Letter from Patishtan: the food in prison violates our customs

TO PUBLIC OPINION
TO THE  STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
TO THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
TO ADHERENTS TO THE OTHER CAMPAIGN OF THE EZLN
TO THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL
TO INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS
TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NGOs

Having been unjustly deprived of my liberty for more than a decade, I have tried to preserve at all times my indigenous essence, which has not been easy. Now it seems to be impossible, as what is being imposed on my customs  not only denigrates my dignity as a human being, but also is beginning to affect my health by means of the food, which although for many would certainly be a privilege, for me breaks the habits that my ethnicity has tried to maintain for centuries.

Currently the diet to which I have been submitted by the federal prison authority against my will has become another torment to which I am submitted as a result of the injustice that prevails around my legal situation.

Once again I ask the President of the Republic, Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, to respect my rights, while we demand immediate freedom for [the prisoners of] the Voice of el Amate, Solidarity with the Voice of el Amate and Innocent Voices.

With regard to the Violation of my dignity I invite all of Mexico and the international community to join the call for justice and freedom.

fraternally

“THE VOICE OF EL AMATE” Member of the Other Campaign, Political Prisoner
Alberto Gomez Patishtan

From the North of the Country of Mexico, Cefereso No. 8, Guasave Sinaloa
April 24