AFGJ recently released the following press release. Below the release you will also find the text of a letter that was sent to OAS in regards to the issue. A coalition of human rights and social justice organizations today criticized the administration of outgoing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for its recent attempt to thwart the…
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Action alerts, Colombia, Political prisoners
Inhumane Treatment of Colombian Political Prisoners
The Alliance for Global Justice has, for some time, been following the situation at the maximum security prison in Valledupar, Department of Cesar, Colombia. The conditions there are deplorable. For instance, inmates are allowed access to water only 10 minutes a day, being forced to collect water in buckets coming out of pipes at a…
Action alerts, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Militarism
7,000 US Troops and 46 Warships Descend on Costa Rica
Despite the fact that Costa Rica is widely regarded as a pacifist nation due to its decision not to have its own military forces, the country controversially granted the US permission to send 7,000 troops and 46 warships (along with their accompanying airplanes and helicopters) to Costa Rica through the end of the year. Officially,…
Action alerts, Honduras
Congressional Letter to Clinton on Honduras
Twenty-seven members of Congress sent Secretary of State Clinton a letter stating their concern over reports of continuing violence in Honduras. The group recommended that more investigative work be done into the state of human rights in the country, that just last year fell victim to a coup. The group also suggested that if reports…
Action alerts, Venezuela
Anti-Chavez Media Mogul to Speak at House Hearing
Write or Call to Demand a Fair Hearing – On June 16 the House Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Press Freedom in the Americas.” Anti-Chavez Representatives Connie Mack (FL) and Eliot Engel (NY) have invited Venezuelan right-wing media mogul, RCTV owner Marcel Granier to testify. We…
Action alerts, Colombia, Delegations & tours, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Peru
Updates on Past Alerts & New Delegations
UPDATES: The Peruvian indigenous leader that was detained, Alberto Pizango, was released on bail the following day. Thank you for your support in showing the Peruvian government that the international community is watching. It appears at this time that he will still face trial for the charges against him pertaining to “inciting” the June 2009…
Action alerts, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Peru
Peruvian Indigenous Leader Detained
After Year of Exile, Pizango Detained Upon Arrival to Lima We have learned from Amazon Watch that earlier today, Alberto Pizango, leader of the important Peruvian Amazon indigenous group AIDESEP was detained by police upon his arrival to Lima. Pizango had been exiled in Nicaragua for nearly a year, and was trying to return home…
Action alerts, Colombia, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)
Mining Concessions force Afro-Colombian Communities to Relocate
The Afro-Colombian community mentioned below is being displaced and targeted by paramilitary groups, due to the fact that their land was taken for mining concessions. Please read more below, and then send this letter to the officials listed!
Action alerts, Honduras
Save Lives in Honduras
Join the Honduras Solidarity Network’s Emergency Response Network The following was published by the Honduras Solidarity Network, of which AFGJ is part. Human rights violations continue to increase in Honduras against the broad-based citizen’s movement, which has been bravely demanding democracy and justice since the coup against elected President Manuel Zelaya June 28, 2009. The…
Action alerts, Anti-racism, Immigration, Militarism
May 29th Demonstration Against Arizona’s Racist Law
The Alliance for Global Justice supports the call for a National Demonstration against SB1070 in Phoenix on May 29th. Please click here to read more about participating in the demonstration. SB1070 is a racist, anti-Latino and anti-immigrant law that gives local and state police the authority to detain and demand identification from those they suspect…
