The participants in the sessions of the II International Colloquium “For the Liberation of the Cuban Five and the Fight Against Terrorism” unanimously agree to make the following Final Declaration:

To all who love justice.

For more than eight years, five courageous Cubans have been unjustly imprisoned in the jails of the United State of America, their only crime being to fight against terrorism with dignity.

The long and politicized process has allowed that the Five and their relatives to be physically and psychologically tortured, the violations of the norms of a due process and the regulations regarding the treatment to inmates. These constitute flagrant violations of the most essential of the United States and international legal rights.

North American imperialism continues attacking the Cuban Revolution in all possible ways, forms, methods and means with the aim of starving the Cuban people and thus make them surrender. To this end, they resort to the vilest, grossest, the most vulgar, despicable, and illegal actions. For more than 45 years they have maintaned the genocidal, criminal and terrorist blockade againt Cuba which demonstrates the lack of respect to human rights and international laws.

The government of the United States of America maintains a double standard in its policy for the struggle against terrorism. It shelters, protects and logistically, financially and morally supports terrorist organizations. These organizations maneuver permanently and systematically from North American territory to prepare and carry out terrorist actions which have caused many victims not only to the Cuban people, but also to the people of other countries, including those of the United States as well.

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, has legally and officially requested to the United States the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, a fugitive from that country, and under protection in North American territory, based on the covenant signed between the two countries in 1928, so he may stand before court and answer about the act of terrorism carried out regarding the blowing up of a civilian airplane in flight that cost the life of 73 innocent victims.

The stand of The United States of America regarding this request has been the delaying of the process so as not to comply with the Resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations which forces all states to deny refuge, financing and shelter to terrorists, the extradition to the corresponding country or the processing by proper courts of the persons accused of comitting terrorist actions, even if they are foreigners.

Taking into account the afore mentioned, we, participants in the sessions of the II International Colloquium “For the Liberation of the Cuban Five and the Fight Against Terrorism”:

1. Demand that the government of The United States of America free the Five Cuban Heroes imprissoned in its jails, Now! since they have committed no crime.

2. Demand that the United States of America to, immediately!, stop the systematic and repeated violations of human rights comitted against the five incarcerated Cubans and their relatives and to adjust to legal norms, especially those referring to the due process, as well as to respect their own constitution.

3. Urge the magistrates of the Court of the 11th Circuit of Atlanta, to do justice and to rule in favor of the Five in reference to the appeal submitted, since the five prisoners are inocent and the sentences dictated lack legal basis.

4. Ask all honest men and women of the world to work intensively in the noble task of spreading the just cause for which the Five Heroes are struggling and to demand their immediate release.

5. Demand that the United States Government deactivates the terrorist groups and organizations that live in that country, especially those based in Miami, to prevent them from committing new terrorist actions against Cuba, its own country and other nations of the world.

6. Request that the United States Government immediately rules the extradition of the notorious terrorists Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch to The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

If the government of The United States does not approve the request for the extradition, it should then judge these terrorists in its own courts as dictated by the covenant on civilian aviation signed in Montreal, Canadá, in 1971 and Resolution No 1373 - 2001 of the Security Council of the United Nations.

7. Condemn the illegal, unjust and criminal economic blockade imposed by the United States Government against Cuba for more than 45 years and demand its immediate lifting, since it is an act of state terrorism.

8. Ratify to the Five Heroes, antiterrorist combatants, and their relatives as well as to all those who struggle for their liberation that we will continue struggling in defense of the just cause that they have so well represented and that we will not cease to fight for their freedom, since we are convinced that: They shall return!

Free them now!

Long Live our Five Imprisoned Heroes!

Long Live the Cuban Revolution!

Until Victory Forever!

Given in the City of Holguín, November 11, 2006.

II International Coloquium
“For the Freedom of the Five and the Struggle Against Terrorism”

(ICAP) 11-11-2006