********Add my name to the "call" of the International Community********
*****to Demand Justice for the Victims of the "13 de Marzo"Massacre*****


*On July 13, 1994 at approximately 3:00AM the "13 de Marzo" tug boat was
attacked by agents of the Cuban government. They repeatedly rammed the
tug, used high pressure water hoses on the victims, and sank the ship
killing at least 41 men, women, and children seven miles off the coast of
Havana, Cuba.
 
*On October 16, 1996 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
concluded that the Cuban government was responsible for:  the deaths of
the 41 people shipwrecked on the tug "13  de Marzo" on July 13, 1994; the
emotional and psychological trauma of the survivors and relatives of 
the victims who lost  loved ones.  The Cuban government has refused to
recover the bodies or allow others to for proper burial.

*Those responsible for this crime remain unpunished. Fidel Castro declared 
that  their  actions [sinking the tug] were  "exemplary, there's no
denying it."

*Whereas, the Cuban government has over the past four years refused to:

Conduct an exhaustive and serious investigation in order to identify, 
prosecute and punish  those responsible for sinking the "13 de Marzo" tug. 
This event caused the deaths of 41 people. 

Recover the remains of the victims and hand them over to their relatives. 

Pay fair compensation to the surviving victims and to the 
families of the dead.  

*Therefore, we call on the international community, and it's civic 
organizations to pressure the Cuban government to bring the guilty
to  justice, recover the bodies of the victims, and provide compensation 
to the surviving victims and families of the dead.

*It is urgent that many voices be heard to demand that the Cuban
government investigate and prosecute those responsible for the
extrajudicial execution of 41 unarmed men, women, and children aboard 
the "13 de Marzo" tugboat on July 13, 1994."



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