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From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 01 Oct 92 08:58 PDT
Subject: World Bank Action: Guarani Eviction
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Oct  1 08:58:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: World Bank Action: Guarani Eviction

/* Written  8:55 am  Oct  1, 1992 by peacenet in cdp:pn.alerts */
/* ---------- "World Bank Action: Guarani Eviction" ---------- */
From: <peacenet>
Subject: World Bank Action: Guarani Eviction

From bicusa Mon Sep 28 14:51:39 1992
From: Bank Information Center <bicusa>

***  URGENT ALERT!  URGENT ALERT!  URGENT ALERT!  URGENT ALERT!***

On Tuesday, September 29, 1992, the World Bank will vote on
approving a $300 million dollar loan to the government of Argentina
to complete the construction of the Yacyreta hydroelectric dam in
the Parana River in northeast Argentina. The resulting flooding of
lands will force thousands of people, including the indigenous
Guarani peoples, off their homelands. Not only will these people
lose their only sources of livelihood (fishing, hunting, farming),
but will suffer a massive increase in health threats, such as
cholera, water and land contamination, sewage problems, and
diseases previously unknown to these peoples. The lack of adequate
health care, personnel and facilities to handle these problems puts
these peoples in acute danger. 

We urge you to bombard the World Bank with telephone calls
demanding that it reject the loan until the protection and fair
compensation to the displaced Guarani peoples can be guaranteed. 

Please call:
Lewis Preston, World Bank President, at (202) 458-2001.
Send faxes to (202) 477-1305.
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 03 Oct 92 12:34 PDT
Subject: HAITI PRESS RELEASE 10/01/92
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Oct  3 12:34:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: HAITI PRESS RELEASE 10/01/92

/* Written  9:22 pm  Oct  2, 1992 by smalagodi in cdp:reg.carib */
Veye-Yo

28 N.E. 54 St.

Miami, Florida 33137



Press Release

10/01/92



September 30, 1992, one year after the ousting of
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti still remains a
river of blood. We members of Veye-Yo, a Haitian
grassroots organization unite with other religious and
secular organizations to protest the United States'
imposition of authority on OAS decisions toward the
reinstitution of democracy in Haiti.



Since the day of the coup, there have been reports of
death and people forced into hiding. Until today, all the
powers involved in the negotiation seem unwilling to
understand or help the Haitian people to reestablish the
democracy they chose. More importantly, these powers
do not comprehend the suffering and bloodshed in Haiti.



Once again we call on the Bush administration
government, representatives of the OAS, the United
Nations, and all nations and organizations committed to
democracy to remove the military and political bandaid
currently in power in Haiti. Beyond official recognition
that Jean-Bertrand Aristide is the rightfully elected
president, we request that the OAS and the United
Nations assist in the immediate and unconditional return
of President-elect Aristide.



The republican administration's support of Marc Bazin is
completely unacceptable. Marc Bazin has long been
considered an enemy of the Haitian people, his interests
reflect the interests of the corrupt and brutal in Haiti who
are implicated in the coup d'itat of Sept. 30, 1991. Marc
Bazin was a candidate in the same electoral race as
President Aristide: the people of Haiti made their clear
choice on December 16, 1990. It was not Marc Basin.
More than 67% of the Haitian people chose President
Aristide over all the other candidates.



President Aristide must return to run Haiti as he was
mandated to do in the first democratic and fair elections
in the history of Haiti. Haiti's loss of democracy will have
disastrous repercussions for the rest of Latin American,
the Caribbean and other democratic nations. The Bush
administration should respect the true meaning of
democracy and stop the lip-service policy in the case of
Haiti. Democracy implies freedom: freedom from
repression and the freedom to choose life and liberty.



