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<p class=style3 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=6
color=red face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:22.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>ACTION
ALERT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=red face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:red'>Monthly Call-In Day TODAY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=4
color=red face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;
color:red'>April 28, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Call
the Salvadoran Supreme Court and demand a fair, impartial trial be held this
Friday!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>This
Friday, April 30<sup>th</sup> 4 people accused of the June 2009 murder of
anti-mining activist Marcelo Rivera will stand trial. The National
Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in <st1:country-region w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region>
(the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>Mesa</span></i></st1:City></st1:place>)
is mobilizing a presence outside the courtroom to insist on a fair, unbiased
trial of these alleged perpetrators of Marcelo’s assassination. The
anti-mining movement fears a repeat of the farcical March 15th
“trial” of Oscar Menjívar, who community members consider to be a
paid promoter for Pacific Rim Mining and who was charged with the attempted
murder of another anti-mining activist Ramiro Rivera.
Menjívar is now <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>walking the
streets of Cabañas free and clear after a judge slept through the proceedings
and the tribunal ruled “not guilty</span></b>” <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>because Ramiro himself – murdered last December
– was unable to give eye-witness testimony</span></b> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>against Menjívar</span></b>. <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>(For more information on <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=687&Itemid=1">Menjívar's
trial</a> and the <st1:City w:st="on">Mesa</st1:City>'s struggle against <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=631&Itemid=1">Pacific
Rim's gold mines and CAFTA lawsuit</a>, visit <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1">www.cispes.org</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Today,
just two days before the next trial concerning violence against the anti-mining
movement, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Mesa</span></i></st1:City></st1:place> has called
on international solidarity to take action and ask for justice for all
Salvadorans, not just those with economic and political power. There have <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>been no convictions for the 3 assassinations of
anti-mining activists</span></b> or for any of the death threats, kidnappings
and other violent acts experienced by members of the mining resistance in
Cabañas. While the perpetrators of these crimes walk free, the local
activists and leaders engaged in the struggle to defend their community from <st1:place
w:st="on">Pacific Rim</st1:place>'s gold mines do so under the constant threat
of violence. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Join the <st1:City w:st="on"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Mesa</span></i></st1:City>’s call against
impunity and ask the President of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s Supreme Court
to ensure that a legitimate, fair and impartial trial be held on April 30<sup>th</sup>!
<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:red;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>TAKE ACTION! </span></font></i></b><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CALL or send
a FAX to Dr. José Belarmino Jaime, President of the Salvadoran Supreme Court
TODAY (sample scripts and contacts below)! </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>For calls from the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
dial </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(011-503) 2271-8738 </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>or </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>(011-503) 2271-8888 ext. 1403 </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal'>and ask to speak with Dr. Jaime.</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><u><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 color="#0047ff"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0047FF;font-weight:bold'>Phone
Talking Points (Please be sure to say point #1):<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>“Hola, buen día. Quisiera hablar con el señor
presidente de la Corte sobre el caso del asesinato del ambientalista Gustavo
Marcelo Rivera. </span></font><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic'>[The
assistant will most likely tell you he is not available, so you should ask to
leave a message.]<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Entonces, quisiera dejar un mensaje con usted para pasar al
señor presidente de la Corte.<i><span style='font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-AR style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Me llamo ______ y soy un/a ciudadano/a
salvadoreño/estadounidense/canadiense. Estoy muy preocupado/a por la
situación de violencia que están viviendo los y las ambientalistas del departamento
de Cabañas y el clima de impunidad que existe.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-AR style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'>Para demostrar que la
Corte de El Salvador está realmente comprometida a una aplicación justa y
equitativa del ley y a la erradicación de la impunidad, la Corte Suprema
de Justicia debe garantizar un proceso transparente y un juicio imparcial
en la audiencia preliminar del caso de Gustavo Marcelo Rivera este viernes
30 de abril en el Juzgado Especializado en San Salvador. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=2 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>No es solo una cuestión de justicia para la
familia de Gustavo Marcelo Rivera, también será una fuerte señal a los
autores de esta campaña de violencia y terror en Cabañas que no pueden
seguir con su campaña sin consecuencias, considerando que los autores
intelectuales de este crimen y los demás asesinatos siguen en libertad.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ya es hora que la justicia fuera un derecho
de todos y todas y no un privilegio solo de los sectores con poder
económico y político.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Yo y el resto de la comunidad internacional estaremos
pendientes de este caso y seguiremos informando a nuestros gobiernos sobre el
estado de la justicia en El Salvador. </span></font><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Gracias.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>Translation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>Good morning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>My name is _____ and I am a Salvadoran/US/Canadian
citizen. I'm very concerned about the violent situation that the
environmentalists in the department of Cabañas are experiencing and the climate
of impunity that exists there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><b><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></i></b><![endif]><b><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>To demonstrate that the Court of El
Salvador is truly committed to a just and fair application of the law and the
eradication of impunity, the Supreme Court of Justice should guarantee a
transparent process and an impartial trial for the preliminary hearing in the
case of Gustavo Marcelo Rivera this Friday, April 30<sup>th</sup> in the
