via Freedom ForThefive US Embassy LONDON Miami 5 Vigil | Ches daughter to speak at Miami Five Vigil on 3rd Dec, 2014 https://youtube/watch?v=KquVahaAcZA&list=UUuaAf-dZ68cXmY5fK1BDiiQ WestEndNewss channel Published on Dec 1, 2014 Che Guevaras daughter Aleida Guevara to speak at Miami Five Vigil on 3rd December: Aleida Guevara, daughter of Che, will speak at CSCs annual Candlelight Vigil for the Miami Five outside the US Embassy in London on Wednesday 3 December 2014. The vigil marks 16 years since the arrest of the Five, and Aleida will be joined by other speakers from across the British trade union and labour movement as well as legal and celebrity supporters of the Five. The protest vigil is calling for the US Government to grant unconditional humanitarian pardons to the remaining three prisoners Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labanino and Gerardo Gonzalez. Speakers will include Trade Union General Secretaries including Len McCluskey, Unite, Christine Blower, National Union of Teachers, Mick Whelan, train drivers union ASLEF, Mick cash from the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, Manuel Cortes, TSSA, singer Fabian Velez, Actor Andy de la Tour, CSC Director Rob Miller and Catholic Priest Father Geoff Bottoms. The event starts at 18.00 – 19.30 in front of the US embassy in Grosvenor Square, London. *** The Cuban Five: The Cuban or Miami Five as they are known in Britain are Gerardo Hernandez, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, Antonio Guerrero and René González – five Cuban men arrested in Miami in 1998 while attempting to stop terrorist attacks against the Cuban people. Since 1959, nearly 3,500 Cubans have died in terrorist attacks carried out by Miami based terrorist organisations including the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner which killed 78 people, and a series of hotel bombings in the 1990s aimed at destroying the island’s economy and tourism industry. To save lives, Cuba sent men to Miami to infiltrate and monitor the groups. At the request of the US government, the information they gathered was passed to the FBI in 1998. But instead of arresting the terrorists, the FBI used the information to identify and arrest the Five anti-terrorists on September 12, 1998 in Miami, where they were illegally held in solitary confinement for 17 months. An unfair trial and harsh prison sentences resulted in terms of between 15 years to double life for the men. As extra punishment, visitation rights for two of their wives have been denied and visa requests for other members of the families severely restricted. Although René González and Fernando González who had the shortest sentences, were released after serving their terms in October 2011 and February 2014, they did not receive justice. And the others still remain in US jails. Human rights organisations have condemned the unfairness of the trial and the treatment of the families. Amnesty International has described the treatment of the Five as “contrary both to the standards for the humane treatment of prisoners and to a states’ obligation to protect family life.” Furthermore, in June 2011, a Freedom of Information request revealed that the US government had secretly paid journalists to write prejudicial articles in the media at the time of the trial and therefore undermined the ‘defendants’ entitlement to a fair trial. The international campaign for freedom and justice for the Cuban Five is supported by world leaders, Nobel prize winners, religious and human rights groups, lawyers, parliaments, trade unions, writers, academics, and thousands of people across the globe. *** Further details: https://twitter/voices4the5 https://twitter/unitetheunion
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:22:44 +0000
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