The VARELA PROJECT introduces the first steps that should be given, amending the laws, to open the necessary spaces for a free and responsible participation of all citizens within a political and economic life of a society. In addition, it will guarantee freedom of speech and association, decree a political amnesty for the ones imprisoned due to political motives, amends the Electoral Law and determines the different period of times to hold new general elections.
The VARELA PROJECT clearly defines the amendments proposed to change the laws to guarantee the fundamental rights and be able to commence an economic opening for all Cubans.
THE VARELA PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO THE PEOPLE FOR CONSIDERATION THROUGH A REFERENDUM (art.88.g.) by the Constitution of the Nation that demands that at least 10,000 citizens support a legal initiative for the same to be considered. This implies that our campaign, as a citizen, to gather signatures, in support of a request for a Referendum about the VARELA PROJECT, is a constitutional right.
WE ARE ALL CUBANS, WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND NOW, FREEDOM
Members of the Christian Liberation Movement
To encourage all citizens
VARELA PROJECT
Members of the Christian Liberation Movement
To encourage all citizens
VARELA PROJECT
The Constitution of the Republic of Cuba grants the right of a citizen to present for consideration amendments into the laws.
What is the Varela Project?
We introduce to the people of Cuba the VARELA PROJECT
The project proposes amendments to some of the laws so to get this way a start toward the improvement of a society. The VARELA PROJECT wishes to process and help to become a law what are already determined as rights in the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba and which are not being followed.
This project deals with the intention of opening spaces for a free and responsible participation of all citizens during a political and economic life in our society.
We recommend all citizens to support the petition for a Referendum so they, as a nation will decide about this first step of setting an opening. The Constitution of the Republic in article 88g gives the citizens the right to carry out this petition. We hope that the government will respect such right.
The VARELA PROJECT would convert into law, the right to freedom of speech, the freedom of communication media and the freedom of enterprise. Also a citizen's right to own enterprises, something that at present is a prerogative only for foreigners. It also proposes for consideration an amendment to the Electoral Law No. 72, since the same is unconstitutional. In addition there is a request of a political amnesty for political prisoners and new elections.
The VARELA PROJECT is a road for the Cuban people to walk through it with the truth and the right in solidarity and to see their hopes come true. Father Varela was the man who taught us to think as Cubans, he implanted the first seed in our minds for us to realize the right we have as people toward liberty and sovereign. That is the reason why this project bears his name.
Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas
Miguel Saludes García
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Avila
Antonio Ramón Díaz Sánchez
City of Havana, January 22, 1998
Miguel Saludes García
Juan Antonio Rodríguez Avila
Antonio Ramón Díaz Sánchez
City of Havana, January 22, 1998
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