###



Contact: Rolande Dorancy, Miami   (305) 757-8538
Gerard Jean Juste,
Haiti 30 September 1992
From: ifcss@WAM.UMD.EDU (IFCSS HQ)
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: IFCSS HQ NR-4044: Sample Letter for American Friends
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:10:12 GMT


**************************************************************
IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 4044    September 30, 1992
            SAMPLE LETTER FOR AMERICAN FRIENDS
**************************************************************
Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS)
   733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005
         Tel. (202)347-0017  Fax: (202)347-0018
                Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu

                                            
 
The Honorable George Bush 
President of the United States 
The White House  
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. 
Washington D.C. 20500 
 
Dear President George Bush: 
 
We are a group of Americans who are deeply concerned over the 
safety of tens of thousands Chinese students currently under the
protection of your executive order. We have been informed that a
bill, S1216, also known as the Chinese Students Protection Act, 
has passed both the House and the Senate and is awaiting your 
signature.  It is our belief that this is an extremely important
bill and therefore we strongly urge you to sign the bill into law.

 
Thank you. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
(signed)  


***************************************************************
         IFCSS Headquarters Office    Signature
***************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human,soc.culture.yugoslavia,soc.culture.europe,soc.culture.greek,bit.listerv.politics,talk.politics.misc,talk.politics.theory,misc.headlines,eunet.politics
From: sachz@montebello.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU (SAS)
Subject: Australian Acceptance of Macedonian Passports
Followup-To:  soc.culture.yugoslavia,soc.culture.greek
Originator: sachz@montebello.ecom.unimelb.EDU.AU
Organization: Dept. Engineering Computer Resources, Melbourne Uni.
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:19:40 GMT


ACCEPTANCE OF MACEDONIAN PASSPORTS (Australia) 

   The honorable Gareth Evans Minister of Foreign Affairs.

   With great pleasure we have received the news about your
governments acceptance of Macedonian passports.

   I am very pleased we have this opportunity to thank you 
about your efforts.

   The contribution of you personally, the Government and
Australian people and your willingness to develop the
process of building the Republic of Macedonia as a Soverign
and Independent state is comparable. I am thankful that  
Australia is open to seeking ways to improve relationships
and co-operation with our country, and I ask that you will
support us in our honest search for the right way to bring
justice, peace, social and economic development to
Macedonia.

   Australia and Macedonia now have a unique relationship
made from our contacts and from our people who live in 
Australia.

   They would be happy to support this kind of policy for 
our country

   We are proud of your support, and we are eager for 
Australian engagement and look forward to building a
prosperous relationship with Australia.

Sincerely,
President of VRMO-DPMNE
Ljupco Georgievski

Avstralisko Makedonski Nedelnik, 29 Sep 92.
From: hra2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Hibatur Rahman Ahmad)
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: Re: East Timor Needs Your Letters
Date: 26 Sep 92 03:27:57 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University



Hi!  I have heard a lot about what's happening in East Timor but why I haven't
heard so much about things in Acheh (of course, in Indonesia)???

Hibatur Rahman
hra2@lehigh.edu
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 28 Sep 92 10:17 PDT
Subject: JORDAN: AI's S-G to visit
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700538:000:1072
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Sep 28 10:17:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: JORDAN: AI's S-G to visit

/* Written  6:38 pm  Sep 27, 1992 by aiusala in cdp:ai.general */
Amnesty International
International Secretariat
1 Easton Street
London WC1X 8DJ
United Kingdom

DATE: 25 SEPTEMBER 1992

WEEKLY UPDATE SERVICE 38/92

JORDAN: VISIT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL'S SECRETARY GENERAL

AI's Secretary General Ian Martin is visiting Jordan from 24 September
1992.  The main purpose is to visit AI's groups in Jordan and to discuss
with the Jordanian authorities matters relating to AI's membership in the
country and human rights promotion an d protection in the Arab world and in
Jordan.

AI's membership in Jordan is in the process of being formally recognized
and registered by the Ministry of the Interior.  There are over 17 active
groups in different parts of the country.  The Secretary General will meet
AI members in Amman and Irb id.

AI's outstanding concerns in Jordan include incommunicado detention and
unfair trials of political prisoners by the State Security Court, and the
death penalty.
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 01 Oct 92 18:26 PDT
Subject: West Bank Urgent Action
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700578:000:1556
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Oct  1 18:26:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: West Bank Urgent Action

/* Written  1:48 pm  Oct  1, 1992 by synapses in cdp:synapses.news */

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
31 September 1992


         PALESTINIAN DETAINEE TORTURED IN THE HOLY LAND


Palestinian detainee Ahmad Qatamesh (ID No. 98370264), was ar-
rested by Israeli authorities on Spetember 1, 1992 from his home
in Al-Bireh, West Bank near Jerusalem.  Mr. Qatamesh was held 24
days in incommunicado during which time he was subjected to tor-
ture.

