José Ramon Garcia Gomez, who "disappeared" from outside his home in the state of Morelos, Mexico on December 16, 1988 (see IV 155), was still missing.
Over four months after his disappearance José Ramon is still missing despite an international campaign demanding that the Mexican government ensure his return. The central international secretariat of Amnesty International in London issued a call for urgent action on this case in January 1989. in many countries letters of protest and petitions have been delivered to local Mexican embassies.
In Mexico itself the campaign has also been widely supported by political and human-rights personalities, including two former presidential candidates, Rosario Ibarra and Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and the Bishop of Cuernavaca. The National Forum Against Repression assembled over 2,000 people on February 2526, Including international representatives from Europe and North America. A National Day of Protest took place on April 14.
However, despite this broad support, there is still no move by the Mexican authorities to release José Ramon. The seriousness of the step announced by the PRT leaders indicates the continuing importance of the campaign to put pressure on the Mexican government. Calls for the safe return of José Ramon from political, trade-union, artistic and human rights figures and organizations should be sent to: Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Presidente Constitucional, Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Palacio Nacional, Mexico D.F., Mexico; Fernando Gutierrez Barrios, Secretario de Gobernacion, Bucareli 99, Mexico D.F., Mexico; Antonio Riva Palacio Lopez, Gobernador Constitucional, Estado de Morelos, Palacio de Gobierno, Cuernavaca. Moreine Mayin