tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723462551217564756.post6355623860235131993..comments2024-01-06T09:07:35.371+00:00Comments on Malarkey en Perú: The Peru Support Group is organising a public meeting on: ‘The Outcomes of Bagua: The Peruvian Amazon One Year on from the Violence’Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723462551217564756.post-53880791898949206602010-07-28T17:07:09.212+01:002010-07-28T17:07:09.212+01:00There were definitely more then 33 people dead. Th...There were definitely more then 33 people dead. There are videos of the army loading people in black bags to helicopters and dumping them in the river. Also it is a bit hard to believe that the army, police and special forces were there all together and with two helicopters and many tanks and there were more of them dead then of the un-armed indigenous. <br /><br />Amnesty International was supposed to fund a survey in the indigenous communities to figure out how many people had actualy disapeared but didnt at the last minute.<br /><br />This story is definitely not over, the Ley de la Selva was retracted but is having a big come-back scattered in many different laws. <br />The communities do not feel that there was any real intent of the government to look for justice.<br /><br />NogaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723462551217564756.post-91934587520820930362010-07-05T18:05:31.077+01:002010-07-05T18:05:31.077+01:00The numbers are the official numbers from defensor...The numbers are the official numbers from defensoría del pueblo. They sure have been disputed. Read more athttp://www.amazonwatch.org/newsroom/view_news.php?id=1840 and elsewhere on the internet if you like.<br />Nevertheless the numbers are not important. What is important is that it never happens again. Therefore it should not be forgotten. <br /><br />P.S. members of the Peruvian consulate would hardly dispute any official figures. They represent the Peruvian government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723462551217564756.post-63846549298053919402010-07-05T13:58:16.750+01:002010-07-05T13:58:16.750+01:00Thanks for your comments. I do not think the figur...Thanks for your comments. I do not think the figures are disputed. Members of the Peru consulate at the meeting did not dispute them. I suspect there is a lot of pressure to obscure the reality here. Go to the peru support Group website for a more comprehensive explanation.malarkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03161927888534038588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4723462551217564756.post-9754308318187611012010-07-05T12:14:30.189+01:002010-07-05T12:14:30.189+01:00What are your sources for the casualty figures? As...What are your sources for the casualty figures? As far as I have understood there are different versions.<br /><br />I sure hope this event and controversy does not keep sinking further into oblivion, but it undoubtedly seems like that is its fate... <br /><br />Peruvian collective memory and the manipulative skills of Peruvian officials are not enviable. <br /><br />You have done a good thing writing about this. Just keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com