Mr. Qatamesh told his lawyer that he had been choked, his head
had been covered with a bag full of dirt for extended periods,
and he was forced take unspecified pills in an effort to extract
a false confession from him.  Mr. Qatamesh also said that his vi-
sion has deteriorated due to excessive torture.  He is suffering
from acute nausea due to the filthy conditions of his cell.  He
was denied sleep for 96 consecutive hours.

Concerned persons should fax a letter to Israeli Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin's office on Monday, October 5, 1992.  Until now fax
numbers for Israeli government offices have been available.  We
are hoping for an outpouring of fax letters to Prime Minister
Rabin's office requesting that 1) the torture of Ahmad Qatamesh
cease 2) that an independent physician be allowed to see Mr.
Qatamesh and, 3) that Mr. Qatamesh be immediately released or
that a fair trial, attended by independent international ob-
servers, be held.


Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin  FAX: 011 972 2 664 838


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From: chrisw@yang.earlham.edu
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: Info needed on the Free West Papua Movement
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:21:10 GMT
Organization: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana

I am researching the Free West Papua Movement (OPM) and I am having 
trouble finding information on this topic.  If anyone can help, either 
with information or sources, I would be greatful.  Please E-Mail me at 
Chrisw@yang.earlham.edu
	Thanks, 
		Chris
From: hrcoord@igc.apc.org (Human Rights Coordinator)
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: HAITIAN REFUGEE CTR 10/02/92
Date: 3 Oct 92 00:53:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700580:000:2357
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Oct  2 17:53:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: HAITIAN REFUGEE CTR 10/02/92

/* Written  9:25 pm  Oct  1, 1992 by smalagodi in cdp:reg.carib */
Haitian Refugee Center
119 NE 54 St.
Miami, Florida 33137

10/02/92

Press Release

The INS today moved at least thirty -nine (39) Haitian women refugee
detainees to Lake County Jail in Tavares. It intends to hold political
asylum hearings for them there, in makeshift courtrooms, despite the
absence of their attorneys. Tavares is about an hour north of Orlando,
remote from any available legal help. Legal help is essential in
establishing eligibility for political asylum.

The women are already represented by experienced asylum attorneys in
Miami, or have free legal services in Miami available to them, including
HRC, St. Thomas University School of Law, and Legal Services. Just this
semester, St. Thomas established a clinical program specifically to
represent indigent Krome detainees. Most of the detainees are indigent.

Tavares is hundreds of miles from experienced and available legal help.
Few if any attorneys are available to represent asylum seekers there.
Holding hearing there will turn Lake County Jail into a deportation
factory.

The women were sent to Tavares from county jails in Tampa, Sarasota,
and elsewhere. INS had sent them to the jails from Krome immediately
following Hurricane Andrew.

INS has a history of transferring aliens to remote facilities. It is easier to
deport someone in violation of the right to counsel and to a fair hearing,
rights protected by the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Constitution,
the UN Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, and
other international covenants to which the US is signatory.

INS should not house and hear refugees in county jails far from available
attorneys, witnesses, interpreters, and family and community members.
Refugees flee for their lives; they aren't criminals. If Hurricane Andrew
caused a housing shortage, the humanitarian response is to immediately
parole these asylum seekers to their families.

Asylum seekers face possible persecution upon deportation. For
example, Haiti's military is more brutal and repressive today than at any
time since Jean Claude Duvalier was ousted in 1986.

