Buenos Aires, August 2010.
Lord President of the Republic of Chile
Dr. Sebastian Piñera
S / D
In my consideration:
;
; I am writing to express once again my concern for the plight that come through the Mapuche brothers imprisoned in different jails of the Republic of Chile.
Throughout my walk, for some time and throughout our rich American continent, Abya Yala, I have seen on the one hand, wealth and power different native cultures, but on the other injustices that have to bear to defend their rights, their lands and natural resources. But honestly Mr. President, I can not stop to amaze me that Even today, after so long of democracy in their country, continue to implement a law that originated in the military dictatorship. The Terrorism Act, which condemns Mapuche brothers, as if they were rebels, when in fact they are only defending their rights.
I have hope, Mr. President, as you are starting a new management can reveer and recognize when a process is not performing properly, and justice could serve as transparent and arbitrary. In this regard there are reports indicating the opposite and that is why today Mapuche prisoners are conducting a hunger strike because it is the only resource they have to focus the attention or waiting for a change of attitude.
hope can you understand and deal with claims of these brothers Mapuche him to convey to you greetings of peace and goodwill.
Throughout my walk, for some time and throughout our rich American continent, Abya Yala, I have seen on the one hand, wealth and power different native cultures, but on the other injustices that have to bear to defend their rights, their lands and natural resources. But honestly Mr. President, I can not stop to amaze me that Even today, after so long of democracy in their country, continue to implement a law that originated in the military dictatorship. The Terrorism Act, which condemns Mapuche brothers, as if they were rebels, when in fact they are only defending their rights.
I have hope, Mr. President, as you are starting a new management can reveer and recognize when a process is not performing properly, and justice could serve as transparent and arbitrary. In this regard there are reports indicating the opposite and that is why today Mapuche prisoners are conducting a hunger strike because it is the only resource they have to focus the attention or waiting for a change of attitude.
hope can you understand and deal with claims of these brothers Mapuche him to convey to you greetings of peace and goodwill.
Adolfo Perez Esquivel Nobel Prize Peace
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