• Communication commission discussion

  • Re: Urgent request for sign-ons to statement condemning persecution of mining activists in Peru

    from Azril Bacal on Apr 18, 2014 12:51 PM
    Fraternalmente
    Azril
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    On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Hugo Blanco Galdos <hugucha1@...>wrote:
    
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    > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    > From: David Verstockt <davidverstockt@...>
    > Date: 2014-04-18 5:42 GMT-05:00
    > Urgent request for sign-ons to statement condemning persecution of mining
    > activists in Peru
    > To: plataforma-europa-peru@...
    > Cc: Payal Sampat <psampat@...>
    >
    >
    > Estimados
    >
    > Abajo (en anexo) puedes encontrar un pronunciamiento sobre la
    > criminalización de la protesta social en Cajamarca contra el proyecto
    > minero Conga.
    > Viene de la organización *Earthworks*, ellos ya están apoyando la
    > resistencia Cajamarquina desde 2012.
    > Los demandas son:
    > - investigate and hold accountable those responsible for the eviction
    > events against human rights defenders on March 18th
    >
    > - promote peaceful, democratic solutions to social conflicts, including
    > dialogue with communities;
    >
    > - guarantee an end to persecution and harassment of environmental human
    > rights defenders, including by reforming laws that criminalize peaceful
    > protest;
    >
    > - ensure that companies acting in Peru do not infringe on the human
    > rights—economic, cultural, social, civil, and political—of affected
    > communities;
    >
    > - make public all agreements between mining companies and the Peruvian
    > National Police and begin the process of their revocation; and
    >
    > - create a Truth Commission to review human rights violations linked to
    > the exploitation of natural resources, as has been called for in the
    > National Congress.
    >
    > Concluyen que la comunidad internacional sigue vigilando qué está pasando
    > en Cajamarca, que seguimos vigilando los derechos humanos en la región.
    > La *próxima semana* van a dar el pronunciamiento en la embajada peruana
    > en los Estadus Unidos (Washington), la próxima semana la *asamblea
    > general de Newmon*t está planificada.
    >
    > *Si ustedes pueden firmar el pronunciamiento, sigan las instrucciones a
    > bajo. (antes el 21 de abril*)
    >
    > Saludos cordiales
    >
    > David Verstockt
    > CATAPA
    >
    > *From: *Payal Sampat <psampat@...>
    > *Subject: **Urgent request for sign-ons to statement condemning
    > persecution of mining activists in Peru*
    > *Date: *April 18, 2014 12:26:23 AM PDT
    > *To: *gmc <gmc@...>, WMAN Mailing <
    > wman@...>
    >
    > --Apologies for cross-posting--
    >
    > Dear friends,
    > Please let us know *by April 21* if your organization can sign on to this
    > statement condemning the violent intimidation of mining protesters in
    > Cajamarca province in Peru, site of Newmont's proposed Conga gold mine.
    >
    > Mining activists in Cajamarca have been subject to harassment and violent
    > attacks by both state and private security forces. Local communities have
    > recently filed an appeal with the Inter-American Commission on Human
    > Rights, demanding that the Peruvian government adopt measures to bring
    > justice to the perpetrators and ensure future protection of human rights.
    >
    > You can indicate your support by adding your organization's name to this
    > Google doc: *http://bit.ly/QsG6Nr <http://bit.ly/QsG6Nr>*  or by emailing
    > me or Shreema Mehta (smehta@...) with your *organization's
    > full name (not just acronym) and country*. The rest of the information is
    > completely optional. We request that you do so by no later that the end of
    > the day Monday, April 21 (US Eastern time).
    > A delegation of groups will be delivering the statement to the Peruvian
    > Ambassador in Washington, DC sometime in the next week. If your
    > organization is based in the DC area, please indicate so on the spreadsheet
    > and let us know if you are interested in joining the delegation, schedule
    > permitting.
    >
    > We would appreciate your sharing the letter through your networks. Thank
    > you.
    >
    > in solidarity,
    >
    > Payal
    >
    >
    >
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    > Payal Sampat
    > International Program Director
    > Earthworks
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    > --
    > David Verstockt
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