tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548647229751335945.post778980418706285102..comments2023-03-03T10:57:58.175+01:00Comments on BrasiLeira: Dilmas første 100 dager - en miljøanalyseTorkjell Leirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911275778266760226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548647229751335945.post-47920594087476601332011-04-14T11:00:10.132+02:002011-04-14T11:00:10.132+02:00Thanks Gustavo!
You are absolutely right. It was ...Thanks Gustavo!<br /><br />You are absolutely right. It was the comission, not court. The comission request a halt in construction until three demands are met. Two very basic demands for free prior informed consultations (not consent) and one explicit demand to protect the lives of the indigenous groups in voluntary isolation. Quoting:<br /><br />"The State must <br />(1) conduct consultation processes, in fulfillment of its international obligations—meaning prior consultations that are free, informed, of good faith, culturally appropriate, and with the aim of reaching an agreement—in relation to each of the affected indigenous communities that are beneficiaries of these precautionary measures; <br /><br />(2) guarantee that, in order for this to be an informed consultation process, the indigenous communities have access beforehand to the project's Social and Environmental Impact Study, in an accessible format, including translation into the respective indigenous languages; <br /><br />(3) adopt measures to protect the life and physical integrity of the members of the indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation of the Xingu Basin, and to prevent the spread of diseases and epidemics among the indigenous communities being granted the precautionary measures as a consequence of the construction of the Belo Monte hydropower plant."Torkjell Leirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911275778266760226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548647229751335945.post-46680664256952265182011-04-14T10:43:50.082+02:002011-04-14T10:43:50.082+02:00The questioning to the Brazilian government over t...The questioning to the Brazilian government over the lack of respect for indigenous peoples rights to free and prior consultation on the Belo Monte Dam project was a request of the Organization of American States/Inter-American Comission of Human Rights, on request from COIAB (Coordination od Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin) on behalf of the impacted indigenous populations.<br />For details, here goes the link for the english notification of the precautionary measures:<br />http://www.cidh.oas.org/medidas/2011.eng.htmUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708532292966789659noreply@blogger.com