II. Communications sent and replies received
A.
Communications sent between 1 December 2015 and 29 February 2016 and replies received between 1
February and 30 April 2016
10.
Communications are presented in chronological order. Copies of the full text of the communications sent and replies received may
be accessed from the electronic version of this report available on the OHCHR website. Some names of individuals or other
information have been rendered anonymous or otherwise unidentifiable.
Date
Type
01/12/2015
AL
Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
BRA 9/2015
Brazil
Indigenous
peoples;
Summary of the allegation transmitted
Reply
Alleged lack of adequate action to stop ongoing forest fires in Arariboia protected 05/02/2016
land, an area which contains Amazon rainforest. According to the information
received, the forest fires are threatening indigenous peoples who live in the
protected area, including Tenetehara / Guajajara peoples and Awá peoples who live
in voluntary isolation. There are allegations of a lack of adequate, timely and
coordinated steps by the authorities to extinguish the fire and protect indigenous
peoples. Concern is also raised about an alleged lack of investigation into the cause
of the fire, which may have been deliberately started by illegal loggers as an act of
retaliation against indigenous peoples following defence of their land rights.
A/HRC/32/53
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