An appeal for solidarity from Labour Start:
Tomorrow is Human Rights Day -- and I'd like to ask for your
help to get our brother Huber Ballesteros released from
prison.
Huber Ballesteros is one of Colombia's best known trade union and human rights activists. He is also one of the most threatened.
He was arrested on 25th August 2013 and accused of 'rebellion' and 'financing terrorism'.
He has still not faced trial.
Huber is vice-president of FENSUAGRO, Colombia’s second largest union and one of the most persecuted, having had over 1,000 members assassinated in recent years. We believe it is because of his activism that Huber is being targeted, and are calling for his unconditional release, along with that of all other political prisoners in Colombia.
Please take a minute to send your message of protest to the Colombian government:
http://www.labourstart.org/go/freehuber
And please share this message with your friends, family and fellow union members.
Huber Ballesteros is one of Colombia's best known trade union and human rights activists. He is also one of the most threatened.
He was arrested on 25th August 2013 and accused of 'rebellion' and 'financing terrorism'.
He has still not faced trial.
Huber is vice-president of FENSUAGRO, Colombia’s second largest union and one of the most persecuted, having had over 1,000 members assassinated in recent years. We believe it is because of his activism that Huber is being targeted, and are calling for his unconditional release, along with that of all other political prisoners in Colombia.
Please take a minute to send your message of protest to the Colombian government:
http://www.labourstart.org/go/freehuber
And please share this message with your friends, family and fellow union members.
Eric Lee
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