|
|
NEWS
UNITY FOR
FREEDOM
Message to the People of Cuba and to the Peoples of the world
To the International Community and the
Media
Today in Havana the long anticipated UNITY of the opposition has been
announced
The following text for distribution is a document that demonstrates the
real unity of the opposition, its maturity, and its sense of patriotism
and responsibility that all of us should support. This takes apart any
speculation regarding the disunity that serves as a pretext for many to
discourage solidarity and support for the Cuban opposition and the
people of Cuba, which as the document states, "have a right to all their
rights." All nations and governments, as well as citizens and
organizations, should attend to and respond to this call for solidarity.
We call on all Cuban associations and citizens inside and outside Cuba
to support this call and make it theirs, because this declaration of
unity is for all Cubans, and is a sign of organic unity which is so
important for the Cuban nation in its aspirations for democracy,
freedom, reconciliation, and sovereignty.
Some signatories on this document are:
Miriam Leyva
Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Vladimiro Roca
Elizardo Sánchez
Héctor Palacios Ruiz
Laura Pollan
Oswaldo Paya Sardinas
Here is the text we received for immediate diffusion. Thank you in
advance for your cooperation in this matter.
UNITY FOR FREEDOM
Message to the People of Cuba and to the Peoples of the world
We Cubans who individually or as a part of peaceful groups defend and
promote Human Rights, reconciliation and peaceful changes towards the
democracy, want to proclaim our unity for freedom.
We know that the people of Cuba and all those who in the world support
democracy for Cuba, wish, with good will, that all of the peaceful
democratic Cuban opposition be united, since this unity is a necessity
in order to advance the changes that the people want and need. Our
unity must symbolize the goals of peace, justice, reconciliation and
freedom that we want to reach.
The unity for freedom exists between us, but it does not necessarily
express itself in a pact, or in the formation of an alliance structured
into a monolithic block. Those of us who incorporate the peaceful
democratic position will work responsibly toward the formation of a
unitary block, if the circumstances deem that this step is necessary and
the most suitable for achieving the changes towards democracy in Cuba,
which is our objective and reason for being part of the Cuban
opposition.
With this message we want to confirm the unity between us, a unity that
stems from the alternative that we have taken towards the freedom of
Cuba and that is expressed:
1. In our common objectives: to achieve the respect of all Human Rights
for all Cubans and democracy, reconciliation, social justice, freedom
and sovereignty for our people.
2. In our demand for the immediate and unconditional liberation of all
those imprisoned unjustly for defending, promoting or peacefully
exercising universally recognized Human Rights.
3. In using and promoting peaceful means to achieve these objectives
among all Cubans.
4. In human solidarity, cooperation and respect for the diversity of
initiatives, positions, working styles and projects within a frame of
pluralism that allows for the participation of all citizens.
United in solidarity with these principles, we proclaim:
- That achieving changes in our society is a task corresponding to
Cubans and only Cubans, to define and decide freely and democratically
the future of Cuba, as an independent and sovereign country, without
foreign interventions.
- That the solidarity of the peoples and governments of the world with
the respect for Human Rights and with democratic changes in Cuba, would
be the real demonstration of respect and support for the
self-determination and sovereignty of the Cuban people.
- That we do not accept that the recognition and respect for the rights
of Cubans, in law and in practice, be conditional to the international
situation, or to the state of relations of Cuba with other states, or to
arrangements or agreements with other governments.
- That our radical demand for respect for Human Rights and democratic
changes, motivates and supports itself solely on the fact that Cubans
have a right to all the rights of all human beings.
For more information or to obtain a copy of the press release, please
contact: Francisco De Armas, International Representative, Christian
Liberation
Movement,fdamcl@cs.com
Given to the Information Bridge Cuba Miami for distribution by
international representatives of the Christian Liberation Movement on
the 14th day of April, 2004.
News Archive
| Home
|
 |
|
