CNA Protests in Cuba must continue without hunger strikes, says dissident
Las huelgas de hambre de los defensores de los derechos humanos y de los prisioneros de conciencia son un recurso extremo al que recurren estos hermanos nuestros provocados por el abuso y represión del gobierno cubano.
No somos los jueces de los que están en huelga de hambre, sino sus hermanos y compañeros de lucha .
Por eso no estimulamos las huelgas de hambre y les llamamos con urgencia y responsabilidad a que paren definitivamente estas huelgas, para que no dañen su salud o pierdan sus valiosas vidas, pero si apoyamos sus justas demandas que son también nuestras
Llamamos a todos los gobiernos, a las instituciones y a los ciudadanos del mundo para que demanden al gobierno cubano la inmediata liberación de los prisioneros políticos pacíficos y para que respete los derechos humanos en Cuba
Así ayudaran a salvar a los que están en huelga de hambre y contribuirán al dialogo y la paz
No alentaremos s de ninguna forma que alguien inicie una huelga de hambre o las mantenga.
La Habana, 5 de marzo de 2010
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
Coordinador del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación
Protests in Cuba must continue without hunger strikes, says dissident
Havana, Cuba, Mar 8, 2010 / 03:05 pm (CNA).- The president of the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba, Oswaldo Paya, issued a statement
last week encouraging the efforts of human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience in the country, but asked that their demands be
made without resorting to hunger strikes.
Paya’s statement explained that “hunger strikes by defenders of human rights and prisoners of conscience are often a last resort for those
suffering abuse and repression by the Cuban government.”
“We are not the judges of those who are on a hunger strike,” he continued, “but rather their … partners in the struggle.”
Paya noted that that the Christian Liberation Movement does not “encourage hunger strikes,” and called for an end to them so the
prisoners “do not harm their health or lose their valuable lives.”
“We do, however, support them in their just demands, which are also our own.”
Paya then called on “all governments, institutions and citizens of the world to demand that the Cuban government immediately release peaceful
political prisoners and respect human rights in the country. Thus they will help to save those who are on hunger strike and will contribute to
dialogue and peace.”
“We will not in any way encourage anyone to engage in or remain on a hunger strike,” Paya said in conclusion.
Protests in Cuba must continue without hunger strikes, says dissident ::
Catholic News Agency (CNA) (8 March 2010)
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/protests_in_cuba_must_continue_without_h