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Dile al Departamento de Estado y al Congreso de EEUU:
Exige la liberación inmediata de los dirigentes de la Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz cuyas vidas corren peligro.

La noche del 30 de mayo y la mañana del 31 de mayo, la Policía Nacional Civil de El Salvador detuvo a ocho dirigentes de la destacada organización popular de oposición Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz, entre ellos dos dirigentes históricos del FMLN: el coordinador de la Associacion de Veteranos de Guerra del FMLN, José Santos Melara, conocido como Pepe, y Atilio Montalvo, uno de los firmantes de los Acuerdos de Paz de 1992.

Fueron detenidos sin orden judicial e interrogados bajo falsas premisas.

Después, la policía también detuvo a Luis Menjivar, periodista comunitario, despues de el haberle dado cobertura a una conferencia de prensa sobre las detenciones.

La Alianza ha sido una de las principales coaliciones de base que han defendido la democracia en El Salvador frente a los ataques del Presidente Bukele contra los Acuerdos de Paz de 1992.

Estas detenciones de alto perfíl -en vísperas de la toma de posesión de Bukele el 1ero de junio para un segundo mandato inconstitucional- constituyen un intento descarado de intimidar y privar al pueblo salvadoreño del ejercicio de su derecho a la libertad de expresión.

El riesgo que corren las vidas de los detenidos es muy alto, dada la denegación sistemática de atención médica esencial a personas recluidas en condiciones inhumanas en un sistema carcelario sumamente superpoblado. La mayoría de los detenidos son personas mayores y casi toas padecen de enfermedades crónicas. Tanto Atilio como Pepe se encuentra en estados de salud muy delicado, Atilio recientemente tuvo una operación de corazón y necesita diálisis rutinarias y Pepe esta teniendo complicaciones por su diabetes.

Por favor, comunícate AHORA con el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. y con los miembros del Congreso para instarles a que pidan la liberación inmediata de estos dirigentes.

El gobierno de Biden envió una delegación a la investidura de Bukele, a pesar de que el propio Departamento de Estado ha reconocido que un segundo mandato es una clara violación de la Constitución, así como los abusos generalizados contra los derechos humanos.

El movimiento social popular en El Salvador necesita que te unas a su lucha y una cosa que podemos hacer es exigir que el Congreso, en lugar de guardar silencio ante esta complicidad, utilice sus plataformas para pronunciarse ahora, ¡antes de que sea demasiado tarde!

Leer traduccion en español de texto del correo electronico que se manda al llenar el formulario.

Si estás fuera de EE.UU. y quieres tomar accion, tuitea exige la liberación inmediata de estos líderes a traves de tus redes. Utiliza los hashtags:

#LibertadAPresosPoliticosSV #LibertadVeteranosSV #AltoAlaRepresionSV

Tweet de ejemplo: "#LibertadYa para los presos politicos de la Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz! @pncsv @fgr_sv @penalesSV #LibertadAPresosPoliticosSV #LibertadVeteranosSV #AltoAlaRepresionSV

Para la carta a congresistas y departamento de estado sólo necesitamos unos pocos datos para enviar sus mensajes. NOTA: si se te pide un título y sólo se te dan opciones limitadas, esta petición proviene de las oficinas del Congreso - no de CISPES y no es, por desgracia, algo que podamos cambiar por nuestra parte.

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Subject: Call for immediately release of jailed grassroots opposition in El Salvador

