25 indigenous Pemon dead in last week of violence. Chavismo shrugs. AGAIN.
"Halt the persecution and torture against members of the Pemón Indigenous People"
More than 30 social organizations pronounce themselves to condemn the state violence exercised against the Pemón people
By: Aporrea.org | Sunday, 03/03/2019 06:48 PM
translated from Spanish
03 / 03.- Social organizations, human rights defenders as well as trade unions and movements have joined the proposal of PROVEA and Peace Laboratory to denounce the situation that the Pemón indigenous people have lived since last February 22nd, when they started a process of repression and extermination, of which there are already 6 indigenous people killed and 10 of them wounded, as well as the Creole population of Santa Elena de Uairén. Below the communiqué and the list of adherent organizations:
Press Release: Stop the persecution and torture against members of the Pemón Indigenous People
We would like to express our deep sorrow and condolences to the families of victims of the Santa Elena de Uairén massacre, which took place on February 22 and 23, 2019. Three Pemón Indians: Zoraida Rodríguez, José Elsey Pérez Márquez and Kleyver Pérez; and two non-indigenous Venezuelans José Hernández and José Barrios Carrasco. They were killed by firearms, in the exercise of their right to peaceful demonstration, by the Bolivarian National Guard.
We affirm our commitment to achieve justice and that there is no impunity in this state crime. We welcome the precautionary measures filed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) MC-181-19, which oblige Venezuela to protect and guarantee the life and integrity of Pemón Indians and the community of San Francisco de Yuruaní, Kumaracapai. We advocate for its strict compliance by Nicolás Maduro, Gen. Vladimir Padrino López, Tarek William Saab, Alfredo Ruíz, Justo Noguera, as well as national military and police officers in charge of the operations in Santa Elena de Uairen, Maurak and its surroundings.
However, we denounce that the repression and harassment against the Pemón people and communities on the border with Brazil is maintained. 58 people have been arrested (16 Pemon Indians, 4 teenagers, 20 of them still without presentation and behind bars in the Escamoto Fort). The General Hospital in Brazil reported that it had received 23 bullet wounded, 13 of them seriously, between February 22 and 24.
https://www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n339034.html
Well, nobody said they didn't see it coming. Two Pemón were killed (and dozens wounded) by the GNB during last months attempts at securing food at the border. The Pemón took a couple of GNB hostage, and word got out that the Chavistas were sending in the troops... and what the results would be. So now the jack-boots moved in and harvested 25 "dead injuns"... and not a peep from Chavismo?
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