National Boricua Human Rights Network

On September 10, 1979, after years of organizing and campaigning, the Puerto Rican Nationalist Five were released. Twenty years to that date, and as a result of a similar demand for freedom, 11 Puerto Rican political prisoners were freed after many years of incarceration.

Ricardo update: Diagnosed with MRSA, a staph infection. He is responding well to treatment, discharged this week. His phone is 312/926-1607

ex-PP Ricardo Jimenez hospitalized with infection at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron Street, Rm 1457, 312/926-1457 (Call him!).

…ATSDR studies about Vieques have been criticized by several scientists from Puerto Rico and the United States…

Network to sponsor/co-sponsor events in 11 cities celebrating 10th anniver. of prpps release in ’99 and redoubling efforts to free OLR & CAT

The Navy has begun removing hazardous unexploded munitions from its old training ground by detonating them in the open air…

Come and party with us and raise money for the Puerto Rican political prisoners!

On August 3, 2009, FCI Terre Haute officials took Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Oscar López Rivera for cataract surgery on his right eye. Two years earlier, he had surgery on his left eye. In the interim, Bureau of Prisons health care providers refused to prescribe new eyeglasses, even though his vision had changed. They insisted [...]

Network has begun a campaign asking that the false disciplinary charges against CAT be expunged. Letters at http://boricuahumanrights.org.

…one might suspect that the reinstatement of the charges and the finding of guilt were calculated to adversely affect the decision.