The World is Watching
How many times have you said "It's not fair!" without thinking about
what the words really mean?
Unfortunately, a young woman named Linda Loaiza knows the bitter taste of
injustice far too well.
Four years ago when Venezuelan police rescued 18 year-old Linda from her
kidnapper's apartment she was bruised and cut inside and out and severely
malnourished. One nipple had been cut off, her earlobe destroyed, her lip
cut off, her skull fractured, and her entire body covered with cigarette
burns. Even after nine surgeries, Linda will never recover from these
injuries. Scarred for life, with reduced hearing and movement, her eyes
clouded by chataracts, Linda can never have children.
Click here to demand Justice for Linda!
<http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial>
http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial
Despite the fact that Linda's attacker, Luis Carrera Almoina (the son of
Gustavo Carrera Damas, a very influential man who was president of one of
Venezuela's major universities at the time) had kept her prisoner for four
months while he repeatedly raped and brutally tortured her, Linda's case was
passed over by the Venezuelan judicial system 29 times and a total of 59
judges declined to prosecute on her behalf!
Demand Justice for Linda! Click below now to send an email to Venezuela's
top judicial officials demanding a timely and fair trial!
<http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial>
http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial
Nearly three years later, the courts had still not set a trial date and
Linda's case was in danger of being dismissed. So she took matters into her
own hands, holding a two-week hunger strike on the steps of the Supreme
Court to raise awareness of her plight. The media coverage that followed
forced the court to finally assign a judge and set a trial date.
After all that, the judge let the man who'd raped and tortured Linda off
scot-free, citing a "lack of evidence." Worse yet, the judge had the
gall to
order an investigation into Linda on the alleged grounds that she had been
part of a prostitution ring.
This April, Linda and her supporters finally succeeded in getting the
courts to reopen her case and request a retrial with the hope of convicting
Carrera Almoina. After seven months of agonizing waiting and false starts,
the trial has finally begun.
Click here now to ensure Justice for Linda by sending a free message to
high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government and key members of the
country's judicial system on Linda's behalf.
<http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial>
http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/Trial
We need your help to let the Venezuelan government know the world is
watching.
Pressure from supporters like you will help hold the court accountable to
make sure that justice is served this time.
After you send your message to the Venezuelan justice system, please help
us spread the word about the Justice for Linda effort by forwarding this
message to everyone in your address book with a personal request to join you
in demanding justice in this horrifying case.
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. The
incident occurred in Venezuela, but it 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.Your support will mean a great deal to
Linda and to women everywhere.
Thank you for all your help.
Website: www.movingoutmovingon.com
