Crying Out for Justice for Dionisio Díaz García
Dionisio Díaz García, Honduran, Christian, known as the "lawyer of the poor" for his work defending the labor rights of impoverished workers, was assassinated on December 4, 2006. Justice has yet to be done. But your voice can make a difference.

Write to Honduran Officials
Please ask the Honduran officials listed below to do justice for Dionisio and to investigate ongoing threats against AJS-supported justice workers. We recommend mailing letters to Honduras.  Postage to Honduras is a bit pricey--but probably still cheaper than a latte at Starbucks. 

We're working hard to obtain email addresses for the new Supreme Court President, Attorney General, and Minister of Security who have all taken over these positions in the last year or so and will let you know when those are available.

While we prefer that you mail in letters yourselves, another option is to scan and email your signed letters to info@ajs-us.org or fax them to us 1 800 897-1135; we'll print them out and hand-deliver them to officials (note that if we begin to get a high volume of such letters, time and cost may prohibit us from continuing to offer this option).

Sample Letter to Honduran Officials

English

Respected Officials of the Honduran Government:

As you may be aware, on December 4, 2006, Honduran, Christian human rights lawyer Dionisio Díaz García was shot to death, apparantly in retaliation for his defense of the labor rights of impoverished security guards. 

While we continue to be dismayed by this needless death, we applaud the Honduran police's arrest of the alleged hit-men on January 31, 2008, and the conviction of the hitmen on February 27, 2009. As  firm supporters of the work of Mr. Díaz and of ASJ, we ask that you make your best efforts to ensure that  the intellectual authors of this crime—those who hired the hit-men—are also brought to justice.

Thank you for your willingness to receive and consider our communication.

Spanish

Estimados Oficiales del Gobierno de Honduras:

Como ya pueda ser de su conocimiento, el 4 de diciembre del 2006 el abogado de derechos humanos cristiano, hondureño, Dionisio Díaz García, fue ultimado a balazos, aparentamente en represalia por su defensa de los derechos laborales de humildes guardias de seguridad.

Mientras que esta muerte innecesaria nos sigue causando consternación, felicitamos la captura por parte de la policía de Honduras de los supuestos sicarios en fecha 31 de enero del 2008 y la sentencia condenatoria contra los mismos el 27 de febrero del 2009. Siendo personas que apoyamos de corazón al trabajo del abogado Díaz y de la ASJ, le pedimos que disponga de sus mayores esfuerzos para asegurar que a los autores intelectuales de este crimen—los que contrataron a los sicarios—se les aplique la justica.

Agradecemos su disposición de recibir y considerar nuestra comunicación.

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