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Take Action for the Ladies in White |
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Human Rights First |
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Apr 2, 06 - 10:40 PM |
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http://action.humanrightsfirst.org/campaign/LadiesWhite?qp_source=ga%5fadv |
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Cuban 'Ladies in White' Face Intimidation
A mob of several hundred individuals besieged the home of human rights defender Isel Acosta for more than four hours on March 17, banging on windows and doors, shouting insults and making threats against her life. The Cuban government has organized mob assaults against its critics in the past, and there are indications of official involvement in this incident, as well.
Isel Acosta is a member of the 'Ladies in White,' an organization of the wives and relatives of the 75 activists imprisoned in the spring of 2003 during a severe crackdown on nonviolent human rights activists. Their persistent and peaceful protest is gaining growing international attention.
In response, Cuban authorities have stepped up their persecution, threatening harm to their imprisoned husbands if they do not cease their protests, or assembling violent mobs outside their homes to intimidate or even attack them.
The mob that formed outside Isel Acosta's home successfully prevented her from attending a commemoration ceremony marking the three-year anniversary of the imprisonment of the seventy-five activists. Her husband, Blas Giraldo Reyes, was sentenced to 25 years in prison at an unfair trial in 2003 in reprisal for his peaceful activities as an independent librarian and advocate for human rights.
Join us in calling on the Cuban government to end its persecution of the Ladies in White.
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