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<font face="Franklin Gothic Medium" size=3><b>ACT NOW<br>
</font><font face="Georgia" size=3>For Over A Week Gerardo Hernandez
Nordelo Has Been Held In The Hole At Victorville Prison Without
Committing Any Infraction<br><br>
</b>Once Again the US government has imposed another cruel punishment
against Gerardo Hernandez, one of the Cuban 5 imprisoned in the US for
fighting against terrorism.</font> <br>
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<font face="Georgia" size=3>On July 21st, without committing any
infraction, Gerardo was taken to the hole. The hole is an inhumane
windowless space of 7 x 3 feet reserved for prisoners who the prison
authorities, for what ever reason, want to isolate. Gerardo is sharing
this small space with another prisoner and there is very little
ventilation because the air comes from just a small vent on the top of a
wall. Temperatures in Victorville are running as high as 105 degrees now
and in the space of this tiny cell it is around 95 degrees. He is not
allowed to take a shower and is being taken outside in a cage only one
hour every other day. Gerardo has been seen by his sister Isabel through
a glass with a phone. <br><br>
Although Gerardo is still young, 12 years of living in high security
penitentiaries is taking its toll and recently Gerardo began experiencing
some health issues including high blood pressure. In April he
requested a medical appointment and finally on July 20, three months
later, he was seen by a doctor. Currently there is a bacterium that is
circulating through the prison with some of those cases being serious.
The doctor had prescribed a blood test for Gerardo but instead of
receiving that he was abruptly taken to the hole the next day.
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This new harassment against Gerardo takes place at a critical time when
he is preparing his Habeas Corpus presented to the courts in June. It is
alarming that this is the third time that Gerardo has found himself in
the hole while preparing for an appeal. <br><br>
The violations against Gerardo are endless and it has to stop
immediately. During 12 years he has been denied the basic right to
receive visits from his wife Adriana. Gerardo like his four
brothers is innocent and the United States knows that his only crime was
to defend his country against terrorist attacks. <br><br>
Instead of freeing them and sending them back to their homeland and their
families, as has been demanded by the Cuban people, 10 Nobel Prize and
thousands of people from all over the world, the Obama Administration has
picked up where Bush left off by punishing Gerardo at every turn.
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Along with the Cuban people and the international community we hold the
US government responsible for the life and physical integrity of Gerardo.
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It is very important for every supporter of the Cuban Five and all
justice loving people who receive this message to call, fax, mail or
e-mail immediately to the numbers and addresses below to demand
that Gerardo be:
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<b>Returned immediately to the general population
Receive urgent medical attention
Allowed visits by his wife Adriana Perez
Given space and respect as he prepares for his appeal</font>
</ul><font face="Georgia" size=3 color="#3E506D">US State Department<br>
</b>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<br>
2201 C Street, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20520<br><br>
Phone Number: 1-202-647-4000<br><br>
Fax Number: 1-202-647-2283 <br>
</font> <font face="Georgia" size=3 color="#3E506D"><b> <br>
Federal Bureau of Prisons<br>
</b>Director Harley G. Lappin<br>
320 First St., NW,<br>
Washington, DC 20534 <br>
Phone Number: 202-307-3198. <br><br>
E-mail:
<a href="mailto:info@bop.gov">info@bop.gov</a></font>
<font face="Georgia" size=3> <br><br>
<b>President Barack Obama<br><br>
</b>White House<br>
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20500<br><br>
Phone Number: 202-456-1111 <br><br>
Fax Number: 202-456-2461. <br><br>
E-mail:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103591844310&s=0&e=001_fEdSGq72rQYRAFtpalLz0Q_6e-FBoSlDEBVHIqXiwLm2aAFFz3aiM0qjqdLaO6BP2ra0aDmxxbUKscM5WbCA_2JfMWU1-kzJ5Mf_gcQiLR4ntKWY_ZJJQ==">
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/</a></font> <br><br>
<font face="Georgia" size=3><b> <br>
US Justice Department<br>
</b>Attorney General Eric Holder<br>
U.S. Department of Justice <br>
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20530-0001<br><br>
Phone Number: 202-514-2000<br>
Comment Line: 202-353-1555<br>
E-mail:
<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103591844310&s=0&e=001_fEdSGq72rQYRAFtpalLz0Q_6e-FBoSlDEBVHIqXiwLm2aAFFz3aiARjF-zoTBakkqgEyJZ0dWQibrFeS0PSN15tKwxnb70SyJ-ZK5029zTo-fAIvf4A0wqZJ4x5sBPc4xV31SZyGz9MVjFffWFqAwGdKwlHa68w7XB8l5ipweQwo48KS4D8Y3sLMo69kBxNmeJbqhSQUIM=">
AskDOJ@usdoj.gov</a>.</font> <br>
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<font face="Georgia" size=2><b> International Committee for the
Freedom of the Cuban 5<br><br>
</font><font face="Georgia" size=3>Stay tuned to our website with latest
development on the case:
</font><a href="http://www.thecuban5.org/" eudora="autourl">
<font face="Georgia" size=3 color="#0000FF">www.thecuban5.org</a></font>
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