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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!

# 10,866:

7:10 pm PDT, Apr 17, Vanessa Garvy, Illinois

# 10,865:

8:20 pm PDT, Apr 13, Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire

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2:04 am PDT, Apr 12, Can Atik, Turkey

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2:33 pm PDT, Apr 5, Silky Wyld, Wisconsin

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7:52 pm PDT, Apr 3, Sarina Walczynski, Illinois

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9:07 pm PDT, Mar 26, Kaci Bussell, South Carolina

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4:26 am PDT, Mar 22, Art Deco, Maine

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12:59 pm PDT, Mar 15, Name not displayed, Wisconsin

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9:17 pm PDT, Mar 14, Shannon Sultan, Wisconsin

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12:30 pm PDT, Mar 13, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

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4:26 pm PST, Mar 7, Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin

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6:18 pm PST, Mar 5, Johnny GILBERT, New Jersey

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3:08 am PST, Feb 26, Erika Stone, Virginia

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9:42 pm PST, Feb 17, Jacolin Schultz, Wisconsin

# 10,852:

7:03 pm PST, Feb 17, Sonia Lucia Garibay, Mexico

# 10,851:

5:43 pm PST, Feb 17, Laura Zanoli, Italy
justice for Linda!

# 10,850:

12:09 pm PST, Feb 16, Jami Gossard, Pennsylvania
This obviously happened to her. Let justice be served!

# 10,849:

12:11 pm PST, Feb 13, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama
How in the world can anyone just let a rapist go free? I don't care if his father is "somebody". Nobody should get away with rape. This poor girl suffered terribly & she deserves justice. This man will keep on doing this unless he is stopped.

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9:00 am PST, Feb 12, Anton Oscar Iorga, Canada

# 10,847:

1:01 pm PST, Feb 8, Joanna Ciolczyk, Poland

# 10,846:

11:57 pm PST, Feb 1, Nicole Huhn, Ohio

# 10,845:

10:06 am PST, Jan 15, Dee Hawk, Massachusetts
This is unjustice at it's worse. When the rich can do whatever they want and get away with it. Clearly there are 2 sets of laws, one for the rich and one for the poor. Do the right thing for once and treat this women with dignity

# 10,844:

5:00 am PST, Dec 25, REGINA WIRTH, Germany

# 10,843:

1:37 pm PST, Dec 3, Karen Gray, Indiana
The violence and hummilation suffered by Linda demands justice be served!

# 10,842:

8:24 pm PST, Nov 26, Name not displayed, Maine

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1:33 pm PST, Nov 8, Petri Kuorikoski, Finland

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2:24 am PDT, Oct 30, Billie Michiko, Australia

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7:26 am PDT, Oct 28, Jutka Gerocz, Romania

# 10,838:

5:52 pm PDT, Oct 15, Linda Marshall, United Kingdom

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1:41 pm PDT, Oct 13, Polly Odyssey, Missouri

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4:50 pm PDT, Oct 6, Madelin Castillo, California

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3:35 pm PDT, Sep 20, Sara Boissonnault, New Hampshire

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11:30 am PDT, Sep 18, Kyna Crain, Montana

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2:23 am PDT, Sep 16, William Maher, Ireland
I am shocked and disgusted by what I have read about this case.

# 10,832:

2:00 am PDT, Sep 12, Abudicioai Raluca, Romania

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3:07 am PDT, Sep 2, Kaytie Irvine, California

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4:41 pm PDT, Aug 29, Annette Weakley, Virginia

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10:21 am PDT, Aug 29, Ricky Freed, California

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8:00 pm PDT, Aug 19, Sharon Dickenson, Kentucky

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8:22 am PDT, Aug 19, Tamara Cartwright, Canada
this makes me sick!

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11:02 pm PDT, Aug 18, Olivia Geri, New Jersey
What if Linda was your dughter or Grandaughter or even a relative you care about, would you think differently or still choose to ignore justice. But watch out, when you do something wrong it comes back to you, you better hope this man doesnt have his sights on anyone you love or care about. Help Linda get the justice she deserves, put the pig behind bars so he cannot hurt anyone else. Quit denying her justice, QUIT denying her her freedom from fear from this seed of SATAN who did such unGodly acts against her.

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1:58 pm PDT, Aug 18, Cheryl Atwell, Illinois

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12:37 am PDT, Aug 18, Chuck Dowe, Massachusetts

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8:43 pm PDT, Aug 14, Marlyssa Carlton, California

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10:56 am PDT, Aug 14, Linda Hughes, Florida

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11:10 pm PDT, Aug 11, Yvonne Lau, California

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2:06 pm PDT, Aug 8, Iida Tujula, Finland

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1:09 pm PDT, Jul 23, Emmi Ollila, Finland

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9:30 pm PDT, Jul 22, Dana Szemereta, North Carolina

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8:55 pm PDT, Jul 6, Name not displayed, Texas

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2:06 am PDT, Jul 5, William Harper, Georgia

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12:03 pm PDT, Jul 1, Makayla Green, Canada

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8:43 pm PDT, Jun 22, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota

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8:58 pm PDT, Jun 20, Pauline Houzard, Guadeloupe

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11:24 am PDT, Jun 20, Chris Stanton, Alabama

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11:22 am PDT, Jun 20, Lauren Stone, California

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10:04 am PDT, Jun 20, Hazel Matich, Illinois

# 10,809:

9:09 am PDT, Jun 19, Dee Helm, Texas
This is outrageous. The ones who let him free should be accountable. He will do it again and they should be jailed with him!

# 10,808:

2:42 pm PDT, Jun 13, Juliana Farah, Lebanon

# 10,807:

12:26 pm PDT, May 18, Malissa Romero, Arizona

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3:46 pm PDT, May 17, Rondal C. James, Ohio

# 10,805:

10:35 am PDT, May 17, Alison Murphy, Georgia

# 10,804:

12:16 am PDT, May 8, Heather M. Naylor, California
The circumstances of one's place in society doesn't and shouldn't define someone.

# 10,803:

5:53 pm PDT, May 5, Melinda Gilman, West Virginia
She's a living being.

# 10,802:

8:55 pm PDT, May 4, Jas Fralick, Canada

# 10,801:

1:56 pm PDT, May 3, Dorene Zimmerman, New York

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