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@...>
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> 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;
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> - guarantee an end to persecution and harassment of environmental human
> rights defenders, including by reforming laws that criminalize peaceful
> protest;
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> - ensure that companies acting in Peru do not infringe on the human
> rights—economic, cultural, social, civil, and political—of affected
> communities;
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> - make public all agreements between mining companies and the Peruvian
> National Police and begin the process of their revocation; and
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> - 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.
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> 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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