National Boricua Human Rights Network

…el verdadero tributo y respeto que le podemos rendir a Juan Antonio Corretjer, al Comandante Juan Antonio Corretjer, no es meramente venir aquí todos los años a hacerle un recordatorio…es estudiar sus obras, poner en práctica sus ideas y difundirlas. Es serle fiel a sus pensamientos y ejecutorias aun después de su muerte.

From the Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques (CPRDV) The U.S. Navy continues bombing Vieques. In order to minimize costs and maximize profits, the Navy and contractors in charge of the “environmental clean up” of Vieques, have detonated tons of explosives here over the past two years. In this process, they release enormous [...]

The Associated Press Wednesday, March 26, 2008 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The U.S. Navy has set aside US$200 million (129 million) for the removal of military waste in Vieques island, just east of Puerto Rico’s main island, authorities announced Tuesday. The money will be used in the next seven years to remove explosives in the [...]

• April 1: Crime Against Humanity & Artist Tania Frontera
• April 3: Latina/o Speak Out!

Vieques – A project of 64 apartments proposed by Vieques Property Development for the southwest coast of Vieques was rejected by the majority of the Viequense community because it would require a large zoning change and possibly damage the environment.

SAN JUAN/EDLP Correspondent- A photograph taken of the cadaver of the commander of the Boricua Popular Army–Macheteros, Filiberto Ojeda, where he was found by forensic experts, shows that he could have been dragged while injured, indicating that someone had access to the interior of his house before he bled to death.

Con risas, lágrimas y muchos aplausos, la comunidad boricua de Humboldt Park recibió el 7 de marzo otra presentación anticipada de seis de las escenas que componen “Crimen contra la Humanidad”, obra teatral coescrita por Michael Reyes Benavides, actor, poeta y activista de origen mexicano, y el ex prisionero político puertorriqueño Luis Rosa.

Special dinner with Luis Rosa begins at 5:30pm
followed by Crime Against Humanity at 7:00pm
Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division

Commemoration of the Capture of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners
“Legacies of Corretjer”

Friday, April 4, 6PM • Casa Puertorriqueña, 1237 N California
$25 per individual, $200 for table of 10

Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres has been transferred to FCI Pekin, Illinois. Please note his new postal address.