¡Basta Ya!

¡Basta Ya! (English: Enough is Enough!) is a Spanish grassroots organization uniting individuals of various political positions against terrorism, notably ETA, and against the proposal for a new Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country released by the government of President Juan José Ibarretxe. Its principal activities are anti-terror demonstrations and protests. The ¡Basta Ya! movement is a civic initiative made up of people of differing ideologies, and welcomes any citizens willing to play an active part provided they adhere to three basic principles: defend against terrorism of any sort, regardless of origin or intensity, support all victims of terrorism or of political violence and defend the rule of law, the Constitution and the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country. Enough is Enough! was created to promote social mobilization against the perpetrators of specific outrages, to support those who are suffering these outrages, and to demand of all the authorities that they fulfill the requirements of current legislation, respecting the rule of law. The organization believes that criticism of terrorism on moral grounds is important but not enough. Criticism on political grounds is also very important, and the initiative understands such criticism to be based on certain values – such as human rights - which are common to all democrats regardless of their party affiliations or their political leanings.

The European Parliament describes the main ideals of ¡Basta Ya! as the following:

respect the rule of law. The ¡Basta Ya! initiative is also very critical of official nationalism. They accuse the Basque government of being complaisant towards ETA and of sharing its ultimate political objectives, which is why Basta Ya suffers strong pressure from its political opponents. It is necessary to underline the activist nature of this group, since it does not restrict itself to merely denouncing the erosion of the basic rights of many citizens, but also promotes various types of actions in defense of these rights.

The ¡Basta Ya! movement was nominated for the Sakharov Prize in 2000 by Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, José Ignacio Salafranca and others. According to the European Parliament, they nominated for three distinct activities that the organization carried out in 2000[1]. In February ¡Basta Ya! organized a demonstration in San Sebastián under the slogan "Por la libertad, ETA kampora" ("For freedom, ETA out"). This demonstration gathered more than 100,000 people. During this silent demonstration, one of the platform members invited Spanish citizens to support his cause as they stood at the Boulevard under the slogan “let's defend what join us together.” The Initiative called for a demonstration in San Sebastián under the slogan "Por la vida y la libertad. Defendamos lo que nos une: Estatuto y Constitución" ("For life and freedom. Let us defend what unites us: Statute and Constitution"). In June 2000, the Citizen's Initiative called for a mass meeting on the first Thursday of every month in San Sebastián, in solidarity with all those citizens threatened and attacked because of their defense of democratic values.

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