> Subject: LASC: Fwd: FW: Election Observers detained in El Salvador -Immediate Pressure View Full HeaderView Printable Version From: wtillow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, March 15, 2004 8:47 pm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Priority: High
>Status: U >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:08:50 -0500 >Subject: FW: Election Observers detained in El Salvador -Immediate > Pressure Needed!!!! >From: Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: WTillow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Priority: 2 > > > >---------- >From: ListMeister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:30:29 -0800 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Election Observers detained in El Salvador -Immediate >Pressure Needed!!!! > > >[All ads are inserted by Topica without our consent. Ignore them.] > IN THIS MESSAGE >* Election Observers detained in El Salvador -Immediate Pressure Needed!!!! >* >______________________________________________ > >Election Observers detained in El Salvador -Immediate Pressure Needed!!!! > >Hello friends, > >My good friend David Tatro, the Seattle organizer for CISPES >(Committee in Solidarity With the People of El Salvador), left >yesterday for El Salvador to be an election observer in the upcoming >presidential contest, in which the socialist party of El Salvador >stands to win against the far right. Today, I received the >following news update which says that election observers are being >detained and kept in solitary confinement by the government >authorities upon arrival. > >I'll be honest: I am terribly worried for Dave and I am e-mailing to >ask that you call the U.S. embassy in El Salvador at your first >opportunity to impress it upon them that what is going on is >well-publicised and above all to demand that they put pressure on >the Salvadorean government to stop harrassing international >observers (the embassy's phone number is at the end of this e-mail). > >If you have been following what has been happening in Haiti over the >last few weeks and what almost happened in Venezuela two years ago >(not to mention Afghanistan and Iraq...) then you know that certain >elements in the U.S. government will stop at nothing to put in power >or maintain in power officials in other countries who are friendly >to U.S. corporate and elite interests. El Salvador is a case in >point, since its current government has been the most supportive of >all Central American nations for a U.S. plan for a Free Trade Area >of The Americas. The socialist opposition (which is actually social >democratic in political orientation) is far more critical and if it >obtained the presidency (which seems rather likely at this point if, >that is, the elections are held fairly) would probably be closer in >its position to Brazil than to the US (free trade but "with >conditions" including worker rights and environmental protections). > In any case, the point is that without international public >pressure the U.S. government will probably react fairly positively >to the repression of international observers, even if they happen to >be Americans. > >Even with significant public pressure, the elections may very well >be thoroughly undemocratic. But at the very least, the people, like >Dave, who decided to go to El Salvador to be international observers >will be far less likely to be punished, brutalized, or even killed >for their commendable international solidarity. > >So, I ask you: whether you are a U.S citizen or not, please take 5 >minutes to call the U.S. embassy on Monday. If you are worried >about the cost of an international phone call or are tight on money, >I'll be happy to reimburse you for it. Just let me know. The most >important thing is to call now. > >I hope you are all well, > >Nic > >PS: If you can, please forward this e-mail to all your friends and >acquaintances whom you think would be likely to take any action. > > >CISPES ACTION ALERT > >Repression Against International Elections Observers in El Salvador: >5 Detained, others under pressure and denied entry >Immediate Pressure Needed!!! >March 13, 2004 > >In an attempt to obstruct democracy in the coming elections, >Salvadoran immigration officials are currently detaining, denying >entry, and harassing international elections observers. Yesterday - >Friday, March 12 - four U.S. citizens were detained in El Salvador's >international airport when they tried to enter the country to >observe the coming presidential elections. Immigration authorities >detained them for over five hours, telling them that they would not >be allowed entrance to the country. Only after officials from the >Human Rights Office arrived in the middle of the night and advocated >on their behalf were the observers released. > >This morning, just hours after the first group was released, another >observer was detained. Immigration officials located another >observer who was waiting for the detained observer in the airport >and harassed her and threatened her with detention. Another >observer was taken into isolation and interrogated before being >allowed to enter the country. There is word that at the time of >writing this report there are at least 40 international observers >being held in detention. Today lawyers from the Human Rights Office >are being denied access to the detained observers. > >These detentions and repression tactics are part of a purposeful >strategy to obstruct democracy in El Salvador. El Salvador is on >the brink of historic presidential elections, culminating months of >dirty campaigning that have been marked by political violence and >aggression by the right-wing. With eight days remaining before >elections, 600 international observers are expected to arrive this >week. The right-wing, facing the real possibility of losing the >presidency in these elections, sees the observers as an obstacle to >the tactics of fraud and corruption they have used in the past to >maintain their power. > >The Salvadoran people have invited international observers to help >deter or prevent electoral fraud, so it is critical that every >observer be allowed in the country. Electoral code guarantees >international elections observers the right to receive a visa of >entry, the freedom of circulation and mobility, and the right to be >attended to, especially in their efforts to enter or exit the >country, by the Immigration and Customs authorities. > > > >Take Action! > > > >1. Call the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador - over the weekend, call >011-503-234-2316, on weekdays call Annie Pforzheimer, the Counselor >for Political Affairs at (011) 503-278-4444 x2025 - and: > >· Demand that the U.S. Embassy call the Salvadoran Ministry of >Government (Ministerio de Gobernación) to insist that they allow all >international observers into the country. > >· Insist that the U.S. Embassy pressure the head of the >Immigration Department to respect El Salvador's electoral code which >guarantees international observers the right to receive a visa of >entry to the country as well as freedom of circulation and mobility. > >· Express concern for the many detained U.S. citizens and their >access to human rights officials and lawyers. > >""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________>FAIR > USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of >which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright >owner. 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