Specialized Tribunal of San Salvador.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-align:justify'><i><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></i><![endif]><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>This is not only a question of justice for the family of Gustavo
Marcelo Rivera, but it will also be a strong signal to the perpetrators of this
campaign of violence and terror in Cabañas that they can no longer continue
this campaign without consequences, given that the intellectual authors of this
crime and other assassinations remain free.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-align:justify'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.3in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7'><![if !supportLists]><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font></i><![endif]><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>Now is the time for justice to be the right of all and not a
privilege of those who have political and economic power.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>I and the rest of the international community will be
watching this case and we will continue informing our governments about the
state of justice in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El
Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#0047ff" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0047FF;font-weight:bold'>Sample letter to fax to
Supreme Court President Dr. José Belarmino Jaime:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>28 de abril 2010<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Dr. José Belarmino Jaime</span></font><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>: Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (President of
the Supreme Court of El Salvador)</span></font><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Telephone:
(011-503) 2271-8738, (011-503) 2271-8888 ext. 1403.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Fax:
(011-503) 2271-8758.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Web-Page:
<a href="../Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK15A/www.csj.gob.sv">www.csj.gob.sv</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Buen día, señor magistrado presidente.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Me llamo _____ y soy un/a ciudadano/a
salvadoreño/estadounidense/canadiense. Estoy muy preocupado/a por la
situación de violencia que están viviendo los y las ambientalistas del
departamento de Cabañas. Miembros del movimiento anti-minero en Cabañas
que oponen al proyecto minero propuesto por la empresa canadiense Pacific Rim
me han contado de las amenazas de muerte, los atentos de secuestros y
asesinatos, y los asesinatos de tres activistas anti-mineros el año
pasado. Me preocupo mucho que todos estos casos de violencia y amenazas
contra ambientalistas siguen en la impunidad. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Durante décadas, la justicia salvadoreña ha sido un
privilegio de los ricos y de los sectores poderosos de la sociedad
salvadoreña. Hay una larga historia en El Salvador de impunidad en casos
de crímenes y violencia contra miembros del movimiento social y ya es hora de
acabar con esta práctica. Mientras sigue la impunidad en Cabañas, los y
las demás activistas y ambientalistas estarán en peligro y las amenazas y violencia
seguirán. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Por las razones ya mencionado, le solicito a usted que
preste mucha atención al caso del asesinato de Gustavo Marcelo Rivera y la
audiencia preliminar programada para el viernes 30 de abril en el Juzgado
Especializado en San Salvador. Para demostrar que la Corte de El Salvador
está realmente comprometida a una aplicación justa de la ley y a la
erradicación de la impunidad, la Corte Suprema de Justicia debe garantizar un
proceso transparente y un juicio imparcial en la audiencia este viernes.
No es solo una cuestión de justicia para la familia de Gustavo Marcelo Rivera,
considerando que los autores intelectuales de este crimen siguen en libertad,
también será una fuerte señal a los autores de esta campaña de violencia y
terror contra los y las ambientalistas de Cabañas que no pueden seguir con su
campaña sin consecuencias. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES-SV style='font-size:10.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Yo y el resto de la comunidad internacional
estaremos pendientes de este caso y seguiremos informando a nuestros gobiernos
sobre el estado de la justicia en El Salvador. Ya es hora que la justicia
fuera un derecho de todos y todas y no un privilegio solo de los sectores con
poder económico y político.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Atentamente,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(your
name, affiliation)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Translation: (send the Spanish version, though)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>Good morning Mr. Magister President,<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>My name is _____ and I am a Salvadoran/US/Canadian
citizen. I'm very concerned about the violent situation that the
environmentalists in the department of Cabañas are experiencing and the climate
of impunity that exists there. Members of the anti-mining movement in Cabañas
that oppose the proposed mining project by the Canadian corporation <st1:place
w:st="on">Pacific Rim</st1:place> have spoken of death threats, kidnapping and
murder attempts and the assassinations of 3 anti-mining activists last year.
I am very concerned that there have not been any convictions for any of these
cases of violence and threats against environmental activists. <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>For decades, justice in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place> has been a privilege of
the rich and powerful sectors of Salvadoran society. There is a long
history in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place>
of failing to prosecute in cases of violence and crime against members of the
social movement and now is the time to end this practice. As long as
impunity continues in Cabañas, activists and environmentalists will be in
danger and threats and violence will continue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>For the reasons mentioned, I ask you to pay careful
attention to the case of the assassination of Gustavo Marcelo Rivera and the
preliminary hearing that is planned for Friday, April 30th in the Specialized
Tribunal in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San Salvador</st1:City></st1:place>.
To demonstrate that the Court of El Salvador is truly committed to a just and
fair application of the law and the eradication of impunity, the Supreme Court
of Justice should guarantee a transparent process and an impartial trial for
the preliminary hearing this Friday. This is not only a question of justice for
the family of Gustavo Marcelo Rivera, but it will also be a strong signal to
the perpetrators of this campaign of violence and terror in Cabañas that they
can no longer continue this campaign without consequences, given that the
intellectual authors of this crime and other assassinations remain free.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>I and the rest of the international community will be
watching this case and we will continue informing our governments about the
state of justice in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El
Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Now is the time for justice to be
the right of all and not a privilege of those who have political and economic
power. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric'><i><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-style:italic'>Sincerely,</span></font></i><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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