THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT VIOLATES HUMAN RIGHTS TO HOLD PRISONERS MAPUCHE SEVERAL MINOR . POLITICAL PRISONERS OF A NEW ETHNIC THREATEN HUNGER STRIKE AGAINST TERRORISM ACT OF PINOCHET
Minors Mapuche prisoners were interviewed in prison in Chol Chol. The interview, broadcast by the Association Mapuche Kilapan on Wednesday, November 24 was conducted by Julieta Vargas, a researcher at the Foundation for Support of Children Unprotected
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Luis, Cristian, Joseph, would like to know in his voice about the situation they face.
- Childbirth me. My name is Cristian Alexis Cayupan LofMuko Morales and I am from. I've been here more than 11 months awaiting trial preparation, which is suspended over and over again. I have my dad ill a few years ago with terminal cancer and I hate being away from él.Yo I think they have committed many injustices against us children, minors. For example, when I was arrested I was tortured, threatened me with my family saying they were going to do damage. I was beaten, tortured psychologically and physically.
- Childbirth me. My name is Cristian Alexis Cayupan LofMuko Morales and I am from. I've been here more than 11 months awaiting trial preparation, which is suspended over and over again. I have my dad ill a few years ago with terminal cancer and I hate being away from él.Yo I think they have committed many injustices against us children, minors. For example, when I was arrested I was tortured, threatened me with my family saying they were going to do damage. I was beaten, tortured psychologically and physically.
Here time passes so sad, very sad is happening here. Despite everything we've done, writing, and a hunger strike, still here. For here we resisting as we can because most can not do: we're here, we already have them and have to fight just with our strength, our mind and ask the support people who read this. We want to tell him of the injustice done to the Mapuche children, with the Mapuche people, and we do not want the same thing happens to you my brother, my son, his grandchildren.
- What is happening today is, Cristian, for your community?
- In my community there is no longer young, are mothers, grandmothers, young children. Are those who are staying and continue to repress, still looking for more children to trick and show him to extract information threats.
- What is happening today is, Cristian, for your community?
- In my community there is no longer young, are mothers, grandmothers, young children. Are those who are staying and continue to repress, still looking for more children to trick and show him to extract information threats.
- What sort of cheating children living in communities today?
- Children guys give away things, bring them toys, they bring cookies, cakes, and ask them things, they will visit a school and if they get caught on the street, interrogate and threaten.
-A nearly two months of the end of the hunger strike, what do you get it clear?
- Children guys give away things, bring them toys, they bring cookies, cakes, and ask them things, they will visit a school and if they get caught on the street, interrogate and threaten.
-A nearly two months of the end of the hunger strike, what do you get it clear?
- I did not strike because my dad is sick and we have economic problems. But I find it unfair that we were to get young people to strike hungry to get some things, but hardly get anything. He had to risk the lives of adults and children.
-Luis, could you talk about yourself and explain your situation?
- Yes My name is Luis and I'm Marileo Manichaean community Guiñón Chief Joseph of the town of Ercilla. I already am going to serve seven months in this lugar.Yo see that injustice has been committed against us has been great because they have not respected our rights in any way.
We have removed from our schools, we have isolated our families, we have tortured, we are accused of terrorism, which are not, and we are prisoners here. Remember the Leonardo Quijón partner also came a day here, injured his leg and was about six months. He managed to prove his innocence at the trial, but no one took responsibility for the six months he was held prisoner, all the psychological damage caused and is causing us to us as well. The truth is that it is irreparable because they keep us prisoners when we know that no country has been accused of terrorist to a minor. Why us yes? I was a participant in the hunger strike. I spent 42 days without trying alimento.El government has told us that we took the Terrorism Act, but when we ask for relief, not give them because they did change the law has not been true, has not been complete. The government has misled the children and youth because we accused of being terrorists and we do not want to accuse us of libertad.A protected witnesses who say false things. They have no certainty that we have participated in the events. In fact, we are here because a witness, who nobody knows, happened to say that we were guilty.
I tell you we've never been involved in violence, we are estudiantes.Yo was in the middle third and worked at the Lyceum to study. Last year, I was not even a week and I went to look there, and I could not come back. Nobody cares about all the effort made by my mom, my family so I could study. The government does not respect our right to study and be with family, we have not been complied with anything.
"You who were on hunger strike, what things were achieved?
-Luis, could you talk about yourself and explain your situation?
- Yes My name is Luis and I'm Marileo Manichaean community Guiñón Chief Joseph of the town of Ercilla. I already am going to serve seven months in this lugar.Yo see that injustice has been committed against us has been great because they have not respected our rights in any way.
