Comments on: Brazil: Gunmen Shoot at Indigenous Macuxi, injuring 10 http://intercontinentalcry.org/hired-gunmen-in-brazil-shoot-and-injure-10-indigenous/ Intercontinental Cry provides news, commentary, videos, and media alerts concerning the world's Indigenous population. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:22:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Flavio Wittlin http://intercontinentalcry.org/hired-gunmen-in-brazil-shoot-and-injure-10-indigenous/#comment-2516 Flavio Wittlin Tue, 13 May 2008 20:55:25 +0000 http://intercontinentalcry.org/?p=1730#comment-2516 VIRAMUNDO (www.viramundo.org) made a document in support of the indigenous people who fight for assuring the homologation of their land in Raposa Serra do Sol, in the Amazon Region. I hope its context can attract more support for our indigenous brothers. "VIRAMUNDO joins with other organizations, institutions, social movements, and personalities that fight for peace and social justice in this country in support of the aboriginal people communities Macuxi, Wapixana, Taurepang, Patamona and Infgarikó, that face apphrensive and wounded this moment of aggression against their constitutional rights and the international rules, due to the provisory decision made by the Brazilian Supreme Court suspending the removal of non-indians from their land. Such aggression, utterly proven for the images that run the world showing masked gunmen shooting against the indians in the Renascer community, deserves the highest repudiation of all people who understand that human rights should be real. Accordingly, we join with those who await the Supreme makes an endorsement of homologation decree of the aboriginal land "TERRA INDIGENA RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL", thus applying justice to whom justice is due: the First Nations. When I met for real the Tslail-Waututh's shaman Leonard George in Canada, I heard from him: "A time has come now in our age and area where we have to stop racism and discrimination. We have to open up new doors and treat each other with respect". An indigenous' face, he added, really has a nationality and it is the human being he or she keeps inside. Flavio Wittlin, MD director-president VIRAMUNDO (www.viramundo.org) made a document in support of the indigenous people who fight for assuring the homologation of their land in Raposa Serra do Sol, in the Amazon Region. I hope its context can attract more support for our indigenous brothers.

“VIRAMUNDO joins with other organizations, institutions, social movements, and personalities that fight for peace and social justice in this country in support of the aboriginal people communities Macuxi, Wapixana, Taurepang, Patamona and Infgarikó, that face apphrensive and wounded this moment of aggression against their constitutional rights and the international rules, due to the provisory decision made by the Brazilian Supreme Court suspending the removal of non-indians from their land. Such aggression, utterly proven for the images that run the world showing masked gunmen shooting against the indians in the Renascer community, deserves the highest repudiation of all people who understand that human rights should be real.

Accordingly, we join with those who await the Supreme makes an endorsement of homologation decree of the aboriginal land “TERRA INDIGENA RAPOSA SERRA DO SOL”, thus applying justice to whom justice is due: the First Nations.

When I met for real the Tslail-Waututh’s shaman Leonard George in Canada, I heard from him: “A time has come now in our age and area where we have to stop racism and discrimination. We have to open up new doors and treat each other with respect”. An indigenous’ face, he added, really has a nationality and it is the human being he or she keeps inside.

Flavio Wittlin, MD
director-president

]]> By: Ahni http://intercontinentalcry.org/hired-gunmen-in-brazil-shoot-and-injure-10-indigenous/#comment-2507 Ahni Thu, 08 May 2008 17:26:36 +0000 http://intercontinentalcry.org/?p=1730#comment-2507 I hate saying this, but, considering Brazil's track record it's probably because he is (and they are) "not indigenous." I hate saying this, but, considering Brazil’s track record it’s probably because he is (and they are) “not indigenous.”

]]> By: Indigenous peoples activist http://intercontinentalcry.org/hired-gunmen-in-brazil-shoot-and-injure-10-indigenous/#comment-2505 Indigenous peoples activist Thu, 08 May 2008 12:19:10 +0000 http://intercontinentalcry.org/?p=1730#comment-2505 This is terrible, thanks for reporting it. I can't believe that Brazil is standing by on this. I understand when it has to do with the oil or gas companies - or big agricultural companies as they have money to pay to keep the gov. silent. But why would they protect and illegal rice farmer? This is terrible, thanks for reporting it. I can’t believe that Brazil is standing by on this. I understand when it has to do with the oil or gas companies - or big agricultural companies as they have money to pay to keep the gov. silent. But why would they protect and illegal rice farmer?

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