA to OLGA SALANUEVA to visit her husband RENE GONZALEZ in US prison.
To contact Homeland Security:
Janet Napolitano
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Fax number: 1-202-282-8401
Phone number: 1- 202-282-8000
Comment line: 1- 202-282-8495
If possible please send copies of your letters to the United Nation Human Rights Council e-mail: InfoDesk@ohchr.org
Urgent Action e-mail urgent-action@ohchr.org
Complaint Procedures 1503 e-mail 1503@ohchr.org.
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