Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was invaded by the US in 1898 shortly after winning independence from Spain. An independence movement has thrived ever since that has reasserted a right to self-determination and an end to US colonialism. Includes extensive material on Puerto Rican Independentistas, political prisoners, prisoners of war* and land rights as well as struggles in the diaspora.
This collection contains sub-collections focused on political parties and organizations committed to the struggle for Puerto Rican independence, groups and organizations founded to support political prisoners and prisoners of war and general information.
*Prisoners of War:
On October 12, 1970, UN resolution 2621 approved by the General Assembly, declared colonialism an international crime. Said resolution reaffirmed the right of any intervened, colonized nation to utilize whatever form of struggle is necessary to obtain its independence. Armed struggle, military resistance and whatever form of struggle that leads to the independence of nations that are colonized, invaded and occupied by foreign military troops, is recognized as a right by the UN. Puerto Rico, by virtue of being a colonial state is supported by International Law.
International Law is also very specific in reference to prisoners of war. According to the Geneva Convention, combatants who have declared themselves prisoners of war must be recognized as such. Those Puerto Ricans arrested were armed and accused of belonging to the Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Libertion. The nature of the arrest and the US government's own indictment only serves to reaffirm that the eleven were combatants in the struggle for Puerto Rican independence at the time of their arrests. According to the Geneva Treaty, ratified by the UN in 1949, captured soldiers are prisoners of war. It is thus the argument of the eleven that they are prisoners of war.
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Collection
New Movement
53
Libertad
47
Puerto Rico: General Materials
35
Movimiento de Liberacion Nacional (MLN)
25
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (FALN)
23
Media Type
PDF
239
Audio
9
Webpage
1
Source Format
Periodical
105
Monograph
52
Flyer
22
Pamphlet
17
mp3
8
Year
1981
24
1982
18
1986
16
1980
13
1983
13
Title
De Pie Y En Lucha
2
Interim Committee for a New Puerto Rican Solidarity Movement BULLETIN
2
Subject
Puerto Rico
227
National Liberation
133
Political Prisoners
131
Anti-Imperialism
70
Resistance
48
Author
Juan Antonio Corretjer
5
Luis Nieves-Falcon
5
Jan Susler
2
Puerto Rican Youth Movement
1
Juan Manuel Delgado
1
Keyword
Prisoners of War (POWs)
71
Puerto Rican Independence Movement
52
Puerto Rico
50
Movimiento Liberación Nacional (MLN)
46
Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
44