Human Rights Advocates Demand Justice for Indigenous Victims of Government Massacre in Peru; Corporations U.S. Held Accountable
19 June 2009 - 10:50pm
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by Jason Pramas
BOSTON/Bay Village - In response to the recent slaughter of indigenous activists who had been blocking highways in protest of recent government decrees that would have opened the Amazon rainforest to oil and mining companies - threatening their way of life - 25 human rights advocates from several local non-governmental organizations held a rally outside the Peruvian Consulate on Wednesday. At least 34 people were killed by elements of the Peruvian military on June 5 at blockades near the town of Bagua, Peru.
