STATEMENTS:
I.
STATEMENT
OF THE 23rd PLENARY OF THE ICMLPO
The
23rd Plenary of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist
Parties and Organizations was successfully held in Tunisia in the
first days of November 2017 with the presence of the majority of the
member organizations and parties.
This
session dealt with the analysis of the changes in the international
situation characterized by: the deepening of the general crisis of
the capitalist-imperialist system and its dramatic consequences for
the working class and the peoples of the world, hunger, deterioration
of the living and working conditions, destruction of the environment,
the sharpening of tensions in the world and multiplication of armed
conflicts, the intensification of inter-imperialist contradictions to
control resources and markets in the world; the rise of fascist,
nationalist and chauvinist forces in several imperialist and
dependent countries.
Faced
with this situation, the Conference has also pointed to an increase
in the struggles of different sectors of the workers, youth and women
against the repercussions of the crisis and for democratic, economic
and social rights; struggles that in some cases have characteristics
of an insurrection and in other cases have been repressed by the
reactionary regimes.
During
this plenary we had a rich discussion on the development of the
revolutionary party of the proletariat and we have pointed out its
importance in the ideological, political and organizational struggle
as an indispensable condition to lead the peoples in the struggle for
a revolutionary change, both in the dependent countries as well as in
the imperialist countries. This discussion was enriched by the
exchange of experiences among us.
It
is important to note the role that the parties of this Conference
have in promoting the creation of new Marxist-Leninist parties in the
countries where they do not exist.
Another
important discussion was about the revolutionary tactics that the
communist parties should develop based on the Marxist-Leninist
principles and the concrete and specific analysis of the objective
situation in each country and to exchange this work with a spirit of
frankness, fraternity and camaraderie.
At
the end of its work, the Conference adopted a series of resolutions
on various current issues and expressed its solidarity with the
struggles of the proletariat and the peoples in particular
situations.
Workers
of the world, unite!
Tunis,
November 4, 2017
II.
SUPPORT
THE PEOPLE OF THE IVORY COAST IN THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST FRENCH
IMPERIALISM AND THE GOVERNMENT OF OUATTARA
The
French neo-colony of the Ivory Coast is currently experiencing an
acute political and social crisis.
The
rapid increase in the prices of essential goods and services, the
drastic fall in the income of the peasants, the antisocial policy of
the government in the evicting small vendors on the highways and
precarious markets to make way for large shopping centers, the
long-term unemployment, which prevails particularly among the youth,
which increase the poverty among the laboring classes.
The
Ouattara government has shown its inability to deal with the concerns
of the working masses: unable to meet the social demands of the
public servants; unable to resolve the inter-communal conflicts;
unable to protect the people against organized crime and criminals.
Since he came to power, faced with all the political and social
demands, the Ouattara government can only use force as a solution.
French
imperialism unreservedly supports this anti-democratic regime
French
imperialism maintains the 43rd BIMA (maritime infantry battalion) on
Ivorian soil, an army of occupation that undermines its sovereignty.
French
imperialism continues to increase its control over the country,
sending 200 paratroopers to strengthen the 43rd BIMA, when strong
political tensions appear.
The
International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and
Organizations (ICMLPO):
Condemns
the intervention of French imperialism in the internal affairs of the
Ivory Coast
Demands
the absolute withdrawal by France of its military base stationed on
the territory of the Ivory Coast
Demands
the respect by the Ouattara government for liberties and democracy
It
demands the unconditional release of all political prisoners, the
return of Laurent Gbagbo imprisoned in the ICC
Supports
the struggles of the peoples of the Ivory Coast ire for sovereignty,
freedom, democracy and social well-being
Supports
revolutionary democracy under the leadership of the Revolutionary
Communist Party of the Ivory Coast (PCRCI)
Tunisia,
November 3, 2017
III.
