[Januaryfirst] Fwd: Urgent Action: We reject order that Gustavo Castro stay 30 days longer in Honduras
Lisa Barrett
lbarrett at vcn.bc.ca
Tue Mar 8 11:52:18 PST 2016
Begin forwarded message:
From: Jen Moore <jen at miningwatch.ca>
Subject: Urgent Action: We reject order that Gustavo Castro stay 30 days longer in Honduras
Date: March 8, 2016 at 8:53:38 AM PST
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Thank you for remaining on alert for the life and wellbeing of Gustavo Castro, coordinator of Otros Mundos Chiapas, member of numerous Mexican and regional environmental justice networks, dear friend of MiningWatch Canada and many others in Canada.
This is today's deeply troubling update from Honduras in his case with an outline of what actions you can take right now at the bottom of the alert.
Best,
Jen
Urgent Action: We reject order that Gustavo Castro stay 30 days longer in Honduras
SOURCE: Otros Mundos A.C., México (original in Spanish follows)
March 8, 2016
To the President of Honduras
To the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras
We reject the Honduran Attorney General’s decision to prolong the migration alert that impedes human rights defender Gustavo Castro Soto from leaving Honduras for another thirty days.
This decision is unjustified and unnecessary: Gustavo Castro, who was injured during the assassination of Berta Cáceres on March 3rd in La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras has provided sufficient information to the Attorney’s office to help clarify what took place. Additionally, he has not been informed about what other procedures remain.
On March 6th, the Honduran Attorney General verbally assured Gustavo Castro when he was in the Mexican Embassy in Tegucigalpa that after extending his testimony on March 7th in La Esperanza, he could leave the country.
As a result of being held up for longer in Honduras, Gustavo Castro is not being treated as a victim of an attempted assassination, rather his life is being put at risk and his right to free circulation is being violated.
It is important to underscore that the environmentalist and coordinator of Otros Mundos A.C./Friends of the Earth Mexico has never refused to collaborate with the Attorney’s office in order to clarify the facts regarding the murder of Lenca leader Berta Cáceres, coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).
Together with COPINH, we demand that the investigation be oriented to look into the responsibility of the company Energy Development Company S.A. (DESA its initials in Spanish), promoter of the ‘Agua Zarca’ hydroelectric project against which COPINH has been fighting with dignity for years. At the same time, it is necessary to position Berta and COPINH’s struggle in defence of land and territory against diverse companies as the motivation for Berta’s brutal assassination.
We thank the Mexican Embassy in Honduras, Dolores Jiménez, who has channeled all her energy and influence since March 3rd into trying to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of Gustavo Castro and to allow him to return to Mexico. It is important that the Ambassador keep up this diplomatic activity in defence of the human rights of the environmentalist.
We demand that the Government of Mexico take stronger and more forceful actions to guarantee that the Government of Honduras will guarantee the immediate departure of Gustavo from Honduras.
We call on everyone to demand the revocation of this decision by calling:
President of the Republic of Honduras
Tel: 2290-5000
@Presidencia_HN
Honduran Secretary of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Descentralization/Secretaría de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización de Honduras
Tel: (504) 2232-7800 y (504) 2232-8900
@sdhjgdhn
Also send a personal or organizational letter to the following email addresses:
ambassador at embassyhonduras.hn <mailto:ambassador at embassyhonduras.hn>, infocan at sre.gob.mx <mailto:infocan at sre.gob.mx>, Prime Minister <justin.trudeau at parl.gc.ca <mailto:justin.trudeau at parl.gc.ca>>,
stephane.dion at parl.gc.ca <mailto:stephane.dion at parl.gc.ca>, Nathaniel.Erskine-Smith at parl.gc.ca <mailto:Nathaniel.Erskine-Smith at parl.gc.ca>, tglpa at international.gc.ca <mailto:tglpa at international.gc.ca>,
elizabeth.may at parl.gc.ca <mailto:elizabeth.may at parl.gc.ca>, rheal.fortin at parl.gc.ca <mailto:rheal.fortin at parl.gc.ca>, Thomas.Mulcair at parl.gc.ca <mailto:Thomas.Mulcair at parl.gc.ca>, Rona.Ambrose at parl.gc.ca <mailto:Rona.Ambrose at parl.gc.ca>
to urge the Honduran government to revoke the migratory alert that keeps Gustavo in Honduras and guarantee his safe and prompt return to Mexico;
to urge the Mexican government to maintain and strengthen measures for Gustavo's physical and psychological wellbeing in Honduras and safe return to Mexico;
to pressure the Canadian government to direct their efforts toward these ends and to denounce the criminalization of COPINH and to urge for an independent investigation with international participation, given Honduran incapacity/unwillingness to ensure a full and impartial investigation that would look at role of all corporate and other actors involved.
