February 2008, La Red
As almost one dozen cities in the US and Puerto Rico prepared for another round of protest actions for the February 1st grand jury hearing date at the Brooklyn Federal Court House, the lawyers for the subpoenaed activists were informed that the case was postponed indefinitely. The subpoenas have not been dropped. [...]
January 2008, La Red
On a cold Saturday, December 8, the Peace Pledge sponsored its 5th annual commemoration of International Human Rights Day. Peace Pledge, along with American Friends Service Committee, Amnesty International, Christian Peacemaker Teams, 8th Day Center for Justice, National Boricua Human Rights Network and the National Lawyers Guild held signs, banners and dramatic [...]
January 2008, La Red
Batey Urbano was the site of this year’s 15th Annual Pancake Waffle Breakfast fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Over 250 people ate a delicious vegetarian breakfast and listened to videos of the Puerto Rican political prisoners, Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera. The audience was [...]
January 2008, La Red
Monday, December 10, International Human Rights Day, over 70 people delighted in previewing a four-scene preview of Crime Against Humanity a play about Puerto Rican political prisoners in general and featuring monologues taken from letters Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera wrote to the playwright, who have served 27 and 26 [...]
January 2008, La Red
Season’s greetings to you and to all the compañeros(as) in the National Boricua Human Rights Network. May the New Year bring us success in our endeavors, happiness and many victories. Know that I hold you all close to the heart and feel a lot of pride for all your dedication and accomplishments. [...]
January 2008, La Red
Michelle Morales of the NBHRN delivered a check to Dr. Ché Paralitici of the Puerto Rican Human Rights Committee as a donation to the Vieques ex-political prisoner José Pérez González. The donation of a thousand dollars was presented during the conference celebrating the 112th anniversary of the adoption of the Puerto Rican [...]
January 2008, La Red
On December 15, several chapters of the National Boricua Human Rights Network and the Committee on Human Rights from Puerto Rico met to discuss the campaign to release the two remaining political prisoners. The meeting was heavy with discussion to develop strategies and initiatives to really kick off the campaign in 2008. [...]
Stop The Repression! All Out to the Federal Building Jan 10@5pm!
January 2008, La Red
On Thursday, January 10, 2008, the National Boricua Human Rights Network will sponsor a picket at the Federal Plaza downtown at 5pm, Dearborn and Jackson, to denounce the recent FBI repression that has occurred in New York City. Five individuals, all supporters [...]
November 11, 1979
“I was there as a socialist, an independentist and a Puerto Ricanâ€
28th Aniversary Asassination of Angel RodrÃguez Cristobal
November-December 2007, La Red
The National Boricua Human Rights Network, its affiliates and chapters across the US, commemorate the 28th anniversary of the vile assassination of Angel RodrÃguez Cristóbal, while serving a 6 month sentence for trespassing [...]
November-December 2007, La Red
After nearly 20 years in U.S. supermax prisons, Yu Kikumura, political prisoner, Japanese anti-imperialist and lifelong supporter of the liberation of Palestine, was released from Federal Bureau of Prisons custody on Wednesday, April 18th. He is a Japanese citizen and therefore will be transferred to Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Denver, [...]