RESOLUTION
ON MILITARY INTERVENTIONS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE SUB-SAHARAN REGION
*
Considering the military interventions of the imperialist powers
(USA, France, European Union) in the sub-Saharan zone and West Africa
under the pretext of the struggle against jihadist terrorism, through
operations such as Serval, Barkhane and G5,
*
Considering the increase in the military bases and troops of the
imperialist powers, instruments of aggression and sources of
insecurity for the peoples, on the territories of the countries of
West Africa and the sub-Saharan region,
*
Considering the serious attacks on national sovereignty, territorial
integrity and the looting of the mining and agricultural resources of
the countries of West Africa by the imperialist powers and
monopolies,
*
Considering the rivalry and contradictions among the various
imperialist powers for control of the sub-region of West Africa and
the sub-Saharan region,
*
Considering the struggle of the proletariat, the peoples and the
popular youth against the military intervention and occupation of the
countries of the sub-Saharan region and of West Africa, and for
national sovereignty and territorial integrity,
The
ICMLPO, meeting in Tunis from October 31 to November 3, 2017:
– Denounces
the military intervention of the imperialist powers in the
sub-Saharan region and West Africa.
–Demands
the withdrawal of foreign troops and military bases from the
sub-Saharan region and the countries of West Africa.
– Expresses
its solidarity with the struggle of the peoples for national
sovereignty, territorial integrity and national and social
liberation.
International
Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO)
IV.
RESOLUTION
ON THE SITUATION IN CATALONIA
The
23rd Plenary Session of the International Conference of
Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations, in view of the situation
created after the holding of a referendum on self-determination in
Catalonia on October 1, states:
*
It is true that sectors of the Catalan bourgeoisie have used the
popular movement for self-determination in order to conceal their
cases of corruption and their own responsibility for the
deterioration of the social situation in Catalonia; it is also true
that the Catalan petty bourgeoisie has found in nationalism the
foothold that it sought, given the prolonged economic crisis, to
demand a renegotiation of its status with the Spanish oligarchy,
managing to drag important popular sectors along a political path
whose consequences were predictable given the reactionary nature of
the Spanish Government.
*
However, it has been the stubbornness of the Spanish government
supported by the so-called "constitutionalist" parties
(PSOE and Citizens’ Party), which has created a very serious
political problem whose final consequences are yet to be seen, by
refusing to seek a political solution and from the beginning choosing
the application of all kinds of means to prevent by force the just
exercise of the right to self-determination of the Catalan people:
legal (from the expired 1978 Constitution, to the new gag laws
approved by the People’s Party to quell the social protest against
its cutbacks); judicial (in particular the National Court, a court of
exception created to replace the Francoist Court of Public Order,
which led to the imprisonment of thousands of democrats during the
dictatorship); propagandistic, using the media steamroller of the
"democratic dictatorship" of capital at its service;
political (throwing the lap dogs of Spanish fascism into the street,
using the figure of the unelected king to threaten those who
questioned the limits agreed to between the different bourgeoisies
with his father at the head) and police, occupying the streets,
beating citizens, resulting in more than 900 injured on October 1,
etc.
*
What happened during these months has been serious in maintain a
state of political exception that has silenced other very serious
problems that continue to affect the Spanish laboring classes. All in
all, the latest decisions and events are even more serious.
The
arrest and prosecution for rebellion of the leaders of the Catalan
institutions that led the process, the threats against the mayors and
public officials who defended it; the hysterical mobilization of the
most backward and aggressive sectors of Spanish nationalism, the
attempt to use the Catalan question to call for the unity of the
nation, a term that includes the laboring classes and their
exploiters, who constantly see their social and political rights
reduced or denied, and the corrupt and corrupting bloc in power that
dictates the laws, establishes the political priorities and deals
them blows, are antidemocratic measures.
The
PCE (ML) [Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist)] has always
defended and expressed, in its political and tactical programs, the
need to overcome the national problem in Spain, in the only way
possible, by recognizing the right of historical nationalities to
their self-determination to its ultimate consequences.
• In
the same way, the PCE (ML) has always defended that its position is
not to support independence, but to advance the unity of the peoples
of Spain, in a Popular and Federative Republic.
