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Miriam De La Peña, mother of Mario De La Peña extrajudicially executed on February 24, 1996 speaks
By: Freeforall
Posted: Feb 26 09
Witnessed: 1461 times
Regions: Cuba, United States
Issues: Death penalty, Impunity, Terrorism
Tags: fidel castro, Gerardo Hernandez, Raul Castro, State terrorism, WASP network
At Florida International University following the annual moment of silence around the main fountain the families of Armando Alejandre Jr., Mario De La Peña, Carlos Costa, and Pablo Morales extrajudicially executed by the Cuban government on February 24, 1996 at 3:21 p.m. and 3:27 p.m., respectively, in international airspace walked to a small memorial under a tree nearby on campus dedicated to the four to leave flowers. Miriam De La Peña, mother of Mario speaks as to the significance of this date and what happened.
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- Interim report on the situation of human rights in Cuba prepared by the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights in accordance with Commission resolution 1996/69 and Economic and Social Council decision 1996/275
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Report on the merits Nº 86/99 Armando Alejandre Jr. et al Case 11.589 (Cuba)
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