La ley del genocidio PIACI
Indigenous Peoples fighting for their life.
Right now in Peru, a bill dubbed the ‘Genocide Bill’ has been proposed to reverse a law that for the past 17 years has guaranteed the life, integrity and territory of Indigenous peoples in isolation and initial contact (PIACI).
A reversal of PIACI’s Law (Law 28736) will put the 7,500 Indigenous peoples who have chosen to live in voluntary isolation in an extremely vulnerable and potentially life threatening position.
Si se aprueba este proyecto de ley, las reservas creadas para proteger a estas comunidades PIACI ya no servirán para protegerlas, dejando sus tierras vulnerables y expuestas a actividades ilegales y de explotación como la tala, la minería y el narcotráfico.
The bill has been classified as unconstitutional.
Many organisations have spoken out against this proposed bill, calling it unconstitutional. If approved, it will mean that the official recognition of any un-contacted community and their reserves will be revoked. These communities who are yet to have legal protection will remain highly vulnerable.
As well as invalidating reserves that have already been created to protect PIACI communities, this bill will also block the creation of new reserves for un-contacted communities whose territories currently have no protection.
Four million hectares of rainforest are now unprotected.
It’s not only the populations of Indigenous peoples who live in these PIACI reserves that are in danger, but the rainforest as well.
As mentioned, this bill will encourage environmentally destructive activities such as logging and illegal mining, threatening the biodiversity in these four million hectares of PIACI territory.
We need to continue supporting Indigenous peoples in their fight for survival. Here are some more emergencias que enfrentan los Pueblos Indígenas y las comunidades locales en este momento.
Obtenga más información sobre este nuevo proyecto de ley y la ley de PIACI a continuación.
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