We have removed from our schools, we have isolated our families, we have tortured, we are accused of terrorism, which are not, and we are prisoners here. Remember the Leonardo Quijón partner also came a day here, injured his leg and was about six months. He managed to prove his innocence at the trial, but no one took responsibility for the six months he was held prisoner, all the psychological damage caused and is causing us to us as well. The truth is that it is irreparable because they keep us prisoners when we know that no country has been accused of terrorist to a minor. Why us yes? I was a participant in the hunger strike. I spent 42 days without trying alimento.El government has told us that we took the Terrorism Act, but when we ask for relief, not give them because they did change the law has not been true, has not been complete. The government has misled the children and youth because we accused of being terrorists and we do not want to accuse us of libertad.A protected witnesses who say false things. They have no certainty that we have participated in the events. In fact, we are here because a witness, who nobody knows, happened to say that we were guilty.
I tell you we've never been involved in violence, we are estudiantes.Yo was in the middle third and worked at the Lyceum to study. Last year, I was not even a week and I went to look there, and I could not come back. Nobody cares about all the effort made by my mom, my family so I could study. The government does not respect our right to study and be with family, we have not been complied with anything.
"You who were on hunger strike, what things were achieved?
- My impression is that some things have changed, there are others that are the same as what he said Cristian about which we still apply the law to the menores.En my case, my dad asked for injunctive relief and even won two judges who voted in favor and a judge who voted against my freedom, the end was not because, as Terrorism Bill was, had to be the three in favor.
-José, can you tell us about yourself and why you are admitted to this hospital?
- I'm here because I am accused of being a terrorist for being Mapuche. I'm here to think differently, because my culture is different, because my thinking is different, because I am from a community that is in conflict, a place where the Chilean government has a conflict with communities because it does not return the land. Since I am a child, my community has been repressed by the state . I'm a prisoner here because there was no one else to stop in communities. For all adults are detained, they are now arresting children. We are holding Nose to us and then who will be caught. Since no one is exempt in the communities, only adult women, the elderly, they salvan.Nosotros months here and we have for long pause again for weary months because the change they made to the Act are not met, no We served it to us. They told us that we were not going to accuse more than terrorists, but we are still named as terrorists. We do not precautionary play, nothing, no rights we have accomplished.
I also did strike, thinking, thinking that at some point would solve everything. I lowered my hunger strike because my family was worried, also got in the government believe that at one point said that everything was solved. In the end it was all false, we were duped again, we were deceived by false words, they said that we had removed the Terrorism Act, but we like, we're still here and perhaps we'll be here much longer detention.
- What message would you give young Mapuche who are not, and they will read their words?
- My message is do not be alarmed do not be alarmed that the prison is not going to silence our people. This is a struggle and we must achieve it, do not be scared because we are young encarcelando.A ask them to support us from outside, to support us in one way or another, to all apoyen.Yo we want to convey this to the Youth: support us, we nevertheless continue what we are going strong. Maybe because today Mapuche torture us, haunt us, but certainly not going to give up. Hopefully those people who are sitting at home doing something for us, that children who are out does not happen as well as to nosotros.Yo I ask you to help us get our freedom and to help us that kids like us who do not same thing happen to his family does not suffer the same as our family is suffering. Help us not to re-commit these injustices, this torture, these delusions to children, such persecution not let them live as children: the rights that every child should have, (to be with his family, to study to achieve something of your life). I ask all those people help and support. Aguantaremos.Nosotros Here we do not want what happened to us happening to our brothers our children, or anyone in our blood, which is Mapuche .
-José, can you tell us about yourself and why you are admitted to this hospital?
- I'm here because I am accused of being a terrorist for being Mapuche. I'm here to think differently, because my culture is different, because my thinking is different, because I am from a community that is in conflict, a place where the Chilean government has a conflict with communities because it does not return the land. Since I am a child, my community has been repressed by the state . I'm a prisoner here because there was no one else to stop in communities. For all adults are detained, they are now arresting children. We are holding Nose to us and then who will be caught. Since no one is exempt in the communities, only adult women, the elderly, they salvan.Nosotros months here and we have for long pause again for weary months because the change they made to the Act are not met, no We served it to us. They told us that we were not going to accuse more than terrorists, but we are still named as terrorists. We do not precautionary play, nothing, no rights we have accomplished.
I also did strike, thinking, thinking that at some point would solve everything. I lowered my hunger strike because my family was worried, also got in the government believe that at one point said that everything was solved. In the end it was all false, we were duped again, we were deceived by false words, they said that we had removed the Terrorism Act, but we like, we're still here and perhaps we'll be here much longer detention.
- What message would you give young Mapuche who are not, and they will read their words?
