National Boricua
Human Rights Network

The degrading and inhumane treatment constitute violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention Against Torture, the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, and the Principles for the Protection of All Persons Under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment…

Carlos Alberto Torres lleva 28 años preso y Oscar López Rivera lleva 27 años preso. Avelino González Claudio fue arrestado y espera juicio próximamente. Todos han ido a la cárcel por su creencia en la independencia de Puerto Rico y por su lucha para que los puertorriqueños ejerzan verdaderamente el derecho a la autodeterminación.

On April 4, over 200 people crowded into Casa Puertorriqueña for the National Boricua Human Rights Network’s (NBHRN) annual fundraiser, entitled “Legacies of Corretjer: Narratives of Resistance and Struggle.”

This following is footage of the “Not Enough Space” art exhibit, taken during May 2006, featuring the artwork of Carlos Alberto Torres and Oscar López Rivera at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art in San Francisco.

See part 2.

Imagine 27 years of your life living in a space 6 feet by 9 feet. Imagine being confined in isolation with no human contact. Imagine the shakedowns, the strip searches and the complete disregard for your humanity.

Puerto Rican Political Prisoner Carlos Alberto Torres was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution at Pekin, Illinois, approximately 2 hours away from Chicago. Carlos has communicated with the Network and indicated that he is in the process of settling in and has received much help from old and new friends. Please note his new address:
Carlos [...]

These photos were taken on March 3, 2008.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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 [...]