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David Josué condemns UN forces’
occupation of Haiti and brutal treatment of Haitians by Brazilian-led
UN forces. Mexico City, 2nd Continental Workers' Conference, 5 April
2008
I want to thank the
organizers of this important Segundo Encuentro for providing an
opportunity to address this body and to put the issue of Brazilian
conduct in Haiti on the table for discussion.
My
comments are directed at President de Silva and I ask the delegates here
from Brazil to please relay my concerns to the government in Brasilia.
President Lula da Silva:
Something untoward is going on with your soldiers in Haiti.
Brazilian soldiers are conducting terrifying raids on residents of poor
and defenceless communities throughout Haiti, leaving in their wake a
trail of blood, tears, and death.
The buck stops with you,
President da Silva.
You are their commander in chief.
What your soldiers are
doing to the innocent people of Haiti is worse than what the armed
forces of Haiti were accused of doing.
No one will attempt to
mitigate the utmost importance of living in a state of law.
No one objects to getting a proper warrant before the proper court seeks
an arrest of the accused and brings him or her to justice.
But a collective warrant that declares an entire community criminal is,
in itself, criminal.
President Lula da Silva,
what would you say to Fredi Romelus for his terrible loss?
His one-year old son, Nelson Romelus.
What was his crime?
Why was he executed by your soldiers?
His four year-old brother Stanley, who died of a high-powered gunshot
wound to the head, what was his crime?
Their mother, Sonia Romelus, who died while clutching her baby, Nelson,
what was her crime?
Lelene Mertina, 24-years old, was six months pregnant when a bullet
ripped through her abdomen, instantly killing her unborn foetus.
What was she guilty of to deserve this?
President da Silva,
according to a UN after-action report, your soldiers spent seven hours
shooting at an unarmed population.
They expended over 22,000 rounds of ammunition, knowing they were
striking unintended targets.
This cannot possibly be the best that the Brazilian people have to
offer.
How can this happen when you are the President of Brazil?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
reminded us that there comes a time when silence is betrayal.
Will you and your Administration remain silent on these atrocities?
Passed as a resolution
at the Second Continental Workers' Conference, 5 April 2008, then it was
brought for debate at Brazil’s Parliament where the letter was read to
President Lula de Silva.
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PELA RETIRADA DAS TROPAS BRASILEIRAS DO HAITI!
FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM HAITI!
(English below)
Nós brasileiros, não podemos aceitar que as tropas brasileiras
que lideram a ocupação militar da ONU, ataquem a soberania do
povo do Haiti e massacrem suas vidas.
Por
isso, chamamos todos a assinarem e ajudarem a coletar
assinaturas, a subscreverem, a carta do militante haitiano Davi
Josué ao presidente Luís Inácio Lula da Silva, expondo a
realidade da ocupação e pedindo uma resposta do presidente Lula,
o que para nós só pode ser retirada das tropas.
TADEU VENERI - Deputado Estadual PT-PR
RONI ANDERSON BARBOSA - Presidente. CUT/PR
ROBERTO BAGGIO - MST/ Via Campesina
GUSTAVO ERWIN KUSS - CMS-Paraná
CLÁUDIO ANTÔNIO RIBEIRO - Advogado Trabalhista
MARISA STEDILE - Pres. Sindicato dos Bancários Ctba.
FERNANDA PRAMIO - Marcha Mundial de Mulheres
MARI ELAINE RODELLA - Coord. SINDSAÚDE-PR
CESAR SANSON - CEPAT
LUIZ FELIPE ALVES - Presidente do núcleo sindical Curitiba Norte
da APP
ANTONIA PASSOS DE ARAÚJO - Fórum Popular de Mulheres
OTEMIO G. LIMA - Diretor SINDIQUÍMICA PR
NILSON RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS - Sec. Geral SINTCOM
ULISSES KANIAK - Sind. dos Engenheiros
ALFEO LUIS CAPPELLARI - Prof. CAFU - Conselheiro APP-Sindicato
THIAGO DOUGLAS - Diretor da UPE (União Paranaense dos Estudantes)
CARTA DE DAVI JOSUÉ AO PRESIDENTE LULA
PRESIDENTE LULA DA SILVA,
Alguma coisa desonesta se passa com os seus soldados no Haiti.
