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- From: Andrew Lang <lang@igc.apc.org>
- Subject: Fear for hunger strikers
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.042331.24155@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- /* Written 3:10 pm Nov 10, 1992 by codehuca@igc.apc.org in igc:carnet.alerts */
- /* ---------- "Fear for hunger strikers" ---------- */
- ACUR 12 COUNTRY: NICARAGUA
- SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA CASE : FOLLOW UP ON
- NOVEMBER 10, 1992 C92-61/ N5
-
- FEAR FOR LIFE OF SEVEN
- LOTTERY SALESWOMEN
- The Commission for the Defense of Human Rights in Central America
- (CODEHUCA), a regional organization with Consultive Status Category
- II in the United Nations, is very concerned about the danger to the
- lives of seven women, some of whom are elderly, who are presently
- undertaking a hunger strike. We communicated the situation of these
- lottery saleswomen, and the violation of their rights, in our
- Urgent Action of November 4, 1992, in which we stated:
- "The hunger strike is a form of protest because the manager of the
- Nicaraguan Institute of Social Security and Welfare (INSSBI) does
- not agree to ratify the Collective Agreement, that for the past 12
- years has being extended yearly and that recognizes their labour
- rights. The women on strike are:
- MERCEDES PEREIRA RODRIGUEZ, 81 years old, with 44 years working as
- a lottery saleswoman.
- AYDALINA MIRANDA GARAY, 59 years old, 22 years in this work.
- ISOLINA ALEMAN VALLE, 56 years old, 25 years in this work.
- ANA AMERICA GOMEZ REYES, 55 years old, 20 years in this work.
- AMELIA SOLORZANO FLORES, 51 years old, 15 years in this work.
- MARIA GARCIA RIVERA, 32 years old and 15 years in this work.
- YADIRA GARCIA ALEMAN, 23 years old, 15 years in this work."
- We have received information from the Nicaraguan Human Rights
- Center (CENIDH), which expressed its concern for the lives of the
- hunger strikers, in the following statement of its President Dr.
- Vilma Nu$ez:
- Today, November 10, 1992, the seven women who sell National Lottery
- tickets have completed 10 days of hunger striking. The Red Cross
- doctor FERNANDO GUTIERREZ, who attends them has stated that their
- health condition is grave (they vomit blood and suffer from
- dizziness, gastritis, severe headaches, blood-pressure problems and
- arthritic pains). He also referred to the material conditions of
- the hunger strikers, who are out in the open in front of the
- Lottery building, and emphasized that it is necessary to improve
- these conditions. He added that any emotional change can aggravate
- their situation even more.
- Last night, one of the hunger strikers, YADIRA GARCIA ALEMAN, was
- admitted to a hospital due to ulcer complications. Today she
- returned to the strike, turning down the petitions of her
- colleagues to put an end to her actions. The latest news that
- CENIDH sent us today is that she is in a coma.
- CODEHUCA and CENIDH consider this case to be extremely urgent,
- because if this conflict is not resolved in the next few hours,
- these women can die or have serious health problems in the near
- future, due to the repercussions of being without food for such a
- long time.
- Therefore, we request that our Solidarity Network give their
- support in order to bring about the resolution of this situation.
- Especially since the manager of the Nicaraguan Institute of Social
- Security and Welfare (INSSBI) continues to ignore the hunger strike
- and, in general, the actions that the saleswomen have realized in
- order to obtain the recognition of their labour rights and the
- ratification of the Collective Agreement.
-
- PLEASE SEND YOUR MESSAGES TO:
- President of Nicaragua Manager of the Nicaraguan
- Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Institute of Social Security
- Managua, Nicaragua and Welfare (INSSBI)
- Fax: 627911 Mr. Sime"n Rizo
- Managua, Nicaragua
- Fax: 40418
- Secretary General of the
- Carlos Tenorio Union
- Mr. Daniel Fonseca
- Managua, Nicaragua
- Fax: 668405
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