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Sunday January 27: Update in Elmvale from Janet Spring on Edwin Espinal, Honduras

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Jan 17th, 2019
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Janet Spring in front of the ‘Free Edwin’ billboard on County Road 90 

From the Simcoe Honduras Rights Monitor

Note: Elected officials who have accepted an invitation to speak include Barrie–Springwater–Oro- Medonte MP Alex Nuttall, Barrie–Springwater–Oro- Medonte MPP Doug Downey and Springwater Mayor Don Allen.

January 19 2019 is the one-year anniversary of the illegal arrest by the Honduran authorities of Edwin Espinal, Honduras human rights defender and family member of Elmvale’s Spring family.

He and other political prisoners remain in prison in exceptionally inhumane circumstances, denied adequate water, food and medical attention.

When Sunday January 27, 2019 at 2:00pm

Where Elmvale Community Hall 33 Queen Street

Guest speakers:
-Janet Spring, mother-in-law of Edwin Espinal will have returned on January 21st from another fact-finding mission in Honduras.
-Grahame Russell of Rights Action. Grahame through his organization, provides strong support for Karen, Edwin, the political prisoners and the Honduran people.

Karen Spring will also try to join the meeting  by Skype from Tegucigalpa.

Join us for these first-hand reports and review the work the Simcoe County Honduras Rights Monitor has engaged in this past year. We owe thanks to our many supporters, and to the many elected officials who have helped us in our fight to free Edwin. Some of these officials will be joining us or providing statements of support.

In this federal election year, our rural community continues to call on government officials to take a stand and put pressure on the Honduran government.

See also: 

Simcoe County family fights for son living in “inhumane” Honduran prison

Day 365 and no end in sight

Espinal case in Honduras an ‘affront,’ MP says

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