###

contact: Rolande Dorancy, Executive Director
               Steven Forester, Supervising Attorney
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 28 Sep 92 10:18 PDT
Subject: TURKEY: draft reform withdrawn
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700540:000:1368
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Sep 28 10:18:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: TURKEY: draft reform withdrawn

/* Written  6:40 pm  Sep 27, 1992 by aiusala in cdp:ai.general */
Amnesty International
International Secretariat
1 Easton Street
London WC1X 8DJ
United Kingdom

DATE: 25 SEPTEMBER 1992

WEEKLY UPDATE SERVICE 38/92

TURKEY: DRAFT REFORM PACKAGE WITHDRAWN FROM PARLIAMENT AGENDA

On 26 August a draft package of tentative reforms concerning the protection
of detainees from ill-treatment and torture was withdrawn from the agenda
during a stormy session of the Turkish Parliament.  It had previously been
blocked by President zal on th e grounds that it might be prejudicial to
national security.

The draft package was then amended to exclude political detainees from its
terms for a certain period and resubmitted to parliament.  However, even
the much diluted form of the package met considerable opposition from
within the ranks of the ruling True Pa th Party (DYP).  The package may be
resubmitted to parliament, but no date has yet been set.

On 24 August Amnesty International had published an open letter to all
Turkish parliamentary deputies, outlining much stronger safeguards required
to stop torture in police custody, which is widespread in Turkey, and
pointing out that even in its original form the draft fell far short of
internationally accepted human rights standards.
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 01 Oct 92 13:04 PDT
Subject: Tibet: Teacher's Sentence Extended
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700574:000:1922
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Oct  1 13:04:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: Tibet: Teacher's Sentence Extended

/* Written 11:10 pm  Sep 29, 1992 by gn:peacemedia in cdp:gn.peacemedia */
TIBET: NEW PRISON SENTENCE
FOR SCHOOL TEACHER

[Peace Media Service] A Tibetan prisoner serving a 19-year
sentence for shouting pro-independence slogans has received an
additional eight-year sentence for yelling more slogans, according
to reports received by the Tibet Information Network in London.

The prisoner is Jigme Zangpo, a 63-year old primary school
teacher. His current 19 year sentence has been increased because
he shouted his support of the Dalai Lama while three Swiss
diplomats were inspecting his prison last year. The delegation,
which included Switzerland's Ambassador to China, visited Drapchi
prison in Lhasa on December 6. Jigme Zangpo is known to have been
severely beaten and placed in solitary confinement as punishment
for his protest.

News of the new sentence has distressed the Swiss Government.
Chris Meuwly, a spokesman for the Swiss Foreign Affairs
Department, said that Bern had intervened several times with the
Chinese on behalf of Jigme Zangpo. ``This may have repercussions
on the way we will promote human rights values in our contacts
with the Chinese authorities,'' he added. ``We shall continue all
efforts in favor not only of Mr. Zangpo but of all the cases
listed on the documents we have handed over to the Chinese
authorities.''

Jigme Zangpo previously spent 15 years in prison, 1960-1975, for
not punishing a child who had written an anti-Mao slogan at the
Number One Primary School in Lhasa. After this sentence was
completed, he was sent to the Forced Labor Brigade at the Nyethang
lime works.

If he lives to complete the current sentence, he will have spent
at least 42 years in prison for nonviolent political offenses. In
2010, the year he is now scheduled for release, Jigme Zangpo will
be 81 years old.
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 26 Sep 92 12:13 PDT
Subject: Burmese Political Prisoners
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700527:000:1999
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Sep 26 12:13:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: Burmese Political Prisoners

From @pucc.Princeton.EDU:SEASIA-L@MSU.BITNET Fri Sep 25 19:23:42 1992

Article below is taken from Bangkok based publicaton
BUrma Rights Movement for Action (B.U.R.M.A)