• The
evolution of the political situation in Spain has once again proven
right the communists and democrats who have always stated that this
inalienable democratic right, as well as all the social and political
rights, are not going to be and have never been respected by a regime
that is the heir of Franco and the political forces that sustain it.
• We
support the call of the comrades of the PCE (ML), together with other
forces, for the unity of all democrats against the fascist drift of
the regime, against the monarchy and its government and for the
Federal People's Republic.
Tunis,
November 2017
Plenary
of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and
Organizations (ICMLPO)
V.
SOLIDARITY
WITH THE UNION OF THE WORKERS OF MARUTI-SUZUKI
The
ICMLPO expresses its outrage at the persecution of the workers of the
Manesar factory of the Maruti-Suzuki company in March of 2017. The
workers have been accused of criminal conspiracy, murder and
destruction in relation to the events of 2012 in which a manager of
the company died.
Thirteen
workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment, four workers had
their sentences commuted to five years and fourteen workers were
sentenced to three years in prison. One hundred and seventeen
workers, who had been under arrest for 31 months, have been cleared
of all charges.
Of
the 13 workers who have been convicted of murder, 12 were officials
of the Maruti-Suzuki Workers' Union. The fourteenth worker who was
sentenced to life imprisonment has denounced and protested that he
had been subjected to caste abuse because he was a Dalit.1
Since 2011, the Maruti workers have sought to form their own union.
Initially the administration agreed to recognize the union and then
refused to start negotiations with the union. The persecution of the
workers on July 18, 2012, was an attempt by the administration to
destroy the union and its leadership and to lay off more than 2,300
workers.
The
prosecution even demanded that the death penalty be imposed on 13
workers.
The
pressure of imperialism is evident, seen in the opinion of the Court
of Judgment that said the incidents of March 17, 2012, lowered the
reputation of India in the eyes of the world. It is unlikely that
foreign investors would invest in India for fear of labor unrest.
The
ICMLPO expresses its solidarity with the members of the Maruti.Suzuki
Union, particularly with those who have been sentenced to death. We
applaud the solidarity of the one hundred thousand workers who have
boycotted the factory's restaurant in the days leading up to the
trial and also the 25,000 workers who have downed their tools in all
the Maruti-Suzuki factories after the sentence.
The
ICMLPO unites the voice of all workers throughout the world who have
demonstrated their solidarity with the workers of Maruti-Suzuki.
VI.
THE
ICMLPO CONDEMNS THE EXPULSION OF THE ROHINGYA PEOPLE BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR
Since
2012, more than a million Rohingya people have been forced to flee
across the border of the Rakhine State of Myanmar, mainly to
Bangladesh. The Rohingya people have become stateless, their
settlements have been razed and they have been the targets of murder
and rape. They have been denied humanitarian aid.
The
national oppression of the Rohingya people was shown in the
Citizenship Law of 1982 which denied them citizenship by excluding
them from Myanmar's list of "national races". The Myanmar
government claims that all Rohingyas are illegal immigrants from
Bangladesh, even though they have resided in the Rakhine State of
Myanmar for hundreds of years.
In
2012, with the transition from a military government to a
parliamentary democracy, communal violence was unleashed against the
Rohingya people and they were forced into camps, called Rohingya
Communities, which they were not allowed to leave.
The
nature of these actions was seen by the attacks of Buddhist
militaries against the majority Muslim Rohingya communities. The
Rohingyas were granted temporary citizenship documents, so-called
'white letters'. In December of 2014, the United Nations adopted a
resolution urging Myanmar to grant all rights of citizenship to the
Rohingya, to end the violence and discrimination against them, and to
promote peaceful coexistence.
On
February 10, 2015, as a result of international pressure, the Myanmar
parliament granted the Rohingyas 'white cards' that gave them the
right to vote in the referendum on the constitution of Myanmar. As a
result of the internal pressure that was led by Buddhist monks, this
electoral right was revoked.
