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Date: June 09, 2009 at 11:03:13
From: Benny Zable, []
Subject: Peruvian Amazon under attack: Take time to read this and take action |
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Dear All
Please take time to read this and take action in your own way.
I also recommend that you also from time to time, if you have time to tune into; liveh20tv.org
Yours Benny Zable;
for the healing of oneself, one another, the Earth
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Dear Friends,
Since April 9th communities throughout the Peruvian Amazon have been protesting new laws that usher in an unprecedented wave of extractive industries into the Amazon Rainforest. The situation just turned tragic with 8 deaths confirmed and dozens injured.
Over 30,000 indigenous people have taken to blockading roads, rivers, and railways to demand the repeal of new laws that allow oil, mining and logging companies to enter indigenous territories without seeking prior consultation or consent.
Below is more info and an action alert that you could use to generate your own letter or visit the Amazon Watch website at :
http://www.amazonwatch.org/peru-action-alert.php where there is an automated cyber alert.
peace
for the Earth
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URGENT ACTION ALERT
Peru's Amazon Indigenous Peoples need you to TAKE ACTION now!
Tell the Peruvian Government:
1. Immediately suspend violent repression of indigenous protests and the State of Emergency
2. Repeal the Free Trade Laws that allow oil, logging, and agricultural corporations easy entry into indigenous territories
3. Respect indigenous peoples' constitutionally guaranteed rights to self-determination, to their ancestral territories, and to prior consultation
4. Enter into good faith process of dialogue with indigenous peoples to resolve this conflict
Send a letter by clicking here: http://www.amazonwatch.org/peru-action-alert.php
c For more information, see the latest Amazon Watch press release here: http://www.amazonwatch.org/newsroom/index.php?type=press.
We need you to immediately TAKE ACTION adding your voice in solidarity with thousands of indigenous people. Send a letter today to the Garcia Administration demanding and end to the violent repression and respect for the constitutionally guaranteed rights of indigenous peoples.
As one of the Earth's largest tropical rainforests, the Amazon plays a critical role in safeguarding the global climate. Its destruction releases massive amounts of global warming gases into the atmosphere, worsening climate change. Indigenous peoples are the guardians of the Amazon rainforest. They need your support. For more information see www.amazonwatch.org or www.aidesep.org.pe.
Sample Letter
Mr. President Alan García
c/o Ambassador Luis Valdivieso Montano
Peru's Ambassador to the United States
lvaldivieso@embassyofperu.us
(202) 463-8125
Assistant to ambassador
Ms. Eliana Moscoso
Phone: (202) 261-0271
Phone: (202) 833-9860 Extension 206
emoscoso@embassyofperu.us
cc: Mr. Yehude Simon Munaro, Prime Minister of Peru
ysimon@pcm.gob.pe
011 511-716-8600, ext 1105-1107
Mr. Rafael Vásquez Rodríguez, President of the Peruvian Congress
rvasquezr@congreso.gob.pe
P. Michael McKinley_ Ambassador of the United States of America_, Peru Embassy of the United States,
Avenida La Encalada cdra. 17 s/n Surco, Lima 33, Peru
Telephone: (51-1) 434-3000 Fax: (51-1) 618-2397 or Fax:[011] (51) 618-2724 LimaACS@state.gov
Ministerio de Justicia del Perú
Carlos Tenaud cuadra 3 s/n - Miraflores, Lima 18
Central Telefónica: (511) 440-4310 - 440-0262 - 440-4361 - 222-1153
Mr. President Alan García,
I am writing to express my deepest concern over the recent police attack on peaceful indigenous protesters in Bagua, northern Peru. Eyewitness reports from the field indicate that the police attacked in the early morning, firing bullets and tear gas that resulted in the deaths of both protesters and police officers. I am strongly urging your administration to immediately stand down, refraining from using additional deadly force on indigenous demonstrators.
In the context of the Free Trade Agreement with the US, your administration has attempted to roll back the rights of indigenous peoples and open the Amazon rainforest to increased extraction of natural resources by multinational corporations in contravention of international laws and conventions that guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples, including those ratified by Peru.
In September 2007, the Peruvian government demonstrated true leadership in introducing and supporting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the floor of the General Assembly. Today, your administration is acting in stark contrast to its stated commitment to this Declaration.
I respectfully urge your administration and the Peruvian Congress to:
1. Order an immediate cessation of violent police actions against peaceful protesters.
2. Suspend the State of Emergency, withdraw your Special Forces and decriminalize peaceful protests.
3. Uphold the constitutionally guaranteed rights of indigenous peoples to self-determination, to their ancestral territories, and to prior consultation and consent over any policies and activities that affect them.
4. Repeal the series of contested Decrees passed when Congress offered fast track authority to create laws facilitating the Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
5. Enter into good faith meaningful process of dialogue with indigenous leaders to resolve this conflict.
Respectfully,
Name
City, Country
Email
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Director
Rainforest Information Centre
Box 681, Nimbin 2480 NSW Australia
(02) 66897519
http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/
rainforestinfo@ozemail.com.au
skype: ruthr23
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