- My message is do not be alarmed do not be alarmed that the prison is not going to silence our people. This is a struggle and we must achieve it, do not be scared because we are young encarcelando.A ask them to support us from outside, to support us in one way or another, to all apoyen.Yo we want to convey this to the Youth: support us, we nevertheless continue what we are going strong. Maybe because today Mapuche torture us, haunt us, but certainly not going to give up. Hopefully those people who are sitting at home doing something for us, that children who are out does not happen as well as to nosotros.Yo I ask you to help us get our freedom and to help us that kids like us who do not same thing happen to his family does not suffer the same as our family is suffering. Help us not to re-commit these injustices, this torture, these delusions to children, such persecution not let them live as children: the rights that every child should have, (to be with his family, to study to achieve something of your life). I ask all those people help and support. Aguantaremos.Nosotros Here we do not want what happened to us happening to our brothers our children, or anyone in our blood, which is Mapuche .
resume the Mapuche hunger strike
The 17 indigenous Mapuche channeled under the Chilean Law antiterrotista, dating from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet , announced Tuesday that will reactivate the hunger strike to demand fair trials. The villagers await an official response to proceed with their peaceful protest.
According to spokesmen and family members of the community members at a hearing held this Tuesday, the Chilean Attorney faceless witnesses used by the video conferencing system and a voice-distorting mechanism, which caused the indignation of the accused.
The testimony against the Mapuche was considered by the defense as crude and thereupon the defendants, this protest, they withdrew to their cells.
considered view of the rigged trial, the detainees were determined to continue with the fast had been involved in until last October, over 80 days, whereby they asked the Chilean courts a fair trial.
The villagers believe that the Chilean government has given no response any of the three requests as being vital to the process to safeguard their rights. The Mapuche ask again that if judges are disqualified for having tried previously to one of the accused, the Prosecutor downgraded their crimes from being regarded as terrorists before trial, and finally that the Public Ministry not can use protected witnesses, as happened on Tuesday morning
The Mapuche prosecuted
expect official letter Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Cristian Larroulet , which reflect the official position of the government of President Sebastián Piñera to the demands of the commoners. The letter is also the result of the mediation efforts between the Mapuche and the Chilean Executive by Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati , Archbishop of Concepción (city of southwest) .
considered view of the rigged trial, the detainees were determined to continue with the fast had been involved in until last October, over 80 days, whereby they asked the Chilean courts a fair trial.
The villagers believe that the Chilean government has given no response any of the three requests as being vital to the process to safeguard their rights. The Mapuche ask again that if judges are disqualified for having tried previously to one of the accused, the Prosecutor downgraded their crimes from being regarded as terrorists before trial, and finally that the Public Ministry not can use protected witnesses, as happened on Tuesday morning
The Mapuche prosecuted
expect official letter Minister Secretary General of the Presidency, Cristian Larroulet , which reflect the official position of the government of President Sebastián Piñera to the demands of the commoners. The letter is also the result of the mediation efforts between the Mapuche and the Chilean Executive by Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati , Archbishop of Concepción (city of southwest) .
Reiman Juana, mother of one of the Mapuche political prisoners, said the decision to take the villagers is imminent in view of which are still used to faceless witnesses in trials against the commoners, as occurred in recent days Cañete.
"The undercover witnesses remain. Negotiations with the Government wrong. Has not fulfilled all the promises and they want to resume the strike. They are not criminals or terrorists. They have families and are thrown away because they are convicted of crimes they have committed " , her mother said.
From Temucuicui community, the werken (messenger Mapuche) Jorge Huenchullán said the protests would resume only in Concepción, while in other prisons in the south will remain commoners alert, they do not see progress on the promise of the Executive. Huenchullán explains that in the case of re- condemnation of terrorist crime criminal offense "no commitments have materialized. Here the situation is that the brothers point calling for the reclassification of offenses. The Public Prosecutor has to change the charges, ie, should be prosecuted for common crimes and that has not materialized. "
From the Government as the Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter , expressed disagreement with the idea: "I hope no one resume the hunger strike. The truth is that everything that is committed is fulfilled and, therefore, feel that there is no reason. We must look to the future and we have been talking very well with indigenous peoples and I think we have very good news on the subject "he said.
Earlier, the Archbishop of Concepción , newly elected president of the Episcopal Conference, Ricardo Ezzati had warned that the Mapuche could take up the measure, which he intervened to put down the 34 villagers who remained in a prolonged hunger strike until October.
On that occasion, the Government undertook to remove the terrorism charges brought against the detainees. However, prosecutors refused to do so in the case of the attack on tax Elgueta. In addition, the Executive had announced the end of the covert use of witnesses and other measures taken within the framework of implementing the present Anti-Terrorism Act .
(Sources: Agrupación Mapuche Kilapan,
teleSUR-Prensa Latina-The Third-Radio Bio-Bio and Radio Cooperativa)
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