“Our lands and identities are critical to our lives,” said - TopicsExpress



          

“Our lands and identities are critical to our lives,” said OFRANEH coordinator Miriam Miranda. “For us, the struggle for our territories and our commons and our natural resources is of primary importance to preserve ourselves as a people.” Garifuna lands are being grabbed — with government approval — for tourism, a naval base, a deep-water port, and for gas and oil extraction. This is a gross violation of Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Honduras’ own constitution, which all guarantee free, prior, and informed consent to any projects in indigenous territories. Narco-traffickers have seized additional lands. fpif.org/photos-indigenous-fight-lands-cultural-survival-honduras/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FPIF%2FLatinAmericaCaribbean+%28FPIF+Regions%3A+Latin+America+%26+Caribbean%29
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:23:33 +0000

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