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URGENT: [IRLANDA] Accions de suport a Róisin McAliskey davant la seva demanda d'extradició
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per Solidaritat Irlanda |
01 jun 2007
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La Coalició de Dones Republicanes Irlandeses demana accions urgents davant el darrer intent d’extradició de Róisin McAliskey a Alemanya. La seva extradició està prevista pel 6 de juny de 2007. Necessitem desesperadament la teva immediata ajuda per tal de presionar el govern brità nic per a evitar-ho.
Context:
Róisin McAliskey és una veïna de 35 anys de Coalisland, Comptat de Tyrone (Irlanda del Nord). Ella és filla de l’activista pels drets civils i antiga Membre del Parlament Bernadette Devlin. Róisin és la mare de dos criaturas, la primera de les quals va néixer mentre ella era empresonada sense fiança a Anglaterra degut a un anterior requeriment d’extradició realitzat el 1996, en relació a una atac amb morter de l’Exèrcit Republicà Irlandès (IRA) a una base militar brità nica a Osnabruck (Alemanya).
Róisin McAiliskey sempre ha negat la seva participació a l’atac, i algunes proves demostren que ella era a Irlanda, i no pas a Alemanya, en el moment de l’atac.
Menys d’un any després de l’acció, un testimoni proposat per la fiscalia d’Alemanya no va poder identificar a Róisin McAliskey en una fotografia recent.
El 1998, després de protestes internacionals, el Secretari d’Estat Brità nic, Jack Straw, va refusar la seva extradició, argumentant que dita extradició podria ser “injusta i opressiva�. Conseqüentment, la Fiscalia de la Corona Brità nica va trobar que no hi havien suficient proves per a justificar el procés.
El passat dilluns 21 de Maig de 2007, el Govern Brità nic va tornar a detenir Róisin McAliskey atenent una nova petició d’extradició per part de l’estat alemany, relacionada també amb el ja mencionat atac a Osnabruck. Aquesta nova petició es va realitzar a l’octubre, però el Govern Brità nic no va actuar fins a set mesos més tard. El Govern Bità nic està tirant endavant els procediments d’extradició, malgrat la primera petició del govern alemany va ser denegada, argumentant que no hi havia proves suficients per a l’extradició. Afortunadament, aquest cop, Róisin mcAliskey va ser alliberada després de pagar la fiança.
Qué pots fer?
1. Actuar!
2. Protestar davant el consulat o ambaixada brità nica més propera el proper divendres 1 de juny de 2007. (Per a una llista de consultas brità nics pots consultar això: http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket...95231 )
Nosaltres podem oferir-te un text per a la premsa i una carta per a l’ambaixador o cónsul. Si us plau, fes-nos saber si decideixes unir-te a les nostres manifestacions coordinades.
3. Pots contactar amb els següents organismes per tal de pressionar-los per a evitar l’extradició de Róisin McAliskey a Alemanya:
British governmental addresses:
- http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page821.asp
- http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/contact-us/enquiry-form.htm
Irish governmental addresses:
- taoiseach ARROBA taoiseach.gov.ie (salutation: Honorable Taoiseach)
- minister ARROBA dfa.ie (salutation: Honorable Minister Ahern)
Human rights organizations:
- http://iccl.ie/contact.html
- http://www.amnesty.ie/amnesty/live/irish/aboutai/contac...=2155 (please select "urgent actions")
- Nearest office of Human Rights Watch, which may be found at http://www.hrw.org/contact.html
Also, British Irish Rights Watch, for which we have only a postal address:
Jane Winter, Director
British Irish Rights Watch
13b Hillgate Place
London SW 12 9ES
Suggerim que incloguis els punts que t’escrivim a sota a les teves cartes. Si prefereixes simplement “reenviar�, t’oferim una carta model per a cada categoria de contacte.
Els punts:
* Róisin McAliskey sempre ha mantingut la seva inocencia i proves substancials ho demostren, incloent el fet que el principal testimoni de l’acusació no la va poder reconèixer en una fotografia recent, només uns pocs mesos després de l’atac.
* El govern brità nic ja va determinar una vegada que no hi havia proves suficients per a extraditar-la pels fets d’Ostraburck.
* Ja han pasta onze anys des de l’atac, cosa que fa molt més difÃcil la realització d’un judici just i una bona defensa contra els cà rrecs. Els testimonis tindrà n més dificultats en determinar concretament el que van presenciar. Alguns potser hauran mort o hauran esdevingut incapacitats, incapaços de testificar correctament sense alterar el que aquestes persones haurien presenciat.
