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Subject: PERU - SUPPORT THE CITIZEN'S GENERAL STRIKE - JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT
> STATEMENT OF THE JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT IN SUPPORT OF THE
> CITIZENS GENERAL STRIKE OF THE PEOPLE OF PERU - MAY 28, 2000
(In English and Spanish)
>
> The people of Peru, of all walks of life and political positions, have
> issued a call to world public opinion requesting unflinching support for
> their democratic struggle against the fascist tyranny of Alberto Fujimori.
> The Fujimori regime, as Justice International has already denounced, is a
> self-confessed torturers regime, a regime of criminals and assassins
> enemies of all freedom loving people, A regime solely held together by
> military imposition and already indicted as a torturers' regime by the
> United Nations Consultative Committee on Torture and Degrading and Inhuman
> Treatments, Redress.
>
> The people of Peru are at this very moment, actively and courageously
> mobilising themselves, aiming to unleash on the very day chosen by the
> tyranny to implement their swindle of "elections" - May 28, 2000,l - THE
> CITIZENS GENERAL STRIKE. The entire people of Peru are galvanising their
> action under these slogans: DO NOT VOTE! DOWN WITH THE TYRANNY! FOR A
> GENUINE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN PERU!.
>
> By heroically implementing this boycott, the people of Peru will
completely
> unmask the illegitimate character of the fascist regime that oppresses
this
> country. It will also serve to lay bare the dubious and hypocritical role
> of governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who falsely claim
> themselves as defenders of "human rights", "democracy", etc., while at the
> same time they continue to drag their feet and play along with this
swindle
> the entire people of Peru are resisting.
>
> Justice International would like to emphasise that this is a struggle with
> few if any precedents in world history. To understand why this CITIZENS
> GENERAL STRIKE is such a momentous action on the part of the Peruvian
> people, it is sufficient to point out the following fact: Unlike
> elections in the USA, Britain or other European countries where citizens
> may not vote because of apathy and because they find their politicians
> unable or unwilling to deliver on their promises, in Peru, not to vote,
> implies for any citizen the loss of their civil rights.
>
> Voting is obligatory in Peru, and not voting implies not having a valid
> citizens card any longer. Implies being unable to carry on any kind of
> normal day to day transactions, whether public or private, from cashing
> cheques to getting married or travelling, apart of incurring stiff
> financial penalties and - most importantly - the likely persecution at the
> hands of SIN, the sinister Gestapo of the Fujimori regime headed by the
> infamous Vladimiro Montesinos, accused as a "suspected terrorist" and
> subjected to officially sanctioned torture.
>
> This action of the Peruvian people in NOT VOTING, is therefore a true act
> of civic courage, dignity and day to day heroism and sacrifice for the
> cause of freedom and democracy. More than 80% of the Peruvian people are
> expected not to vote. This unprecedented action deserves our respect, our
> support, and particularly, that we demand from all those who call
> themselves democrats in this world, particularly in the media, to do
> likewise, and not cover it up or ignore this heavy sacrifice, serving
> instead to buttress tyranny by keeping silent.
>
> Justice International makes a very special point in calling all democratic
> and popular forces in the world to contribute in giving the utmost focus
of
> publicity to this CITIZENS' GENERAL STRIKE, and to support directly this
> boycott both inside and outside Peru - wherever the Fujimori regime may
set
> up its bogus and fraudulent "electoral booths", be it in the city streets,
> squares, fields, villages of Peru, or in foreign cities within their
> "diplomatic" representations.
>
> Help the Peruvian people's call prevail:
>
> DO NOT VOTE!
> DOWN WITH THE TORTURERS REGIME OF FUJIMORI!
> FOR A GENUINELY DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN PERU!
>
> Circulate this call in support of the people of Peru. Demand that the
> international media should report truthfully and fully about this
> unprecedented action, an entire nation going out on a CITIZENS STRIKE and
> actively and determinedly boycott such an electoral farce.
>
> The people of Peru have had enough of fascism and they are now standing
up!
> It is high time for all democratic and popular forces to do likewise and
> stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Peru, firmly and actively
> supporting and publicising the CITIZEN'S GENERAL STRIKE OF THE PEOPLE OF
> PERU, MAY 28 - 2000
>
> Full and active support to the heroic people of Peru!
