Case No
Country
Mandate(s)
Summary of the allegation transmitted
IDN 7/2011
01/02/2012 Indonesia
JAL
Food; Indigenous
peoples;
Alleged violations of the enjoyment of various human rights through large-scale land
acquisitions in Indonesia. According to the information received, the Meruake
Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE) project, designed to produce inter alia
agrofuels for export, is resulting in the non-consensual conversion of indigenous
peoples‟ ancestral lands and forests. Numerous indigenous communities, including
the Zanegi, Malind, Muyu, Mandobo, Mappi and Auyu, populate this area and rely on
the forests for hunting and food collection as well as for providing the foundation of
their identities, unique cultures and spirituality. Information received suggests that the
local indigenous communities have not been provided with good faith consultations
regarding the changes in land use of their traditional territories and that no procedures
were put in place to obtain their free prior informed consent. The MIFEE project has
also allegedly used coercive practices to obtain the required signatures of individuals
relinquishing their rights. According to reports, the MIFEE project has reduced food
availability for local populations. Finally, allegations received suggest that Papua
provincial police and national military intelligence have employed intimidation
tactics to dissuade local community members from raising concerns about the MIFEE
project.
MEX 5/2012
02/02/2012 México
JUA
Freedom of
expression; Torture;
Alegaciones de actos de intimidación contra familiares de presuntas víctimas de
tortura. Según las informaciones recibidas, el 12 de enero de 2012, agentes militares
habrían rodeado y sacado fotos de la casa de la Sra. Mayra López Vázquez, la
hermana del Sr. Ramiro López Vázquez, en Tijuana, Baja California. Le habrían
informado que sus actos estaban relacionados con una denuncia interpuesta contra el
ejército. El mismo día, agentes militares habrían rodeado y sacado fotos de la casa de
la Sra. Tania Iveth Villareal, la pareja del Sr. Ramiro Ramírez Martínez, en Rosarito,
Baja California. El 13 de enero de 2012, agentes militares habrían rodeado la casa de
la Sra. María Isabel Reyna Martínez González, la madre de los Sres. Ramiro y
Rodrigo Ramírez Martínez. Habrían dado patadas en la puerta para intentar entrar.
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