Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was invaded by the US in 1898 after winning
independence from Spain. An independence movement has thrived ever since
that has reasserted a right to self-determination and an end to US
colonialism. Includes extensive material on Puerto Rican
Independentistas, political prisoners, prisoners of war* and land rights as well as
struggles in the diaspora.
This collection contains sub-collections focused on political parties and organizations committed to the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, groups and organizations founded to support political prisoners and prisoners of war and general information.
*Prisoners of War:
On October 12, 1970, UN resolution 2621 approved by the General Assembly, declared colonialism an international crime. Said resolution reaffirmed the right of any intervened, colonized nation to utilize whatever form of struggle is necessary to obtain its independence. Armed struggle, military resistance and whatever form of struggle that leads to the independence of nations that are colonized, invaded and occupied by foreign military troops, is recognized as a right by the UN. Puerto Rico, by virtue of being a colonial state is supported by International Law.
International Law is also very specific in reference to prisoners of war. According to the Geneva Convention, combatants who have declared themselves prisoners of war must be recognized as such. Those Puerto Ricans arrested were armed and accused of belonging to the Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Libertion. The nature of the arrest and the US government's own indictment only serves to reaffirm that the eleven were combatants in the struggle for Puerto Rican independence at the time of their arrests. According to the Geneva Treaty, ratified by the UN in 1949, captured soldiers are prisoners of war. It is thus the argument of the eleven that they are prisoners of war.
This collection contains sub-collections focused on political parties and organizations committed to the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, groups and organizations founded to support political prisoners and prisoners of war and general information.
*Prisoners of War:
On October 12, 1970, UN resolution 2621 approved by the General Assembly, declared colonialism an international crime. Said resolution reaffirmed the right of any intervened, colonized nation to utilize whatever form of struggle is necessary to obtain its independence. Armed struggle, military resistance and whatever form of struggle that leads to the independence of nations that are colonized, invaded and occupied by foreign military troops, is recognized as a right by the UN. Puerto Rico, by virtue of being a colonial state is supported by International Law.
International Law is also very specific in reference to prisoners of war. According to the Geneva Convention, combatants who have declared themselves prisoners of war must be recognized as such. Those Puerto Ricans arrested were armed and accused of belonging to the Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Libertion. The nature of the arrest and the US government's own indictment only serves to reaffirm that the eleven were combatants in the struggle for Puerto Rican independence at the time of their arrests. According to the Geneva Treaty, ratified by the UN in 1949, captured soldiers are prisoners of war. It is thus the argument of the eleven that they are prisoners of war.
Documents
![Solidarity with Puerto Rican Prisoners of War Slideshow](images/thumbnails//27538.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican and Mexican RevolutionsFormat: FlyerCollection: New Movement
![Build a Wall of resistance!: Forum with grand Jury Resisters](images/thumbnails//27539.jpg)
Publisher: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional; Comite de California Contra la Repression; New Movement in Solidarity with the Puerto Rican and Mexican RevolutionsVolume Number: 3-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: New Movement
![National Tour of the Comite de Defensa Popular (CDP)](images/thumbnails//27536.jpg)
Publisher: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional; Comite de California Contra la Repression; New Movement in Solidarity with the Puerto Rican and Mexican RevolutionsVolume Number: 7-MayFormat: FlyerCollection: New Movement
![Demonstrate to Stop Grand Jury Repression!](images/thumbnails//27535.jpg)
Publisher: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional; Comite de California Contra la Repression; New Movement in Solidarity with the Puerto Rican and Mexican RevolutionsVolume Number: 7-JunFormat: FlyerCollection: New Movement
Flyer for demonstration outside San Francisco Federal Building
![William Morales Has escaped and Created a Storm that the Oppressor Cannot Contain](images/thumbnails//27530.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceVolume Number: 4-JulFormat: FlyerCollection: New Movement
Flyer for demonstration at Clemente High School
![Puerto Rico Fact Sheet: Independence or Annexation](images/thumbnails//27522.jpg)
Publisher: Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional; New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican IndependenceFormat: ReportCollection: New Movement
Report with information on the history of Puerto Rico, its political status, its economic situation, important dates in Puerto Rican history, resistance to US colonialism, Vieques, colonial political parties in Puerto Rico and independence parties and organizations.
![Free Puerto Rico!](images/thumbnails//27520.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismDate: 5/1986Volume Number: MayFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement
PR Says No to Voice of America 1000 Demonstrate to Shut Down "Maxi-Maxi" Prisons; Philippines & Puerto Rico: Key Bases for US Military Strategy; GJ Resisters Free!
![Free Puerto Rico!](images/thumbnails//27518.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismDate: 10/1985Volume Number: OctoberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement
14 Arrested in US & PR "Macheteros" Says FBI; Grand Jury Resisters Not to be Freed; 4 Patriots Convicted - Win International Support; New movement Blockades Navy Ship
![Free Puerto Rico!](images/thumbnails//27519.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismYear: 1986Volume Number: SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement
FBI Blunders - Arrests 3 for Conspiracy; US War Games "invade " PR Again; International Campaign Supports Asylum for William Morales; Police Spy/Assassin Executed; Puerto Ricans in the United States -- Victims do the American Dream
![New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and Socialism Newsletter](images/thumbnails//27515.jpg)
Publisher: New Movement in Solidarity with Puerto Rican Independence and SocialismYear: 1984Volume Number: No. 17 February-MarchFormat: PeriodicalCollection: New Movement