HUMAN RIGHTS
Political Prisoners used as Porters
In early 1990, more than 500 prisoners from the Mandalay prison
were taken to Kachin State by the Burmese Army to be used as
porters.  The prisoners were told that they were being transferred
to the Myitkyina police station, and were totally unaware that they
were to be used as forced laborers by the military.  Instead of
stopping at the Myitkyina police station, they were taken for front
line duty with the Burmese Army.
A total of one hundred prisoners were sent to the Burmese Army
Garrison in the Chibwe Lawhkawng area of Kachin State.  Another
fifty prisoners were taken to N'Jang Yang, 150 to Mogaung and 200
to Sadon.  According to some prisoners who managed to escape, two
prisoners died of dysentery and jaundice while being transported to
these sites as the Burmese Army did not have any medicines to spare
for the prisoners.  One of the escaped prisoners was quoted as
saying, "The Burmese Army simply said they had no medicines nor
food for us."
The prisoners who escaped also reported that of the 200 prisoners
in their group, over 100 were political prisoners who had been
arrested for their participation in the pro-democracy uprising in
1988 and 1989.  None of these political prisoners were well known
leaders of the uprising, nor are their names known to the
international community.  It is feared that a large number of
political prisoners such, as these 100. may now be serving the
Burmese Army on the front lines as forced porters and mine
sweepers.
A total of six prisoners from this group of 500 managed to escape
and were found by the Kachin Independence Army who took them to the
Tactical 1 Headquarters in Sadon District.
Source:  Kachin Independence Organization Report
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Date: 25 Sep 92 09:32 PDT
Subject: Gays Issues in Peru
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1476700518:000:2292
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Sep 25 09:32:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: Gays Issues in Peru

From jbinder Thu Sep 24 21:29:03 1992

PRESS RELEASE
September 24, 1992

from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
IGLHRC
540 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
phone: (415) 255 86 80
fax: (415) 255 86 62
email:jbinder@igc.org

GUERRILLA GROUP (MRTA) THREATENS GAYS IN PERU'

On Friday, September 11, the guerrilla group MRTA (Movimiento
Revolucionario Tupac Amaru) caused terror among the members of the
only Peruvian gay rights organization, MHOL (Movimiento Homosexual
de Lima). MHOL's offices received a phone call at 7:13 pm, in
which the caller said, "We are from the MRTA, and we don't like
Gays. You have only 20 minutes to leave the premises, before the
machine gun and bombing starts". More than 30 people were
immediately evacuated from the MHOL offices, most of whom were
assisting in preparation of a weekly video showing.

Although an attack never occurred, Rebecca Sevilla, President of
MHOL and current Secretary-General of the International Lesbian
and Gay Association (ILGA), states "Joke or truth, this is an
obvious act of homophobia". The MRTA has a history of gay hatred
and they have said so publicly.  In 1987, in the jungle town of
Pucallpa, the MRTA executed 7 gay men in one of the streets, as
part of their "cleaning of undesirables" actions.

MHOL, which was formed in 1982, is the only openly gay group in
Peru'. The group has been outspoken on gay rights and has condemned
the violence imposed on the population of the country for more
than 12 years by the MRTA and Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).
"This is just another reminder that gays, according to these
groups, have no right to exist.  It is an attempt to discourage
our work and stop our struggle", says another MHOL member, "They
could keep threatening us but we will not stop and will continue
to exist".

In collaboration with the International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights
Commission, MHOL is producing a human rights report on the
persecution of gays, lesbian, transvestites and people with
HIV?AIDS in Peru', which will be available by January, 1993.

For further information contact:

IGLHRC
540 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 phone: (415) 255 86 80
fax: (415) 255 86 62 email:jbinder@igc.org
From: jb00@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (JOSE ANTONIO BASTO)
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: USA: E. Timor on DISC channel-5:00PM(EST)
Date: 26 Sep 92 18:38:52 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

The documentarie "COLD BLOOD - THE MASSACRE OF EAST TIMOR", from Yorkshire  TV
(GB) is to be showed today for the first time in USA.

If you have cable TV, get "The Discovery Channel" at 5:00 PM today (Saturday)
or 2:00 AM tomorrow (Sunday).

This is a independent view of the struggle of East Timor people against his
powerful neighbor Indonesia, that had cost 1/3 of its population (> 200 000
deaths) in 16 years of occupation.

See with your own eyes the way the resistance lives in the jungle,
the last words ofindependence fighters recorded (some of then had been shoot
at the 12 November massacre), the peaceful demonstration and the cruel
violence of the Indonesian army on assassinating the East Timorese
demonstrators.

Jose' Basto
-- 
Jose' Barros BASTO; Address:11,Duh Dr Apt 222; BETHLEHEM, PA 18015-3732
Phone :(215)758-1846; Office:(215)758-4640;  FAX:(215)758-4886   U.S.A.