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Gestoras pro Amnistía (Amnistiaren aldeko Batzordeak in Basque, and Commission for Amnesty in English)^[1] was an organisation formed in 1979 to campaign for the release of ETA prisoners and to support their interests.^[2] Its predecessor was La Gestora Pro Amnistía, which was closed in 1977 after its demand for a general amnesty was met.^[3]

After Gestoras pro Amnistía was made illegal by Spanish courts in 2001,^[4] its role was taken by Askatasuna,^[5] which was itself made illegal in 2002.^[6] Since then this role has been taken by Senideak, which later changed its name to Etxerat.

In 2008, twenty-one people who had run Gestoras pro Amnistía were jailed for eight to ten years each.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Herri mugimenduak - mouvements populaires". Euskal Etxea Elkartea. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
^ González, Antonio (2 April 1980). "Nueva campaña de las gestoras pro Amnistía". El País. El Pais, 2 April 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ Beloqui, José Ramon (11 December 1977). "La gestora pro amnistía, diezmada". El País. El Pais, 11 December 1977. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "El juez Baltasar Garzón decreta la ilegalización de Gestoras pro Amnistía". El Pais, 19 December 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2001.
^ "Nace Askatasuna de la fusión de Gestoras y Koordinaketa". El País. El Pais, 17 December 2001. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "Garzón declara ilegales las organizaciones sucesoras de Haika y Gestoras Pro Amnistía". El País. El Pais, 5 February 2002. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
^ "El juez ordena el ingreso en prisión de 12 de los 21 miembros de Gestoras". El País. El Pais, 17 September 2008. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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[1] "Herri mugimenduak - mouvements populaires". Euskal Etxea Elkartea. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

[2] González, Antonio (2 April 1980). "Nueva campaña de las gestoras pro Amnistía". El País. El Pais, 2 April 1980. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[3] Beloqui, José Ramon (11 December 1977). "La gestora pro amnistía, diezmada". El País. El Pais, 11 December 1977. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[4] "El juez Baltasar Garzón decreta la ilegalización de Gestoras pro Amnistía". El Pais, 19 December 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2001.

[5] "Nace Askatasuna de la fusión de Gestoras y Koordinaketa". El País. El Pais, 17 December 2001. 17 December 2001. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[6] "Garzón declara ilegales las organizaciones sucesoras de Haika y Gestoras Pro Amnistía". El País. El Pais, 5 February 2002. 5 February 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

[7] "El juez ordena el ingreso en prisión de 12 de los 21 miembros de Gestoras". El País. El Pais, 17 September 2008. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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+{{Short description|Activist organization}}
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+{{Expand Basque|Amnistiaren Aldeko Batzordeak|date=May 2018}}
-{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
+'''Gestoras pro Amnistía''' (''Amnistiaren aldeko Batzordeak'' in [[Basque language|Basque]], and ''Commission for Amnesty'' in English)<ref>{{cite web|title=Herri mugimenduak - mouvements populaires|url=http://www.euskaletxea.ch/berriak/loturak/link_erakundek.html|publisher=Euskal Etxea Elkartea|accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> was an organisation formed in 1979 to campaign for the release of [[Euskadi Ta Askatasuna|ETA]] [[Basque National Liberation Movement Prisoners|prisoners]] and to support their interests.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nueva campaña de las gestoras pro Amnistía|newspaper=El País |date=2 April 1980 |url=http://elpais.com/diario/1980/04/02/espana/323478009_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 2 April 1980|accessdate=29 January 2015 |last1=González |first1=Antonio }}</ref> Its predecessor was La Gestora Pro Amnistía, which was closed in 1977 after its demand for a general amnesty was met.<ref>{{cite news|title=La gestora pro amnistía, diezmada|newspaper=El País |date=11 December 1977 |url=http://elpais.com/diario/1977/12/11/espana/250642813_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 11 December 1977|accessdate=23 January 2015 |last1=Beloqui |first1=José Ramon }}</ref>
-{{Orphan|date=February 2009}}
-}}
+After Gestoras pro Amnistía was made illegal by [[Audiencia Nacional (Spain)|Spanish courts]] in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|title=El juez Baltasar Garzón decreta la ilegalización de Gestoras pro Amnistía|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2001/12/19/actualidad/1008753421_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 19 December 2001|accessdate=6 July 2001}}</ref> its role was taken by [[Askatasuna]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Nace Askatasuna de la fusión de Gestoras y Koordinaketa|newspaper=El País |date=17 December 2001 |url=http://elpais.com/diario/2001/12/17/paisvasco/1008621606_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 17 December 2001|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref> which was itself made illegal in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Garzón declara ilegales las organizaciones sucesoras de Haika y Gestoras Pro Amnistía|newspaper=El País |date=5 February 2002 |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2002/02/05/actualidad/1012900621_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 5 February 2002|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>  Since then this role has been taken by Senideak, which later changed its name to [[Etxerat]].
-'''Gestoras pro Amnistía''' ("Management groups for amnesty" in Spanish) was a [[Basque people|Basque]] organisation formed by relatives of [[Euskadi Ta Askatasuna|ETA]] [[Basque National Liberation Movement Prisoners|prisoners]] with the aim of achieving an [[amnesty]] that would lead to their release. It's predecessor was La Gestora Pro Amnistía, which was closed in 1977 after it's demand for a general amnesty was met.<ref>{{cite web|title=La gestora pro amnistía, diezmada|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1977/12/11/espana/250642813_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 11 December 1977|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
-After its illegalisation by Spanish courts in 2001, its role was taken by Askatasuna, which was itself made illegal in 2002<ref>{{cite web|title=Garzón declara ilegales las organizaciones sucesoras de Haika y Gestoras Pro Amnistía|url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2002/02/05/actualidad/1012900621_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 5 February 2002|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>.  Since then this role has been taken by [[Senideak]] and [[Etxerat]].
+In 2008, twenty-one people who had run Gestoras pro Amnistía were jailed for eight to ten years each.<ref>{{cite news|title=El juez ordena el ingreso en prisión de 12 de los 21 miembros de Gestoras|newspaper=El País |date=17 September 2008 |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2008/09/17/actualidad/1221639420_850215.html|publisher=El Pais, 17 September 2008|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
-Several Basque political institutions, including the Basque autonomous government led by [[Juan José Ibarretxe]], provide grants for families to visit their incarcerated relatives, who are imprisoned throughout the Spanish and French prison systems.
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+[[Category:Basque conflict]]
+[[Category:Prison-related organizations]]
+[[Category:Prisoner support]]

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