I am not familiar with the parties sponsoring the website, but I received this information about the Dos Erres website via email this afternoon.
Some of you may know that the Guatemalan community of Las Dos Erres was massacred on December 7th, 1982. Some of you may have even followed the efforts of survivors to seek justice and guarantee historic memory. What you may not know, however, is that Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes - a former elite military officer and one of the suspected perpetrators of the massacre - was arrested in Canada earlier this year.
Instead of facing charges of crimes against humanity, he has been judged fit for extradition to the United States where he is wanted on the charge of immigration fraud. We can’t let this happen. It is worth noting that both Sosa Orantes and one of the survivors have Canadian citizenship.
Collaborating with various organizations, including: Breaking the Silence, Projet Accompagnement Québec-Guatemala, Lawyers without Borders Canada, Canadian Centre for International Justice, and Acoguate, we have created a website with further information on the case and a request to take action.
In English : http://lasdoserres.wordpress.com/
In French: http://lasdoserresfr.wordpress.com/
We encourage you to check it out, inform yourselves, and sign and send the letter under the “Take Action” section, to demand than an investigation be conducted in Canada under the War Crimes Act regarding Sosa Orantes’ alleged participation in this massacre.
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