Os soldados brasileiros fazem "raides" terríveis contra os
habitantes de comunidades pobres e sem defesa no Haiti, deixando
em sua esteira um rastro de sangue, lágrimas e mortes. A
responsabilidade repousa em você, Presidente da Silva. Você é o
seu comandante-em-chefe.
O que fazem os seus soldados ao povo inocente do Haiti é pior do
que as forças armadas do Haiti foram acusadas de fazer.
Ninguém tentará diminuir a extrema importância de viver num
estado de direito. Ninguém contestará a necessidade de obter um
mandato de prisão apropriado antes que a corte apropriada peça a
prisão do acusado e o envie à justiça. Mas um mandato de prisão
coletivo que declara uma comunidade inteira criminosa é, em si,
criminoso.
Presidente Lula da Silva, o que você diria a Fredi Romelus por
sua perda terrível?
Seu filho de um ano, Nelson Romelus. Qual foi seu crime ?
Por que ele foi executado pelos seus soldados? Seu irmão de
quatro anos, Stanley, que morreu por causa de um ferimento na
cabeça causado por uma poderosa arma de fogo? Sua mãe, Sonia
Romelus, morta quando ainda abraçava seu bebe, Nelson, qual é o
seu crime?
Lelene Mertina, 24 anos, estava grávida de seis meses quando uma
bala atravessou seu ventre, matando instantaneamente o feto. Do
que era culpada para merecer isso?
Presidente da Silva, segundo o relatório da ONU depois de um
combate, os seus soldados passaram 7 horas atirando sobre uma
população desarmada. Eles gastaram 22.000 cargas de munição,
sabendo que visavam alvos sem motivo. Não é possível que seja
isso o melhor que o povo brasileiro tem a oferecer. Como isso
pode ocorrer enquanto é você o presidente do Brasil?
O Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nos lembrou que chega um momento em
que o silêncio é uma traição. E você e seu governo ficarão
silenciosos sobre essas atrocidades ?
5 de abril de 2008,
2º Encontro Continental, Cidade do México.
Davi Josué
*militante haitiano, membro da Coalizão « Power to the People »
(Poder para o Povo)
pela eleição de Cynthia McKinney Presidente dos EUA
EU SUBSCREVO A CARTA DE DAVI JOSUÉ E EXIJO DO PRESIDENTE LULA A
RETIRADA DAS TROPAS BRASILEIRAS DO HAITI!
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ENGLISH
DAVID JOSUE’S
LETTER TO
PRESIDENT LULA
I want to thank the organizers of this important Segundo
Encuentro for providing me an opportunity to address this body
and to put the issue of Brazilian conduct in Haiti on the table
for discussion.
My comments are directed at President da Silva and I ask the
delegates here from Brazil to please relay my concerns to the
government in Brasilia.
President Lula da Silva:
Something untoward is going on with your soldiers in Haiti.
Brazilian soldiers are conducting terrifying raids on residents
of poor and defenseless communities throughout Haiti, leaving in
their wake a trail of blood, tears, and death.
The buck stops with you, President da Silva. You are their
commander in chief.
What your soldiers are doing to the innocent people of Haiti is
worse than what the armed forces of Haiti were accused of doing.
No one will attempt to mitigate the utmost importance of living
in a state of law. No one objects to getting a proper warrant
before the proper court seeks an arrest of the accused and
brings him or her to justice. But a collective warrant that
declares an entire community criminal is, in itself, criminal.
President Lula da Silva, what would you say to Fredi Romelus for
his terrible loss? His one-year old son, Nelson Romelus. What
was his crime? Why was he executed by your soldiers? His four
year-old brother Stanley, who died of a high-powered gunshot
wound to the head, what was his crime? Their mother, Sonia
Romelus, who died still clutching her baby, Nelson, what was her
crime?
Lelene Mertina, 24-years old, was six months pregnant when a
bullet ripped through her abdomen, instantly killing her unborn
fetus. What was she guilty of to deserve this?
President Lula da Silva, according to a U.N. after-action
report, your soldiers spent seven hours shooting at an unarmed
population. They expended over 22,000 rounds of ammunition,
knowing they were striking unintended targets. This cannot
possibly be the best that the Brazilian people have to offer.
How can this happen when you are the President of Brazil?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that there comes a time
when silence is betrayal. Will you and your Administration
remain silent on these atrocities?
Segundo Encuentro, Mexico City, April 5, 2008
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