Alliance for Global Justice

1. Special Committee of National Assembly hears from candidates for expiring posts
2. Senators visit; Nicaraguan-US Relations appear friendly
3. Julio Aviles takes command of Nicaraguan Army
4. Government releases plan to address drought
5. Europeans to observe Atlantic Coast elections on March 7
6. Ministry of Education distributes food for daily meals for one million students
7. Siuna mayor agrees to stop development in the Bosawas Nature Preserve
8. International Poetry Festival supports Ernesto Cardenal for Nobel in literature
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The bimonthly Global Justice Monitor has now replaced the monthly Nicaragua Monitor. It includes the full text of the articles listed below, and can be found by following the link.

Global Justice Monitor
Haiti Before the Earth Quake: By Chuck Kaufman
Homeland Security Harasses Haiti Activists: By Tom Burke
The Impacts of Militarized Aid: By Jamie Way
Honduran Coup d’etat, A Win for the US?: By Tom Loudon
Nicaragua Assists Haiti as Worries Mount About Earthquake at Home
News from Nicaragua

Two members of the Alliance for Global Justice staff returned from a delegation to Haiti a few days before the earthquake hit. The people they met with and all the victims of the quake are in their thoughts as Haiti confronts this devastating crisis.

In this action alert you will find:
1) Information about where you can send donations to help earthquake victims, from Haiti Reborn.
2) Action you can take to stop deportation of Haitians in the U.S., from TransAfrica.
3) An opinion piece demanding the return of President Aristide, by Kevin Pina of the Haiti Information Project, with action component.
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Just before the holidays, Congressional leaders put aside partisan differences to stand together in support of the world’s poorest. After months of anticipation, the Jubilee Act (HR 4405) was reintroduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), along with Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), Ranking Member Spencer Bachus (R-AL), and seven more Republican and Democratic members of Congress. Read the rest of this entry →

Demands:

1. No financial support for February legislative elections.
2. No recognition of elections that exclude major political parties, including Haiti’s largest party Fanmi Lavalas.
3. No election monitoring because it would legitimize an undemocratic process
4. Stop election interference by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), International Republican Institute (IRI), National Democratic Institute (NDI), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. Embassy.

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[Today, Jan. 4, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a delegation organized by the Latin America Solidarity Coalition held a press conference to denounce human rights violations in Haiti. Alliance for Global Justice National Co-Coordinators James Jordan and Chuck Kaufman are participating in the delegation. Following is the statement released to the press.]

The Latin American Solidarity Coalition, from the United States, and the Canada Haiti Action Network, wish to express our grave concern about human rights in Haiti. Our delegation came to investigate human rights violations, and in particular, violations by the United Nations’ MINUSTAH forces. We will send a report of our delegation’s findings to the United Nations, to the United States Congress, to President Barack Obama, to the Canadian government, and to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. We will also circulate our findings to the media in our respective countries. Read the rest of this entry →

The Alliance for Global Justice has received word that the popular occupation of Piñuña Negro continues and is in dire need of international support. Indigenous, AfroColombian and farming community members have amassed at the Police Inspector’s office–the highest governmental authority in the area–to demand negotiations to stop coca eradication efforts until the government makes good on its promises to build the infrastructure for a meaningful crop replacement program.

Read an in-depth analysis of the situation, by AFGJ.
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Yesterday, Congressional leaders put aside partisan differences to stand together in support of the world’s poorest. After months of anticipation, the Jubilee Act (HR 4405) was introduced by Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), along with Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), Ranking Member Spencer Bachus (R-AL), and seven more Republican and Democrat members of Congress. This encouraging bi-partisan effort by powerful leaders in Congress is a tremendous holiday gift for our sisters and brothers in the Global South.

[The Nicaragua Network has just received this important message from the Jubilee USA Network of which it is a member. We urge you to take action!] Read the rest of this entry →

In what appears to be one of the most promising efforts toward trade reform in recent memory, both the Senate and the House have a progressive new trade bill before them. The bill is gathering momentum, and in the House it already had 127 co-sponsors! Read the rest of this entry →

December 15, 2009

Please take a moment to contact the Colombian Embassy, the Interamerican Commission for Human Rights, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as your US Representative about this urgent matter. Following is a sample email or phone call script:
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