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Fermín L. Arraiza

Era:2000s
State:Puerto Rico
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Biography

Fermín L. Arraiza, a human-rights lawyer and rapporteur at the December 2001 Ibero-American ombudsman congress, described having recently left jail for his participation in the Vieques struggle. The panel moderator identified the institution as federal prison. Arraiza said he regarded his imprisonment as a sacrifice for the health and peace of Vieques residents.

Fermín L. Arraiza, a human-rights lawyer and rapporteur at the December 2001 Ibero-American ombudsman congress, described having recently left jail for his participation in the Vieques struggle. The panel moderator identified the institution as federal prison. Arraiza said he regarded his imprisonment as a sacrifice for the health and peace of Vieques residents.

Source report, PDF pages 205.

Case

Charges: Vieques civil disobedience; specific criminal charge not stated in source