About the inclusion of the armed forces in society OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC Montevideo, April 21, 2010
President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,
Don José Mujica Cordano.
Present.
In our further consideration:
You've put on the table the discussion on the relationship and integration of armed forces in society
. Topic whose importance no one can ignore and which makes us
dual citizenship status and detenidosdesaparecidos family.
topic which by its complexity, surely deserve appropriate reflection
instances involving wider sections
supporters.
You know we did not choose the family members of missing
. One day the tragedy was installed in our lives, in life of
our families and we had two options: fight or resign.
You know that we have never prosecuted or revenge fueled
we have moved within the framework of national and international law with a proactive orientation
future.1 inspired.
At the heart of our struggle is to find our loved ones. At the beginning we were hopeful
of finding them alive. Not now, except
children. So one focus of our work is the investigation (along with prevention and memory
as promoters of "never again"). But we do not investigate
as scientists, to know the unknown.
We investigated to find something that is known and perversely
hidden: the fate of our family.
And these facts are hidden from the point of lying, lying to the whole society and the President of the República2
.
1 In the regional and international field integrate the Latin American Federation of Associations of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees (FEDEFAM), agency consultation with ECOSOC status II. From there we pushed the Declarations and regional and international Conventions on Forced Disappearance of Persons, and collaborated on their respective instruments of torture. At the national level, we have presented to Parliament Bill ausenciapor declaration forced disappearance of persons (approved) and made contributions to the Law of reparation.
2 Case of the place of burial of Maria Claudia Garcia de Gelman, among others. Remember the episode linked to the Berrios case, etc.
Mr President, we may discuss whether or not our country was a war,
for us there was none, but if its existence is admitted,
should be remembered that in war all is not allowed and that the crimes
of war are laid down in international law.
What is indisputable-and-tested fed is that here (as in
other countries in the region) had a repressive plan, implemented in a coordinated manner
inspired by the National Security Doctrine (DSN). This plan embarked
the military. This repression was not executed by a "group of desacatados
crazy." Here were "facts, testimony, documents and other evidence abundant
a law enforcement policy in the military.
direct victims of this repression were organized students and workers, political activists,
parliamentarians, journalists, pregnant women and "the most dangerous of all-
" children ", not to mention the repression on society to which he violated
rights, freedoms and guarantees.
Our people met on their backs hit the
brutality through its own armed forces, which we hold, we set and we all pay. Some
armed forces are not of Independence nor the
based on voluntary military service as in some so-called first world countries.
are a huge military-bureaucratic apparatus of questionable necessity and this
structure, more questionable value to the work of defense .... but that's another discussion
slope will be processed in different areas.
What we want to convey is that these armed forces are
continuity of those who gave the coup, which took a clean sweep of the state apparatus,
not admit their responsibility and to entrench his silence on the fate
of our family, following his disappearance.
While the armed forces do not recognize its institutional responsibility in the process
dictatorial, not correct their destination denying the DSN and continue
setting and endorsing the positions expressed through
Circle and Military Club, not telling the truth to hide, no are reorganized, not demean
murderers, torturers and desaparecedores that shelter, the citizen the
tolerate (what other choice!) but not the respect or integrity. This is something
that can not be decreed. It's a shame not to take advantage for that
these democratic days. We have participated
(attending and studying) in meetings around the
national defense and continental solidarity for Haiti, where
have had talks with members of a new official, who in his past as individuals
have nothing to do with the tragic events.
have nothing against them personally. They should also rethink the institution
, accepting its recent past and rectified. If not, will not
moral authority to guard the territory of the Republic and to help
peace of other nations.
fully understand the responsibilities to address the forces that today you
commands. We understand the reason of national unity
that move and imposed his inauguration, so I reiterate that:
armed forces or deny its history of dictatorship, crime and brutal, giving clear evidence for rectification
or continue, despite you them and although we all
stigmatized by each of the citizens who daily
forge the country and, like you, we want it to all, respectful of differences
and committed to the rights of individuals and
peoples.
Sincerely, Mothers and Relatives of Disappeared Uruguayan
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