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I am writing to urge you to speak out against the unjust arrest of members of the grassroots, democratic opposition in El Salvador. On the night of May 30 and the morning of May 31, police arrested eight leaders of the Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz (National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador), one of the principal grassroots organizations defending democracy in El Salvador in the face of President Bukele’s attacks on the separation of powers, the Constitution, and the 1992 Peace Accords. It is urgent that U.S. political leaders call for their immediate release given that their lives are at risk in El Salvador’s inhumane, overcrowded prison system. The prisoners are all older, all with diabetes and some with other serious health conditions. Atilio Montalvo is in such delicate health, having recently undergone heart surgery and needing routine dialysis, that he has already been transferred to a medical unit. News reports indicate that Jose Santos Melara's health is also deteriorating with diabetes related complications. Moving forward, the international community should also insist on their right to due process, to defense, to presumption of innocence, and to a fair and impartial trial. It's no coincidence that their arrests occurred on the eve of Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on June 1 for an unconstitutional second term, constituting a flagrant attempt to intimidate and stifle the population from exercising their right to freedom of expression. Over 80,000 people in El Salvador have been arrested without warrants in the past two years since basic rights have been suspended; human rights experts estimate that at least 25,000 have no ties to crime. At least 300 people have died in prison, many showing signs of torture. Now Bukele is going after groups and individuals, like the ten leaders detained in the lead up to his inauguration, who dare speak out against these atrocities. It is therefore urgent that Congress speak up against these politically motivated arrests and other repressive tactics. Will you make a statement calling for the immediate release of Jose Santos Melara, Atilio Montalvo and the other Alliance leaders and urge the State Department to do the same?

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Subject: Help needed to free democratic opposition leaders arrested in El Salvador

Message:

I am writing to urge you to speak out against the unjust arrest of members of the grassroots, democratic opposition in El Salvador. On the night of May 30 and the morning of May 31, police arrested eight leaders of the Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz (National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador), one of the principal grassroots organizations defending democracy in El Salvador in the face of President Bukele’s attacks on the separation of powers, the Constitution, and the 1992 Peace Accords. It is urgent that U.S. political leaders call for their immediate release given that their lives are at risk in El Salvador’s inhumane, overcrowded prison system. The prisoners are all older, all with diabetes and some with other serious health conditions. Atilio Montalvo is in such delicate health, having recently undergone heart surgery and needing routine dialysis, that he has already been transferred to a medical unit. News reports indicate that Jose Santos Melara's health is already deteriorating. Moving forward, the international community should also insist on their right to due process, to defense, to presumption of innocence, and to a fair and impartial trial. It's no coincidence that their arrests occurred on the eve of Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on June 1 for an unconstitutional second term, constituting a flagrant attempt to intimidate and stifle the population from exercising their right to freedom of expression. Over 80,000 people in El Salvador have been arrested without warrants in the past two years since basic rights have been suspended; human rights experts estimate that at least 25,000 have no ties to crime. At least 300 people have died in prison, many showing signs of torture. Now Bukele is going after groups and individuals, like the ten leaders detained in the lead up to his inauguration, who dare speak out against these atrocities. It is therefore urgent that Congress speak up against these politically motivated arrests and other repressive tactics. Will you make a statement calling for the immediate release of Jose Santos Melara, Atilio Montalvo and the other Alliance leaders and urge the State Department to do the same?

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Subject: Call for release of democratic opposition leaders jailed in El Salvador

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I am writing to urge you to call for the immediate release of eight members of the Alianza Nacional El Salvador en Paz (National Alliance for a Peaceful El Salvador) who were arrested on May 30 and May 31; a community journalist, Luis Menjivar, was subsequently arrested on him way home from a press conference last week regarding the arrests. As you know, the Alianza is one of the principal grassroots organizations defending democracy in El Salvador in the face of President Bukele’s attacks on the separation of powers, the Constitution, and the 1992 Peace Accords. It is urgent that U.S. political leaders and others in the international community to call for their immediate release given that their lives are at risk in El Salvador’s inhumane, overcrowded prison system. The prisoners are all older, all with diabetes and some with other serious health conditions. Atilio Montalvo is in very delicate health, having recently undergone heart surgery and needing routine dialysis. News reports indicate that Jose Santos Melara's health is already deteriorating. Moving forward, the international community should also insist on their right to due process, to defense, to presumption of innocence, and to a fair and impartial trial. It's no coincidence that the arrests occurred on the eve of Nayib Bukele’s inauguration on June 1 for an unconstitutional second term, constituting a flagrant attempt to intimidate and stifle the population from exercising their right to freedom of expression. The State Department's own reports make clear the widespread and systematic violations of human rights and international law occurring today in El Salvador. Now Bukele is going after groups and individuals, like the ten leaders detained in the lead up to his inauguration, who dare speak out against these atrocities. Will you urge the government of El Salvador to immediately release Jose Santos Melara, Atilio Montalvo and the other Alliance leaders?

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