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(Original in Spanish)
ACCIÓN URGENTE: REPUDIAMOS LA RETENCIÓN DE GUSTAVO CASTRO 30 DÍAS MÁS EN HONDURAS
Publicado el Martes, 08 Marzo 2016 08:12
A la Presidencia de Honduras,
A la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Honduras,
Repudiamos la decisión de la Fiscalía General de Honduras quien ayer 7 de marzo prolongó por 30 días la alerta migratoria que impide al defensor mexicano Gustavo Castro Soto regresar a su país.
Esta decisión es injustificada e innecesaria: Gustavo Castro, quien fue herido durante el asesinato de Berta Cáceres el 3 de marzo en La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras, ha aportado toda la información suficiente a la Fiscalía para el esclarecimiento de los hechos. Además, no ha sido informado de qué diligencias le faltan por hacer.
El 6 de marzo, la Fiscalía General de Honduras aseguró verbalmente a Gustavo Castro dentro de la Embajada de México en Tegucigalpa que después de ampliar su declaración el 7 de marzo en La Esperanza, podría salir del pais.
Al ser retenido en Honduras, Gustavo Castro no está siendo tratado como víctima de un intento de asesinato, se está poniendo en riesgo su vida y se está violando su derecho a la libre circulación.
Aclaramos que el ambientalista, coordinador de Otros Mundos A.C./ Amigos de la Tierra México, nunca se negó a colaborar con la Fiscalía para esclarecer el asesinato de la líder lenca Berta Cáceres, coordinadora del Consejo de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas (COPINH).
Al igual que el COPINH, exigimos que la línea de investigación sea dirigida hacia la empresa Desarrollos Energéticos S.A. (DESA), promotora de la presa Agua Zarca contra la cual el COPINH lleva años luchando dignamente. Al mismo tiempo es necesario posicionar que la lucha del COPINH y Berta por la defensa de tierra y el territorio contra diversas empresas y corporaciones es lo que motivó el vil asesinato de la defensora.
Agradecemos a la Embajadora de México en Honduras, Dolores Jiménez, quien desde el 3 de marzo ha puesto toda su energía y su influencia para asegurar la integridad física y psicológica de Gustavo Castro y permitirle salir del territorio. Es muy importante que la Embajadora mantenga la misma línea diplomática para seguir defendiendo los derechos humanos del ambientalista.
Exigimos al Gobierno de México acciones de mayor contundencia y fuerza para lograr que el Gobierno de Honduras garantice la salida inmediata de Gustavo castro del país.
Pedimos a todos contactar pidiendo por la revocación de esta decisión a:
Presidencia de la República de Honduras
Teléfono: 2290-5000
E-mail: info at presidencia.gob.hn <mailto:info at presidencia.gob.hn>
Secretaría de Derechos Humanos, Justicia, Gobernación y Descentralización de Honduras
(504) 2232-7800 y (504) 2232-8900
@sdhjgdhn
Jennifer Moore
Latin America Program Coordinator
MiningWatch Canada
tel: 613.569.3439 / fax: 613.569.5138
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