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8 Fev 2011

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Cultural Survival

Violent Evictions Continue on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

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Chilean forces continue to target peaceful Rapa Nui individuals, including unarmed women and children occupying their ancestral land. Over the past five months, Rapa Nui clan members have been peacefully reclaiming their ancestral territories. There is now overwhelming military force on the island. The most recent eviction was carried out on February 6, 2011 by Chilean armed forces. Members of the Hito clan, who for weeks were occupying the Hanga Roa Hotel which sits on their ancestral lands, were arrested...Many clan members have been injured as a result of the recent evictions...On October 3, 2010, the Rapa Nui people filed a request for "precautionary measures" from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to stop the violent evictions. This week Commission granted precautionary measures to immediately stop the violent use of armed forces and to launch an investigation...