[PAA-Discuss] Tell Obama People over Profits - End Police Violence in Peru

[rebelljb at aol.com]

I tried to sign this petition against the Peru Free Trade Agreement, 
but I couldn't sign it. I got some Internet Explorer page saying "This 
page is not available." I think this may be a right-wing conspiracy. I 
think my network may be stifling free speech.


-----Original Message-----
From: Juli3 at aol.com
To: TXNOWDiscussion at yahoogroups.com
Cc: discuss at paa-tx.org
Sent: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 6:53 pm
Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Tell Obama People over Profits - End Police 
Violence in Peru



 





























June 2009

Early in the morning last Friday, hundreds of Peruvian Indigenous 
people blockaded a road in protest of new laws prompted by the US-Peru 
Free Trade Agreement.  The laws opened Indigenous lands to massive oil 
drilling, mining, industrial agriculture and logging.  Moreover, these 
laws had been negotiated and finalized without the consent of 
Indigenous Peoples - in direct contravention of the UN Declaration on 
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Peruvian President Alan Garcia refused to listen to the protesters' 
demands, repeatedly citing the US-Peru FTA in his refusal to repeal the 
new laws.  Facing unwavering opposition, he turned to violence.

At 5:30am, on June 5, the Peruvian government ordered the police force 
to attack, and the result was swift and deadly.  As many as 25 
Indig
enous people were killed and dozens more injured, as the police 
opened fire into the crowd from the ground and from helicopters.

During his campaign, President Obama supported voiced support for the 
US-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA), asserting that, "We have to stand 
for human rights, and we have to make sure that violence isn't being 
perpetrated against workers who are just trying to organize for their 
rights.  Which is why for example I supported the Peruvian Free Trade 
Agreement, which was a well-structured agreement."

The tragic developments of the past few days have clearly shown that 
the US-Peru FTA fails to offer sorely needed human rights protections. 
In the name of the FTA, Peruvian authorities have used extreme police 
violence against peaceful Indigenous protesters.

Sign the petition and tell President Obama that the rights - and lives 
- of people are more important than the profits of multi-national 
corporations.











Know people who want to support human rights? Forward this message to 
your family and friends.



















MADRE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization



MADRE · 121 West 27th Street, #301 · New York, NY 10001 · (212) 
627-0444 · www.madre.org



To remove yourself from this mailing, please visit our unsubscribe page.








0A












------------------------------------------------------------
Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: Now in 6 vibrant colors! Shop Dell's full line 
of laptops.



---------------
Progressive Action Alliance  http://progressiveactionalliance.org/
Discuss mailing list   Discuss at paa-tx.org
To subscribe, unsubscribe, access the archives, or change your options 
on this
list, go to:
http://paa-tx.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_paa-tx.org

To reply only to the person posting this note, use "Reply".
To reply so that everyone on this list receives your note, use "Reply 
All".
Check the "To:" field in your message, before sending, to ensure it 
goes to the
correct address.