Honouring Nelson Mandela's Legacy: Free Prisoners of the Empire!

On the occasion of this year’s International Human Rights Day, the world cannot enjoy the company of one of its champions, Nelson Mandela, whose physical presence left us on December 5th.

Nelson Mandela spent his conscious life fighting against South Africa’s racist apartheid regime and, in the process, he inspired millions who fight for the human rights of all the dispossessed around the world.

The first country Mandela visited outside of Africa after his release from prison was revolutionary Cuba. In his speech on July 26th, 1991 in Matanzas, Cuba he stated:  "We have long wanted to visit your country and express the many feelings that we have about the Cuban Revolution, about the role of Cuba in Africa, southern Africa, and throughout the world.".

"The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa.  The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom, and justice, unparalleled for its principled and selfless character."

Amongst the internationalists that Mandela refers to, are three of the Cuban Five who have been unjustly held in U.S. prisons since 1998. Their "crime” consists of having dared to defend the right of the Cuban nation to live in peace and the very sacred human right of life, by exposing U.S.-based terrorism against Cuba.

President Obama and many western leaders are going to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela in South Africa.  The first thing that the leader of the U.S. government (a strong supporter of the apartheid regime) has to do, is to respect the legacy of Nelson Mandela and of his lifetime struggle for human rights and immediately:

Free All the Cuban Five
Free Leonard Peltier (Leader of the American Indian Movement)
Free Mumia Abu Jamal (anti-racist African-American Leader)
Free Oscar López Rivera (Puerto Rican Independence Leader)
Free all the Political Prisoners of the Empire!

Nelson Mandela’s legacy will be eternalized as WE WILL KEEP ON FIGHTING for the freedom of all prisoners of the empire kept behind bars for decades for defending their nation's sovereignty, independence, dignity and human rights and A JURY OF MILLIONS WILL BRING ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS OF THE EMPIRE HOME to their loved ones.


December 10th, 2013

Morteza Gorgzadeh and Sabrina Johnson
Toronto Forum on Cuba
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