How painful to see images of our indigenous brothers shot and burned grave, lying on the road! How painful! After having slept with them on the same road just 8 days ago, after sharing stories, a bowl of soup and a thousand hopes, these images are not just information, are a wound that bleeds. And the pain is compounded by the rage and anger against those responsible, and frustration with the arrogance of a government that does not consider indigenous peoples worthy of being heard.
The information about what happened and is happening in both Baguas and close are unclear, but one thing is clear: the government lies. Yehude Simon, Mercedes Cabanillas, Mauricio Mulder, Alan García lie. They say that "only three indigenous people killed" while "victims" are the police "attacked" with "weapons" caliber ... shame shame on his lies and just know that television to repeat their lies! Here all Indians and police, are victims of one perpetrator: the Government, which in his folly has decided to impose their decrees initiating a massacre against Peruvians Peruvians.
Let's be clear. The highway "Fernando Belaunde" was taken from Tuesday 26 to over 3600 indigenous strategically located in an area difficult very well organized and determined not to move to more concrete progress in resolving their claims. The DINOES had studied the situation very well, constantly flying over the area using helicopters and met almost daily with the Control Committee. When the Ministry of Interior has given the order to begin the eviction, General Altamirano Uribe must have explained the details of the decision and the Executive must have authorized the use of this degree of violence, including indiscriminate use of firearms and authorization to shoot and kill the body. The DINOES not have acted the way he has done not sure that would have supported político.Y this is the result: A massacre!.
have died at least 22 indigenous but crossing figures and testimony should not be surprising that the actual figure comes to over 50. There are children killed by bullets in the body. Bodies are burned and there are witnesses that say that bodies are being thrown into the Marañón River. There are dozens of detainees whose status is unknown. There are serious and very serious injuries and there is sufficient evidence that the police have used excessive, brutal and unnecessary fuerza.Además, twenty policemen dead. Of course it's terrible! Eleven of them died during the clash. According to witnesses have told of the eviction, the Indians Melee clashed with police making hiriéndoles away their guns or machetes and spears. These eleven deaths are as painful as those of indigenous people, and would never have happened if the government had opted for dialogue without rocking. But you can not forget that they died in a confrontation, and it was very unlikely that those who were being attacked is sit back and watch how they were shot with guns.
is quite different from what has happened in Kusu Grande, where is located the North Peruvian Pipeline Station 6 was fenced and closed from April 23. There, 38 policemen were stationed for weeks, but had been coerced into a coexistence agreement with more than 2 000 indigenous located in the area. On Friday, after the slaughter in Bagua, nine policemen have been victims of anger Awajun. It is clear that can not be justified from any point of view this "eye for an eye." However, we can not say that the Government has started its barbarity KNOWING that there were 38 policemen in an absolute minority in Season 6 and it was very likely that they suffer some kind of retaliation. The government has given the lives of these kids knowing that if there was an overflow Indians lose points to the public.
Today, the government blames the violence on the leaders. I can not say that what I have seen with my own eyes is the opposite: they are the leaders who have been able to lead the protest within the bounds of respect for human rights. I have witnessed firsthand how a broad layer of leaders of great human quality, many of them professionals, explaining over and over again in every meeting and every meeting that the fight must respect human rights, which could only succeed if the protest was peaceful and that if he became violent would surely be defeated. Thus, they have controlled for 56 days more radical positions and have made massive and forceful actions such as shutting down the flow of oil and cutting roads, but always peacefully. Now the government has forced the chaos, has killed, wounded and forced into hiding for many leaders and made a mass movement without political leadership and frustrated. Obviously, the consequences are unpredictable, so AIDESEP seems to have taken the wise decision to replicate the protests, while clarifying the picture.
The government has blood stained hands of a brutal manner. Just find a political solution and a possible demand: dismissal, prosecution and punishment of those responsible. By God! We just got that Fujimori be sentenced to 25 years killing people for reasons of State to impose. "We're never going to learn? Are we going to tolerate being ruled by a criminal?
I do not want to miss the substance. The "irrational protest" of the natives is supported by three reports of congressional committees, a report by the Ombudsman, a report of a committee of ILO experts and several private reports. There is this "terrorist", "ignorant", "manipulated" or "puppets" are a people convinced that the state wants to impose through the disputed decrees irrational and aggressive exploitation of resources in their territories, and that conviction is sufficiently supported and technically legal. Ignorance is the government, which believes it can impose its view and blatantly lie and that Peruvians will stay calm.
nine nights ago, Roberto, a basin Awajun Santiago, told me the stories he had told the elders of the community about how many characters of nature genius fought to defeat the ancient man ate men. "So are we now fighting to defend life, but with intelligence, not by force" (sub. added) . That is what our brothers have been doing for us: struggling to defend life, defend the Amazon rainforest in an aggressive pro-business transformation. Now I do not know if Roberto, Leonidas, the apu Oscar, Ricardo and other brothers with whom we share this night of wrestling still alive, are injured or where they are. But I do know is that they or their siblings will continue to fight against the "decrees of the Manger" and build a Peru where his vision of "development" is heard and valued.
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