>
>
> The Justice International Secretariat
> London, May 21, 2000
>
>
> SPANISH VERSION
>
> MENSAJE DEL SECRETARIADO DE "JUSTICE INTERNATIONAL" EN APOYO A LA HUELGA
> GENERAL CIUDADANA DEL PUEBLO DEL PERU - MAYO 28, 2000
>
> El pueblo del Peru ha hecho un llamado a la opinion publica mundial para
> que brinde apoyo decidido a su lucha democratica contra la tirania
fascista
> de Alberto Fujimori, un regimen de torturadores y asesinos liberticidas
> sostenido exclusivamente por la bota militar y ya condenado como tal por
el
> Comite Consultivo de las Naciones Unidas Contra Las Torturas y Tratos
> Degradantes E Inhumanos, Redress.
>
> El Pueblo del Peru se esta movilizando activa y febrilmente en estos
> momentos para desatar, el 28 de Mayo, 2000 - dia fijado por esta tirania
> para consumar su estafa 'electoral' con que la que quiere imponerse al
> mundo entero y salvaguardar su regimen de las toruras, condenado por la
> opinion publica mundial - la HUELGA GENERAL CIUDADANA. El boycot a las
> elecciones fraudulentas del regimen de la dictadura Fujimori.
>
> El pueblo del Peru, boicoteando completa y cabalmente las falsas
> "elecciones" de la tirania, dejara incontrovertiblemente claro el caracter
> ilegitimo del regimen fascista que lo oprime, a parte de desnudar al mismo
> tiempo el cinismo y el acomodo de gobiernos y organismo que falsamente se
> dicen "defensores de derechos humanos", pero que continuan sin tomar
> medidas concretas contra esta estafa que el pueblo entero del Peru
resiste.
>
> Esta lucha sin precedentes - dentro de una situacion en la que el NO
VOTAR,
> a diferencia de la apatia general ciudadana que acompanha las elecciones
en
> paises como Estados Unidos, Inglaterra y otros paises europeos, le
> significa al ciudadano peruano comun y corriente perdida de sus derechos
> civiles ademas de multas y persecuciones por parte de la policia politica
> del regimen - y es por tanto, un verdadero ejemplo de sacrificada y digna
> vocacion democratica que el pueblo entero del Peru demostrara cabal y
> decididamente ante los ojos del mundo entero.
>
> Hacemos un llamado muy especial a todas las fuerzas democraticas del
mundo,
> a contribuir a dar la mas amplia publicidad a esta HUELGA GENERAL
> CIUDADANA, a apoyar este boycot dentro y fuera del Peru, alli donde la
> tirania erija sus "mesas de votantes", sea en las plazas, calles o
> villorrios del Peru, o en los locales de sus embajadas extranjeras.
>
> Hacer prevalecer la consigna popular:
>
> NO VOTAR!
> ABAJO LA TIRANIA FASCISTA!
> POR GOBIERNO GENUINAMENTE DEMOCRATICO EN EL PERU!
>
> Circular este llamado en apoyo al pueblo del Peru. Exigir que la prensa de
> sus propios paises informen verazmente sobre el hecho sin precedentes de
> que toda una nacion se declare en huelga y decida activamente boicotear
una
> estafa electoral.
>
> El pueblo del Peru ha dicho basta al fascismo y se ha puesto de pie!
> Es tiempo de que todos los democratas y sectores populares del mundo
> se pongan tambien, firme y activamente, codo a codo en la linea de esta
> HUELGA GENERAL CIUDADANA DEL 28 DE MAYO!
>
> Ese dia el pueblo del Peru contribuira con su ejemplo a abrir los ojos del
> mundo para dejar desnuda la falsa "democracia" que sostienen el
> imperialismo, las clases opresoras, y los traficantes electoreros y
> politicastros del circo reaccionario en muchas otras partes del mundo
> tambien!
>
> No a la estafa electoral fascista!
> Apoyo decidido y combatiente al sacrificado y valiente pueblo del Peru!
> HUELGA GENERAL CIUDADANA - 28 DE MAYO DEL 2000.
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