{"id":636,"date":"2009-06-08T13:39:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T19:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.bloctum.com\/tonagusi\/2009\/06\/08\/civil-society-condemns-massacre-of-indigenous-people-in-peru\/"},"modified":"2009-06-08T13:39:07","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T19:39:07","slug":"civil-society-condemns-massacre-of-indigenous-people-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarianacomunicacio.cat\/?p=636","title":{"rendered":"Civil Society Condemns Massacre of Indigenous People in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

Civil Society Condemns Massacre of Indigenous People in Peru<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Calls on Peru and International Community to Respect Human Rights <\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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6 June 2009<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the violence against peaceful indigenous protesters and police in Peru that has already resulted in at least 30 deaths. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

We call on both the Government of Peru and the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP) to engage in a good faith dialogue to prevent further escalation. We urge the international community to send a clear message to Peru that military repression is not an acceptable form of conflict resolution. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The current violent human rights crisis is a vivid illustration of the consequences of a systematic failure in the basic governance processes related to consultation, land tenure and access to resources.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The indigenous mobilization that ended in violence on Friday began in April as a reaction to a series of laws promulgated by President Alan Garcia\u2019s government over the past year. The laws contain provisions that indigenous organizations believe threaten their fundamental rights to access and decision-making over their forests, resources and territories. They were written and passed into law without any formal or informal consultation with indigenous peoples, in violation of Peru \u2019s obligations under ILO 169.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

This is the second time in less than a year that Peru \u2019s indigenous peoples in the Amazon have resorted to organizing massive and prolonged blockades of roads, rivers and extractive industry infrastructure, as their increasingly frequent calls for consultation and dialogue have gone unheard in Lima . <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

The tragic unfolding incident illustrates how ignoring peoples\u2019 rights and meaningful participation in processes that affect their lands and livelihoods can lead to serious social conflict and failed policies. As the world\u2019s climate negotiators gather in Bonn , we must heed these lessons and guarantee that indigenous peoples\u2019 rights are considered an integral part of any final agreement to save forests and the climate. <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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Amazon Alliance<\/font><\/p>\n

Asian Indigenous Women’s Network (AIWN).<\/font><\/p>\n

COICA (Coordinadora de las Organizaciones Ind\u00edgenas de la Cuenca Amaz\u00f3nica)<\/font><\/p>\n

Consumers Association of Penang , Malaysia <\/font><\/p>\n

Ecologistas en Acci\u00f3n , Spain<\/font><\/p>\n

Ecological Society of the Philippines<\/font><\/p>\n

Environmental Investigation Agency , US & UK<\/font><\/p>\n

FERN<\/font><\/p>\n

Friends of the Earth International <\/font><\/p>\n

Global Exchange , United States<\/font><\/p>\n

Global Social Justice , Belgium<\/font><\/p>\n

Global Witness , UK<\/font><\/p>\n

Greenpeace International <\/font><\/p>\n

Humane Society International, Australia<\/font><\/p>\n

Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN)<\/font><\/p>\n

International Accountability Project , US<\/font><\/p>\n

International Youth Caucus, Bonn<\/font><\/p>\n

North East Peoples Alliance on Trade, Finance and Development, India<\/font><\/p>\n

Rainforest Action Network , United States<\/font><\/p>\n

Rainforest Foundation UK<\/font><\/p>\n

Salva le Foreste, Italy<\/font><\/p>\n

Sierra Club , United States <\/font><\/p>\n

Sustainability Watch Network, Central America<\/font><\/p>\n

Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education)<\/font><\/p>\n

Terra!, Italy<\/font><\/p>\n

Third World Network <\/font><\/p>\n

Wetlands International, Netherlands<\/font><\/p>\n

World Rainforest Movement, Uruguay<\/font><\/p>\n

The Wilderness Society , Australia<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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