Why
are they being expelled from the Rakhine state of Myanmar? They are
being removed from there as a result of the discovery of massive
deposits of natural gas and oil in the province of Rakhine.
Indian
companies have invested in Rakhine, they have set up a petrochemical
plant, upgraded the port of Sittwe and have established a SEZ
(Special Economic Zone) in Rakhine State. Both China and India have
sought drilling rights and purchase agreements with the state of
Myanmar.
The
ICMLPO demands that the attacks on the Rohingya be stopped, that they
be allowed to return to Myanmar and that they be granted full rights
of citizenship in that country.
VII.
THE
ICMLPO REJECTS THE GROWTH OF HINDU FUNDAMENTALISM IN INDIA
Since
2014, there has been a Government of the National Democratic Alliance
(NDA) in India, which is dominated by the RSS (National Patriotic
Organization), a Hindu fascist organization.
Immediately
after the formation of the NDA government, led by Narendra Mody,
there began attacks against Christians and Muslims, against their
institutions, churches and mosques. Dozens of Muslims have been
lynched by Hindu fundamentalist mobs under various pretexts. The
government has stopped the prosecution of Hindu fanatics. The
fundamentalists, as well as those prosecuted in the anti-Muslim
massacres in Gujarat in 2002, have gotten bail. Cases against Hindu
terrorist groups are being terminated.
Measures
that weaken the secular character of the Indian state have been
begun. Heads of institutions are being appointed who are known for
their Hindu fascist views. Changes are being made in the state
textbooks that modify them along Hindu fascist lines. The curricula
are being changed to include Hindu communal political views. The
democratic rights of students are being repressed. Women’s studies
and Dalit
studies are being cut back. The attacks have begun against democratic
students, young progressive students and high school students.
Payments for educational institutions are increasing.
In
addition, the government has carried out new attacks against the
people of Kashmir fighting for their liberation from the Indian
state. New propaganda is being spread against the State of Pakistan.
Closer ties are being formed with the Zionist State of Israel. The
security connections between the United States and India are being
strengthened as India is establishing itself as a US gendarme in Asia
directed against China.
The
ICMLPO demands that the secular character of the Indian state be
preserved and that those involved in communal attacks be prosecuted.
VIII.
THE
TRADE UNIONISTS IN THE PRISONS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHOULD
BE IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASED
In
the Islamic Republic of Iran the arrests, imprisonment and torture of
protesting workers, prominent members of trade unions, civil rights
activists, university professors and students are continuing.
Recently,
Mahmoud Salehi, a well-known trade unionist, was arrested while
leaving the hospital where he regularly receives dialysis and
treatment for a heart condition.
Many
dozens of union activists, falsely accused as "threats to
national security," live in horrible conditions in the dungeons
of the capitalist regime of the Islamic Republic. Reza Shahabi, a
prominent member of the board of the Union of Workers of the Bus
Company of Tehran and Suburbs, was on a hunger strike for more than
50 days to protest the arrest and mistreatment of all imprisoned
union activists.
IX.
SOLIDARITY
WITH THE RIF OF MOROCCO
Since
a fish merchant, Mouhcine Fikri, was crushed to death in the presence
of the authorities on October 28, 2016, the Rif (north-central region
of Morocco) has seen a wave of popular protests to demand that those
responsible for this despicable crime be punished and that the basic
and legitimate social, economic and cultural rights of this
impoverished and marginalized region be respected.
The
government of Morocco, instead of satisfying these demands, organized
wide-scale repression of activists of this movement: there have been
more than 400 arrests, torture, false accusations, dozens of unjust
prison sentences and trials in progress.
The
23rd International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and
Organizations (ICMLPO) expresses its solidarity with the Rif, the
imprisoned activists and their families, strongly condemns this
repression and demands the immediate release of these prisoners, the
dropping of legal proceedings against them and the satisfaction of
the legitimate demands of the inhabitants of the Rif.
Tunis,
November, 2017
Greetings
were sent to the parties of Mexico, India and Pakistan
1
Dalit is the caste of pariahs, the so-called “untouchables.”
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