Mellan den 9 och 11 november hålls det 16:e europeiska solidaritetsmötet med Kuba, i Berlin. Representanter från De5-kommittéer från hela Europa samlades där för att utbyta erfarenheter och samordna gemensamma europeiska aktioner.
Vi har nu sammanställt information på svenska om det här mötet, och lagt upp det på Kommittén Frige de Fems blogg. Länkar till de olika inslagen bifogas nedan.
En av de stora nyheterna som rapporterades på Berlinmötet var framgången för De5-kampanjen i Storbritannien, där mer än 80 parlamentariker undertecknat en motion som kräver att Olga Salanueva och Adriana Pérez ska få möjlighet att resa till USA för att besöka sina män, René González och Gerardo Hernández:
http://frigedefem.blogspot.se/
(Längre ner, bifogaS pressmeddelandet på engelska från De5-kampanjen i Storbritannien)
Vid inledningen av mötet i Berlin, läste Ramóns hustru, Elisabeth Palmeiro, upp ett hälsningsbrev från De5. Brevet återges här i sin helhet: http://frigedefem.blogspot.se/
Vi har också publicerat inledningstalet som hölls av Katrien Demuynck (Belgien), samordnare för De5-kampanjen i Europa:
http://frigedefem.blogspot.se/
Dessutom återger vi slutdokumentet från workshopen om De5, dvs vad de europeiska De5-kommittéerna beslutat som gemensamma handlingsplan:
http://frigedefem.blogspot.se/
Over 80 UK parliamentarians sign motion in support of the Cuban Five
In an extraordinary show of solidarity over 80 MPs from all the political parties have signed a parliamentary motion in support of visitation rights for Olga Salanueva and Adriana Pérez.
The MPs represent over 7.5 million British citizens making this one of the most important statements of support of Five made in Europe.
The Motion calls on the US administration to ‘make a humanitarian gesture and grant visitation rights to their wives.’ It also quotes the UK based Amnesty International who have said that “denying the men visits from their wives is unnecessarily punitive and contrary to standards for humane treatment of prisoners and states' obligations to protect family life'
Michael Connarty MP was the first to sign the motion. He called the imprisonment of the Five “a breach of basic human rights”. Now over 80 MPs from all the political parties including the governing Conservative Party have added their names.
Thousands of British citizens have now written to all their MPs urging them to sign the motion. Over 30,000 action cards have been distributed and thousands of people have used the on line web site to make their voices heard at
http://edm.cuba-solidarity.
Rob Miller, Director of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign said
“It is a complete travesty that after 14 years Olga and Adriana, two of the wives of the Miami Five, are still being denied visas to visit their husbands. The Motion shows that MPs from all the political parties, representing millions of UK citizens, are clear that the US should stop this ‘torture’ and allow these women to see their husbands. We will ensure that this simple message reaches the US President, as well as the American people.”
Notes for editors:
1 The up to date list of MPs who have signed the motion can be seen at http://www.parliament.uk/edm/
2 Full text of the Early Day Motion number 497
HUMANITARIAN APPEAL FOR VISITATION RIGHTS FOR WIVES OF MIAMI FIVE
That this House expresses concern at the continued lack of visitation rights granted to Olga Salanueva and Adriana Perez to visit their husbands Gerardo Hernandez and Rene Gonzalez, two of the Miami Five, five Cubans currently detained in the US; notes that Amnesty International `believes that denying the men visits from their wives is unnecessarily punitive and contrary to standards for humane treatment of prisoners and states' obligations to protect family life'; and calls on the US administration to make a humanitarian gesture and grant visitation rights to their wives.
3 The on line action can be viewed at http://edm.cuba-solidarity.
4 The Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) is a non-party-political campaign that works in the UK to raise awareness of the illegal US blockade of Cuba, and defend the Cuban people’s right to self-determination. It works campaigns for justice for the Miami Five.
5 An Early Day Motion can be signed by back bench MPs who do not hold Government or Opposition parliamentary positions. There are 650 MPs in the UK parliament but around 200 are unable to sign such motions. EDM 497 on the Miami Five is currently the 19th most supported motion out of 606 that have been tabled in this parliamentary session.
6 The 81 MPs who have signed the motion as of 07/11/12
Anderson, David Labour Party
Blomfield, Paul Labour Party
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party
Brennan, Kevin Labour Party
Brooke, Annette Liberal Democrats
Burden, Richard Labour Party
Burt, Lorely Liberal Democrats
Campbell, Ronnie Labour Party
Caton, Martin Labour Party
Clark, Katy Labour Party
Clarke, Tom Labour Party
Connarty, Michael Labour Party
Cooper, Rosie Labour Party
Corbyn, Jeremy Labour Party
Crausby, David Labour Party
Crockart, Mike Liberal Democrats
Cryer, John Labour Party
Cunningham, Tony Labour Party
Davidson, Ian Labour Party
Dobbin, Jim Labour Party
Dobson, Frank Labour Party
Doran, Frank Labour Party
Durkan, Mark Social Democratic and Labour Party
Edwards, Jonathan Plaid Cymru
Field, Frank Labour Party
Flynn, Paul Labour Party
Francis, Hywel Labour Party
Galloway, George Respect
George, Andrew Liberal Democrats
Gilmore, Sheila Labour Party
Godsiff, Roger Labour Party
Goodman, Helen Labour Party
Hamilton, Fabian Labour Party
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats
Hepburn, Stephen Labour Party
Hermon, Lady INDEPENDENT
Heyes, David Labour Party
Hoey, Kate Labour Party
Hopkins, Kelvin Labour Party
Huhne, Chris Liberal Democrats
Huppert, Julian Liberal Democrats
Jackson, Glenda Labour Party
Jackson, Stewart Conservative Party
Kaufman, Gerald Labour Party
Lavery, Ian Labour Party
Lazarowicz, Mark Labour Party
Leech, John Liberal Democrats
Llwyd, Elfyn Plaid Cymru
Long, Naomi Alliance Party
Love, Andrew Labour Party
Lucas, Caroline Green Party
McDonnell, Alasdair Social Democratic and Labour Party
McDonnell, John Labour Party
McGovern, Jim Labour Party
McKenzie, Iain Labour Party
Meacher, Michael Labour Party
Meale, Alan Labour Party
Mearns, Ian Labour Party
Miller, Andrew Labour Party
Morrice, Graeme Labour Party
Morris, Grahame M Labour Party
Mulholland, Greg Liberal Democrats
Osborne, Sandra Labour Party
Reid, Alan Liberal Democrats
Ritchie, Margaret Social Democratic and Labour Party
Robertson, John Labour Party
Roy, Lindsay Labour Party
Ruddock, Joan Labour Party
Sheridan, Jim Labour Party
Skinner, Dennis Labour Party
Stringer, Graham Labour Party
Teather, Sarah Liberal Democrats
Vaz, Valerie Labour Party
Walley, Joan Labour Party
Weir, Mike Scottish National Party
Williams, Hywel Plaid Cymru
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats
Wilson, Sammy Democratic Unionist Party
Wishart, Pete Scottish National Party
Wood, Mike Labour Party
Wright, Simon Liberal Democrats
