Malaysia: Over 100 organizations demand timber giant withdraw SLAPP suit against Sarawak NGO
要約
Date Reported: 2021年10月4日
場所: マレーシア
企業
Samling関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
環境保護団体: ( Number unknown - マレーシア - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )課題
先住民族 , 訴訟: SLAPPs , 人権擁護団体 , 自由意志に基づく事前のインフォームド・コンセント , 土地所有権 , インパクトアセスメント , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Certification回答
Response sought: Yes, by NGOs
情報源のタイプ: Open letter
'Sign-on letter to Samling: #StopTheSlapp', September 2021
[Over 100] organisations ask that Samling withdraw its legal suit against SAVE Rivers and its board members, and provide the communities of Samling’s Gerenai and Ravenscourt concessions in Sarawak with all of the environmental and social impact assessments conducted for the certification, including the High Conservation Value assessment.
The suit claims SAVE Rivers made defamatory statements about the company in several press releases throughout 2020 and 2021. We believe this suit is strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP), and is part of a growing international trend of silencing human rights and environmental defenders...
[The organisations] urge Samling to drop the SLAPP suit against SAVE Rivers and its directors, to release all relevant project documentation, and to engage in meaningful consultations with local communities about their lands.
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