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Justice for Linda

Target: Omar Mora Diaz, President of the Supreme Tribunal for Justice; Edith Silva, DP Attorney for Women's Issues; Isaias Rodriguez, Attorney General of the Republic
Sponsored by: International Planned Parenthood Federation

Linda Loaiza's waking nightmare began 4 years ago at the age of 18 when she was kidnapped, held prisoner in her attacker's home, and repeatedly raped, beaten and tortured. She was finally rescued by Venezuelan police 4 months later.

Demand Justice!

But Linda's suffering didn't end with her rescue. After waiting 3 years for a trial, the court set a trial date only AFTER Linda resorted to holding a 2-week hunger strike on the steps of the Supreme Court to raise media awareness of her plight. Amazingly, the judge appointed to the case let her attacker (the son of a very influential Venezuelan man) go free, citing a lack of evidence despite the fact that Linda was rescued from his apartment and he had been previously arrested for attacking another woman in 1999.

Linda's experience is deeply disturbing - both for the violence she suffered and for the corruption and the injustice she has faced in her quest to put her attacker behind bars where he can't hurt her or others. Linda's story is representative of the immense difficulty faced by women in many parts of the world when they seek justice in the face of violence and abuse.

It's been many months and Linda is still awaiting a trial date. Please don't let the Venezuelan justice system drag their feet any longer or deny Linda justice once again!

Demand Justice for Linda - send a letter asking key Venezuelan officials to ensure a timely and fair trial.

deadline: 7-27-2006
goal: 10,000

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To:
* Attorney General of the Republic, Isaias Rodriguez
* DP Attorney for Women's Issues, Edith Silva
* President of the Supreme Tribunal for Justice, Omar Mora Diaz

I am writing to ask you to do whatever is in your power to ensure that justice is served in Linda Loaiza's case against Luis Carrera Almoina, the man accused of kidnapping, raping, and torturing her for four months in 2001. I am also asking for your help to ensure that, unlike Mr. Carrera Almoina's first trial in 2004, this trial will be both just and free from irregularities of all kinds.

As a signatory of international human rights agreements, including the Convention of Belem do Para and the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man regulated by the Organization of American States, the Venezuelan government guarantees every woman "the right to simple and prompt recourse to a competent court for protection against acts that violate her rights," and agrees to "undertake to establish the necessary legal and administrative mechanisms to ensure that women subjected to violence have effective access to restitutions, reparations or other just and effective remedies."

This has certainly not been true for Linda Loaiza thus far. I urge you to do your duty -- and to do what is right -- to ensure a swift and fair trial, free from irregularities of any kind.

"Simple," "prompt," and "just" -- I look to you to turn these lofty words into concrete realities for Linda Loaiza, a truly courageous woman who has suffered injustice at the hands of both her attacker and, up to now, the Venezuelan judicial system.

Thank you for your efforts to ensure that justice is finally served in this case.

Sincerely,

[Your name]

We signed the “Justice for Linda” petition!

# 10,750:

5:46 am PST, Nov 16, Monica Bertolazzi, Argentina

# 10,749:

8:52 pm PST, Nov 15, C. Romanelli, Illinois

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9:27 pm PST, Nov 9, Amy Clifton, Colorado

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6:53 pm PST, Nov 9, Maryann Betlyn, Pennsylvania

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1:20 am PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, Oregon

# 10,745:

8:26 am PST, Nov 8, Lukas Piotrowski, Poland

# 10,744:

11:02 am PST, Nov 5, Cindy Bryson, Georgia
SHE JUST DOES SHE HAS BEEN THOUGH A HELL OF ALOT

# 10,743:

5:28 am PST, Nov 3, Jan Castell, Australia

# 10,742:

11:50 am PDT, Oct 27, Becky Komlosy, Ohio
BECAUSE THIS IS CRAP...as usual...the "justice" system is all based on politics, not human rights.

