The parties and Marxist-Leninist organisations, signing below, meeting in Ecuador, express our communist solidarity with comrade Francisco Caraballo and his fellows detained by the Colombian army.
Caraballo, first secretary of the Communist Party of Colombia (ML), commander of the Popular Liberation Army, of the Simon Bolivar Guerrilla Coordination, revolutionary fighter since his early youth, embodies a communist militant model. His self-denial has always been exemplary and at all times he has placed the interests of the Colombian revolution above any other consideration.
Francisco Caraballo is also an ardent internationalist who proclaims the unity of the world communists, as an indispensible factor to cement active solidarity of the peoples of the world in the common struggle against imperialism and reaction.
His arrest is a harsh blow to the Colombian revolution, a blow that we resent directly. Notwithstanding, we are convinced, that following his first secretary and commander example, the Colombian communists and the EPL combatants will be able to overcome this cruel blow, redouble their revolutionary ardour and to march forward by the revolutionary path, taking into account his words:
"We, the EPL commanders and fighters, have been peace partizans; but the political realm itself and the blows of the reaction have compelled us to become armed man."
We show our solidarity with Francisco Caraballo and his comrades, along with all Colombian fighters and their people.

Ecuador, July 1994

Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (ML)
Communist Party of Canada (ML)
Communist Party of Chile (Proletarian Action)
Communist Party of Colombia (ML)
Communist Party of Labour of Dominican Republic
Communist ML Party of Ecuador
Workers Communist Party of France
Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
Communist Party of Ireland (ML)
Organisation for the Construction of the Proletarian Party of Italy
Communist Party of Mexico (ML)
Communist Organisation October of Spain
Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (TDKP)
Revolutionary Communist Party of Upper Volta
Red Flag Party of Venezuela

Freedom to Hamma Hamani

After having been detained by the Tunisian police, Hamma Hammami, the spokesman of the Workers Communist Party of Tunisia, has been subjected to heavy physical and moral tortures and left to rot in the worst conditions in dungeon. Various human rights organisations have protested, several times, at the situation of the prisions in Tunisia and the ill treatments towards comrade Hammami.
The only accusation directed to him by the authorities is "to be a member of a banned political organisation". That means the violation of a principal right, namely the right to oppose a regime which is the enemy of the people.
Up to now, in Tunisia, in many African countries and in France, various activities have been carried out to protest against the attacks and the ill prison conditions to which comrade Hammami has been subjected and to demand his release.
We demand the release of Hammami and call upon all progressive forces to raise their voices to rescue Hammami from the paws of the reactionary regime in Tunisia.

Coordinating Committee
Ecuador, August 1994