Omkring 100 demonstranter var tirsdag (16.06.09) mødt op foran Perus konsulat i København for at demonstrere mod den peruanske regerings krænkelse af de oprindelige folks rettigheder, skriver IBIS på sit website.
De blodige sammenstød skyldes indianernes utilfredshed med regeringens beslutning om at privatisere dele af regnskoven med henblik på udvinding af gas- og olie.
Generalsekretær i IBIS, Vagn Berthelsen, overrakte et åbent brev fra IBIS til den peruanske præsident.
Vi bringer det her:
To the President of the Peruvian Republic, Mr. Alan García
c/o Consul Axel Christian Rasmussen
The Peruvian Honorary Consulate
Esplanaden 7, 3. tv.
1263 Copenhagen K, Denmark
We are writing to express our deepest concern and indignation over the violent incidents on Friday June 5, in Bagua in the northern Peru, started by police actions towards the road blocs on the Fernando Belaunde Terry road.
These incidents have led to the tragic death of members of the national police force, of indigenous peoples and inhabitants of the area. We would first of all like to express our condolences to the families of all these victims.
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.
We consider the protest of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon to be legitimate, as well as their claims that decrees 1090, 1064, 1089 and the Law on Water Resources (Ley de Recursos Hídricos) will affect them directly, hereby violating their rights according to the ILO Convention 169 that Peru has ratified, among these the right to previous consult (ILO Convention 169, Article 6).
We respectfully urge your administration and the Peruvian Congress to:
1. Respect and defend the rights that are constitutionally guarantied the indigenous peoples, as well as the right to previous consult and consent to any policy or activity that affect them, as it is stated in the ILO Agreement 169.
2. Cease any violent action and re-establish the constitutionally guaranteed rights in the affected areas, permitting an adequate investigation of the situation and the recent events.
3. Undertake a good faith meaningful process of dialogue with the legitimate leaders of the indigenous peoples, in good faith and in a form appropriate to the circumstances, and culturally adequate to the reality of the indigenous peoples.
4. Ensure that the suspension from June 10 of the Law Decrees is transformed into a permanent solution that includes and respects indigenous peoples, their rights, and their opinions.
Respectfully,
Tuesday the 16th of June 2009
