Human Rights
Asuncion
10/12/06 18:29
Asunción, 5 de diciembre. En una pelea
"casa por casa" se convirtió
esta noche la protesta desencadenada poco después del mediodía cuando
un tribunal de sentencia calificó de homicidio culposo la
responsabilidad de los propietarios del supermercado Ycuá Bolaños que
ordenaron el cierre de las puertas al iniciarse un incendio de grandes
dimensiones que produjo la muerte de 360 personas el 1 de agosto de
2004.
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esta noche la protesta desencadenada poco después del mediodía cuando
un tribunal de sentencia calificó de homicidio culposo la
responsabilidad de los propietarios del supermercado Ycuá Bolaños que
ordenaron el cierre de las puertas al iniciarse un incendio de grandes
dimensiones que produjo la muerte de 360 personas el 1 de agosto de
2004.
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Medha Patkar on Hunger Strike
13/04/06 08:45
The
Narmada Dam social justice activisit Medha Patkar is on the 14th day of a hunger strike, having been
arrested by the Indian authorities during a protest against the
raising of the height of the Sardovar Dam in the Narmada
Valley.
Those who attended the FULF Symposium in Kolkata will remember Medha's presentation on human rights and justice action. She was an inspiring and challenging speaker. Her personal and enduring commitment to the struggle for justice for the peoples of the Narmada Valley left a profound impression on us all. It is both consistent with her strong advocacy position that she should now find herself arrested by the Indian authorities and deeply troubling that her health is now imperilled seriously because of her non-violent protests.
People all over the world are deeply concerned. The approach to development that prioritises commercial gain over the rights of local and indigenenous peoples is clearly unjust. There has to be another way. Mehda Patkar is standing in solidarity with the people of the Narmada Valley and giving a powerful witness through the non-violent protest of her hunger-strike. It is time for the Government of India to take note of the voices of people all over the world who are extremely concerned about the evolution of events.
To join the worldwide call for Medha's release check this weblink Friends of the Earth
Those who attended the FULF Symposium in Kolkata will remember Medha's presentation on human rights and justice action. She was an inspiring and challenging speaker. Her personal and enduring commitment to the struggle for justice for the peoples of the Narmada Valley left a profound impression on us all. It is both consistent with her strong advocacy position that she should now find herself arrested by the Indian authorities and deeply troubling that her health is now imperilled seriously because of her non-violent protests.
People all over the world are deeply concerned. The approach to development that prioritises commercial gain over the rights of local and indigenenous peoples is clearly unjust. There has to be another way. Mehda Patkar is standing in solidarity with the people of the Narmada Valley and giving a powerful witness through the non-violent protest of her hunger-strike. It is time for the Government of India to take note of the voices of people all over the world who are extremely concerned about the evolution of events.
To join the worldwide call for Medha's release check this weblink Friends of the Earth