* El moment en que Róisin McAliskey ha estat arrestada i el retardament en l’inici dels processos d’extradició, suggereixen que l’arrest pot haver sigut un intent de desestabilitzar el reestablert govern nord-irlandès, per part d’elements, dins el Govern Brità nic, contraris al procés de pau a Irlanda del Nord, com pot ser l’MI5 (militars) ***Aquest punt és millor que no sigui enviat a organismes oficials, però pot ser enviat a les organitzaxions de defensa dels drets humans****
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Cartes model:
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Sample letter for British governmental offices:
I am writing to oppose the extradition of RóisÃn McAliskey to Germany.
Ms. McAliskey has always denied involvement in the Osnabruck attack, and substantial evidence supports her innocence. She was in Ireland at the time of the attack. Within a few months of the attack, one of the chief prosecution witnesses, when interviewed on German television, was unable to identify Ms. McAliskey as a participant. Consistent with this state of evidence, the British government previously determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Ms. McAliskey in Britain. It rejected a request by Germany to take over the prosecution.
In addition, the passage of nearly 11 years since the attack has made it unlikely Ms. McAliskey can obtain a fair trial and defend herself against the charges. Witnesses will have become difficult to locate, and some may have died or become incapacitated. Even available witnesses' memories will have dimmed substantially or been artificially shaped by intervening publicity about the case. Physical evidence may have deteriorated or be unavailable for testing by the defense.
I ask that you use all of your power and influence to refuse Germany's extradition request.
Sincerely,
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Sample letter for Irish governmental offices:
I am writing to request that the Irish government use all of its power and influence with the British government to oppose the extradition of RóisÃn McAliskey to Germany.
Ms. McAliskey has always denied involvement in the Osnabruck attack, and substantial evidence supports her innocence. She was in Ireland at the time of the attack. Within a few months of the attack, one of the chief prosecution witnesses, when interviewed on German television, was unable to identify Ms. McAliskey as a participant. Consistent with this state of evidence, the British government previously determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Ms. McAliskey in Britain. It rejected a request by Germany to take over the prosecution.
In addition, the passage of nearly 11 years since the attack has made it unlikely Ms. McAliskey can obtain a fair trial and defend herself against the charges. Witnesses will have become difficult to locate, and some may have died or become incapacitated. Even available witnesses' memories will have dimmed substantially or been artificially shaped by intervening publicity about the case. Physical evidence may have deteriorated or be unavailable for testing by the defense.
I ask that you use all of your power and influence to request that the British government refuse Germany's extradition request for RóisÃn McAliskey.
Sincerely,
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Sample letter for human rights organizations:
I am writing to request that your organization speak out against the proposed extradition of RóisÃn McAliskey to Germany by the British government.
This is the second attempt by Germany to extradite Ms. McAliskey for alleged participation in a June, 1996 attack on a British military base at Osnabruck, Germany. The British government imprisoned Ms. McAliskey pending extradition for approximately 17 months before finally releasing and refusing to extradite her in 1998.
Ms. McAliskey has always denied involvement in the Osnabruck attack, and substantial evidence supports her innocence. She was in Ireland at the time of the attack. Within a few months of the attack, one of the chief prosecution witnesses, when interviewed on German television, was unable to identify Ms. McAliskey as a participant. Consistent with this state of evidence, the British government previously determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Ms. McAliskey in Britain. It rejected a request by Germany to take over the prosecution.
In addition, the passage of nearly 11 years since the attack has made it unlikely Ms. McAliskey can obtain a fair trial and defend herself against the charges. Witnesses will have become difficult to locate, and some may have died or become incapacitated. Even available witnesses' memories will have dimmed substantially or been artificially shaped by intervening publicity about the case. Physical evidence may have deteriorated or be unavailable for testing by the defense.
The timing of RóisÃn McAliskey's arrest and the British government's six-month delay in acting upon Germany's October 2006 extradition request strongly suggest the arrest may an attempt to scuttle the newly-restored devolved government in Belfast by some elements within the British government opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process .
I ask that you use the prestige and influence of your organization to pressure the British government to refuse Germany's extradition request for RóisÃn McAliskey and to help mobilize the public in opposition to her extradition.
Sincerely,
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**We thank you all for your support and any help on the behalf of Roisin McAliskey will be appreciated.* |
Mira també:
http://www.solidaritatirlanda.blogspot.com
http://www.catalansolidarity.blogspot.com
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