National Boricua Human Rights Network

Primera Hora La tradicional misa de gallo en la comunidad San Francisco Javier en las Parcelas del barrio Navarro, en Gurabo, fue el escenario propicio entre canciones, luces, árboles y comunión fraterna para el anuncio del nacimiento del Salvador Emmanuel. La celebración, a la que según el coordinador padre Pedro R. Ortiz asistieron cerca de [...]

La alcaldesa electa de San Juan, Carmen Yulín Cruz izó el sábado la bandera de Puerto Rico como parte de la conmemoración del 117 aniversario de la enseña que se celebró en el Ateneo Puertorriqueño. “Mi compromiso es que la bandera que ondeará en todas las facilidades del municipio autónomo de San Juan será la [...]

on “Between Torture and Resistance “ Martin Luther King Center Thursday, January 10, 2012, 6-8pm Art Gallery-Bread & Roses 310 West 43rd Street NY, NY Program: Maria Kercado (Vice President of 1199), facilitator- Matt Myers- Prologue of book and message from Bishop Desmund Tutu VIDEO Clips: Encuentro Internacional de Derechos Humanos-en Puerto Rico Keynote Speakers: [...]

Three Kings Day Service for Oscar López Rivera’s 70th Birthday! 11:30am Service followed by cutting of the Birthday Cake La Capilla del Barrio 3058 W. Armitage Ave. FREE EVENT for the entire family Afterwards, join the Three Kings on Paseo Boricua! Sponsored by La Capilla del Barrio, Adalberto United Methodist Church, National Boricua Human Rights [...]

The mayor-elect participated in the commemoration of the 117th anniversary of the Puerto Rican flag Frances Rosario frances.rosario@gfrmedia.com December 22, 2012 She described herself as revolutionary, asked that the revolutionary national anthem be sung, demanded the release of political prisoner Oscar López Rivera, and called those present compatriots. In this way, the mayor-elect of San [...]

On Saturday, December 13, more than 25,000 people, mostly youth, gathered to hear a two-hour concert by Puerto Rican and internationally acclaimed band, Calle 13. This was the first concert that Calle 13, composed of Rene Perez (El Residente), Eduardo Cabra (El Visitante), and Ileana Cabra (PG-13), has held in Puerto Rico in three years. [...]

Claridad, the newspaper of the Puerto Rican nation, will dedicate its annual festival, to be held in February, to the Puerto Rican patriot, Oscar López Rivera. This festival, which features some of the best expressions of Puerto Rican music, is the largest annual event of any Puerto Rican independentist organization.

This Puerto Rican has been in prison for 31 years By Rebecca Banuchi December 9, 2012 http://www.elnuevodia.com/politicosseunenparapedirexcarcelaciondeoscarlopezrivera-1404111.html Spanish translation follows English The debate about possible changes in the political relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States prepares the ground so that the petition for the release of prisoner Oscar López Rivera might bear fruit [...]

By Cándida Cotto Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 http://www.claridadpuertorico.com/content.html?news=78DCECF6C444C7EA431B541D71FFB492 Spanish translation follows English Laughter, tears, determination, and over all, much solidarity dominated at the press conference on Sunday, December 9, at which diverse political sectors reiterated their unconditional support for the release of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar López Rivera. The conference took place in [...]

Resolution calling for the release of Oscar López Rivera SUMMIT ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2012 FOR THE RELEASE OF OSCAR LOPEZ RIVERA AND TO THE MEMORY OF ATTORNEY JUAN SANTIAGO NIEVES HELD AT UNIVERSIDAD DE SAGRADO CORAZON SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, DECEMBER 7-10, 2012 The Summit on Human Rights 2012 for the release of Oscar López [...]