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The UN debates on racism and police violence in the United States
Yesterday, the United Nations Human Rights Council started an intense debate on racism and violence by police authorities in the United States.
Through a video message sent to the United Nations Human Rights Council, George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, urged them to analyze racism, the death of black people due to police actions and the violence against peaceful demonstrations in the American country.
In the message, he asked the UN to attend to the Africa Group’s call, that after his brother’s death, asked for the creation of a Commission of Inquiry that would generate a report on the events that took place in the United States.
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Ecuadorian lawyer’s murderer convicted of femicide
May 26 |
A court in Ecuador sentenced this Thursday to a prison term of 34 years and eight months to ex-cop Germán Cáceres for the femicide of his wife, lawyer María Belén Bernal, which occurred on September 11, 2022.
The judges of the North Judicial Complex also announced that police lieutenant Alfonso Camacho was found not guilty of the crime of omission.
The lawyer Jesús López, representative of Belén Bernal’s mother, Elizabeth Otavalo, indicated that they could file an appeal against the resolution of Camacho’s innocence, because there are doubts about his participation in the crime.
“We still have resources and we will determine with Mrs. Otavalo if we will ask for an appeal,” the lawyer told the press.
Cáceres confessed, during a hearing to expand his version, that he murdered his wife at the Police School in Quito after an argument, which was recorded by the lawyer.
After abandoning Belén Bernal’s body on a hill, the ex-cop fled. He was arrested in a town in Colombia and expelled to Quito at the beginning of January 2023.
For his part, Camacho was charged with the alleged crime of omission, because he was in the building where the murder occurred in the early morning of September 11, 2022.
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Venezuelan President activates plan for rainy season
May 26 |
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro led the activation of the “Andes 2023 Task Force” plan on Thursday to comprehensively address the situations generated by the arrival of the rains.
During the activity, the president affirmed that with the beginning of the rainy season, preventive measures must be taken “which we are already anticipating”.
“When we take preventive measures, when we anticipate and work three steps ahead, things always turn out better, we are always prepared and react to protect our people, which is the most important part of our mission,” he said.
In addition, for this May 26, the arrival of the first tropical wave to the South American country is expected. Between 55 and 65 waves have been forecast for this season.
The head of state emphasized that in the face of climatic emergencies they are alert and well prepared, asserting that the Venezuelan people have “all our support”.
“Our people know that they are not alone, our people know that they have us to accompany them, to take care of them and we have to guarantee the attention in the fastest possible time”, he emphasized.
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Indigenous woman wins award for campaign against mining companies in the Amazon
May 25 |
Alessandra Korap Munduruku, who spearheaded a campaign that forced large mining corporations to respect the indigenous territory of her people in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, received the Goldman Environmental Prize.
The activist is among six 2023 winners from around the world in recognition of her achievements and on-the-ground environmental leadership awarded by the San Francisco-based Goldman Foundation.
In May 2021, Anglo American AAL.L agreed to withdraw 27 exploration applications for mining activity on indigenous lands, according to the foundation, including the territory of the Sawré Muybu – where Alessandra Munduruku is from – an area of 1,600 square kilometers in the Tapajós River rainforest.
“The award recognizes our struggle and tells the world ‘Here we are.’ Multinational companies cannot enter without consulting indigenous peoples,’” he told Reuters by phone.
Anglo American did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Goldman Foundation said the company told the Brazilian government at the time that it would abandon prospecting applications because of concerns raised by indigenous communities.
“Alessandra’s successful campaign represents a significant shift in private sector accountability around destructive mining in Brazil amid an intense government push for extraction in the Amazon,” the foundation said in a statement.
Following Anglo American’s decision, other major mining companies announced they would also withdraw prospecting permits on indigenous lands in Brazil, the foundation said, a fact corroborated by Brazilian lobby group Ibram.
The Sawré Muybu’s territory is still threatened by mining companies because it has not yet been formally recognized as an indigenous reserve. Alessandra called on the leftist government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to process the recognition urgently.
Alessandra, 38, said she will use the prize money to finish her university studies and become a lawyer.
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