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Poor
People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign Announces
International Human Rights Observers Monitoring their Unpermitted
“March for Our Lives” rally and march on August 30th
International
Human Rights Monitors from around the world to speak about why they
have come to the United States to observe the Poor People’s
Economic Human Rights Campaign “March for Our Lives” Rally
and March on Opening Day of the Republican National Convention.
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New
York, NY: On
Monday August 30th at 3:00pm the Poor People’s Economic Human
Rights Campaign will highlight the need the US human rights community
has for international support and protection at their “March
for Our Lives” rally and march beginning at 4:00pm. PPEHRC
feels strongly that outside international intervention is needed
to make visible the fact that human rights violations are happening
here in the United States as well as to provide protection against
Police violence as they march for their lives despite being denied
a permit.
“We
must call attention to the implementation of economic policies that
impoverish and kill people across the U.S., and at the same time
silence the efforts of the poor. We call on the international media,
human rights defenders and organizations, student organizations
and all people concerned about human rights to come to the U.S.
to be observers in our March for Our Lives, to see first-hand what
poverty in America looks like, and to prepare reports for your home
countries. Our lives and our children’s futures are depending
on this.”
- Cheri Honkala, National Spokesperson for the Poor People’s
Economic Human Rights Campaign
Who:
Cheri
Honkala
National
Spokesperson for PPEHRC, USA
Nora
Torpinas
Mothers
of the Plaza de Mayo, Linea Fundadora, Argentina
Alexis
Ponce:
The
Inter-American Platform on Democracy, Development, and Human Rights,
Ecuador
When:
3pm, August 30th, 2004
Where:
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Park : 47th Street between 2nd & 1st
Avenues
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La
Marcha Por Nuestras Vidas