The Cases of the Shannon 6 - A Public Meeting Tues. 29th. April

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Saturday April 26, 2003 10:09

by Ciaron O'Reilly

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Thae Fairview anti-war group have organised this public meeting to look at the cases of Mary Kelly and the Pit Stop Poughshares Community - 6 activists presently facing trial for nonviolent resistance at Shannon. The cases will be examined in the light of obligations under the Nuremburg Principles to resist crimes against humanity. An open letter calling for the Irish Government to drop charges on the six in relation to their obligations under the Nuremburg Principles can be found on www.ploughsharesireland.org

IRELAND'S ROLE IN THE INVASION OF IRAQ AND THE ASSAULT ON INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEFENSE OF MARY KELLY AND THE 5 CATHOLIC WORKERS

A public meeting in Liberty Hall at 8pm on Tuesday April 29th, with:

Nell McCafferty, journalist and author
Prof Ivana Bacik, Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin
Nuria Mustafa, Iraqi anti-war activist
Ed Horgan, Shannon Peace Alliance
Roger Cole, chair of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PRANA)

This meeting is being held on Holocaust Martyrs Remembrance Day. On this solemn day we will be discussing the lessons that were learnt from the slaughter of 50 million people in the Second World WAr and embodied in the Nuremberg Tribunal and the UN Charter. These include the responsibility of national governments to settle disputes by peaceful means and the duty of citizens to take action to prevent crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.

The invasion of Iraq has been carried out, but legal actions relating to it are ongoing. The government is being taken to the High Court by Ed Horgan for allowing the use of Shannon Airport to the US military and to the International Criminal Court by PANA. At the same time Mary Kelly and the 5 Catholic Workers are facing serious charges for actions which sought to prevent crimes against peace and humanity.

Who sould face punishment - the government or Mary Kelly and the 5 Catholic Workers?
Organised by Fairview Against the War (fairviewantiwar@eircom.net)
Entry is 4 Euro.