Cuban 5 Visa Request, Letter to Obama, Petition Delivered to US Interests Section in Havana

[magbana]

Visas Request for Wives of Cuban 5 Delivered to U.S. Interests Secti
Posted by: "Alicia Jrapko" [e-mail]
Sun Apr 5, 2009 3:40 am (PDT)

April 4th, 2009

VISAS REQUEST FOR WIVES OF CUBAN ANTI-TERRORISTS DELIVERED TO THE U.S. INTERESTS SECTION IN HAVANA, CUBA

On Thursday April 2nd, a letter addressed to US President Barack Obama and a letter sent by 170 personalities from 27 countries to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanding Humanitarian Visas for Adriana Pérez and Olga Salanueva were delivered to the U.S. Interests Section in Havana, Cuba. Also included, was the request of Multiple Visas for all the other family members of the Cuban Five, imprisoned in the United States.

Among other documents delivered was a recent Amnesty International statement and a call for actions issued to its membership, stating that the refusal to grant visas for these Cuban citizens Adriana Pérez and Olga Salanueva constitutes an unnecessary punishment against the right of the prisoners and their families.

The documentation was received by the Public Affairs Officer of the US Interests Section, Gregory Adams, with the specific request to the General Consul Sean Murphy of the US Interests Section to "send these documents to President Obama, which summarizes the international demand to end the suffering of these men and their families" because "No matter what the circumstances, visits to maintain family relationships are a human right of all prisoners and their family members."


International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five
www.thecuban5.org

[Judi Lynn]

1. You have to hope someone is going to respond for the Obama administration. Thanks. n/t