# 10,741:

4:38 pm PDT, Oct 25, Rita Sittler, Arizona

# 10,740:

11:53 am PDT, Oct 20, Trisha Winn, Illinois

# 10,739:

11:16 pm PDT, Oct 15, Muhammad Ali, Maryland
May ALLAH's Justice be done! All praise is due to ALLAH, The Judge and The Just! Peace be unto you!

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6:26 pm PDT, Oct 15, Amber Vann, Florida

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4:00 pm PDT, Oct 10, Lynne Banta, California

# 10,736:

7:14 am PDT, Oct 4, Donna Hamsher, Louisiana

# 10,735:

9:44 am PDT, Sep 29, Natalie Swaim, Iowa

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6:21 pm PDT, Sep 28, Lynne Stanford, Texas

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3:29 pm PDT, Sep 27, Gary B, California

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6:14 am PDT, Sep 24, June Mccann, United Kingdom
There are real criminals out there that you should be arresting instead of a young woman who has already suffered injustice. Men, the time will come for your karma!

# 10,731:

6:33 pm PDT, Sep 22, Emily MacDonald, Pennsylvania

# 10,730:

12:03 pm PDT, Sep 22, Deanna Prince, Georgia

# 10,729:

10:29 pm PDT, Sep 20, Joan Marion, Massachusetts
That horrendous man needs to be jailed for the rest of his life so he doesnt hurt another innocent human being. This womans plight demands justice.

# 10,728:

8:13 pm PDT, Sep 19, Jason Bowman, California

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5:12 pm PDT, Sep 14, Erica Deese, Florida
She is a human being with feelings! She deserves justice!!!!!!

# 10,726:

2:53 pm PDT, Sep 13, Kamilla Vtcherachanski, Canada

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5:45 am PDT, Sep 9, Misty Hodges, West Virginia

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3:29 am PDT, Sep 6, Amy Stroud, Texas

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1:50 pm PDT, Sep 5, Misty Blodgett, Montana
Women deserve justice no matter where they are from they are NOT lesser than men.

# 10,722:

4:56 pm PDT, Aug 31, Deanna Murray, New York

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12:41 pm PDT, Aug 30, Linda Bonura, Louisiana

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11:10 am PDT, Aug 30, Anna Zi�kowska, Poland

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9:29 pm PDT, Aug 29, Jenny S K Rockwell, California

# 10,718:

3:44 pm PDT, Aug 26, Kerry Pye, United Kingdom

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1:11 pm PDT, Aug 26, Dorinda Kelley, Oregon
Why is this man not in prison?

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7:49 pm PDT, Aug 25, Carreen Kaufmann, New Jersey

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4:39 am PDT, Aug 25, Bryan Kelley, Oregon

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11:28 am PDT, Aug 23, Sarah Vier, Kansas

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12:26 pm PDT, Aug 22, Name not displayed, Tennessee

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4:31 pm PDT, Aug 20, Susan GraWolfe, Connecticut
ITS WRONG TO LET ANY CRIMINAL/RAPIST OUT FREE WITHOUT PUNISHMENT.

# 10,711:

11:22 am PDT, Aug 17, Martha Brown, Alabama

# 10,710:

8:48 pm PDT, Aug 16, Wendy Walters, New York

# 10,709:

11:00 am PDT, Aug 11, Terry Lee, Michigan
This woman has been tortured and violated. She deserves peace.

# 10,708:

12:50 pm PDT, Aug 10, Stephenie Sasse, Florida

# 10,707:

5:36 pm PDT, Aug 6, Meve Sharkey, Massachusetts
Justice for Linda NOW!!!

# 10,706:

6:16 am PDT, Aug 4, Megan DePerro, Canada

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8:15 pm PDT, Aug 3, Dassi McCurdy, Oregon

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10:47 am PDT, Aug 3, Barbara Bates, Florida

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10:22 am PDT, Aug 3, Victoria Taylor, Georgia

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8:23 am PDT, Aug 2, Robin Sheaff, Nebraska

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7:04 am PDT, Jul 30, Kelliann Flores, New York

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