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Saturday, 24 October 2009 13:19
Children Of The Mapuche People Complain Of Police Aggression In Temucuicui, Issues Public Statement
Translated from Spanish, Original Below
Children of the Mapuche made a statement in condemnation of the repression that took place on 16 October that killed seven children injured by pellet impacts.
The attack happened in the raid that police made a school located in the Temucuicui community.
Children require the United Nations Fund for Children UNICEF demonstrate against the outrage and respecting the Universal Declaration on the Rights of the Child.
Statement
Through this statement Mapuche children, we express our concern and condemnation, to the events raised in Temuco on 16 October this year, where seven children were injured by Mapuche impact of shot after a police raid on a school located Temucuicui the community.
We believe that Mapuche children, we are also children, and therefore our rights must be respected. Estosson universally recognized by Declaration on the Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 November 1959 in one of its principles states:
The child must be protected from practices which may foster racial, religious or other reasons. Must be educated in a spirit of understanding, tolerance, friendship among peoples, peace and universal brotherhood, and in full awareness that he must devote his energy and talents to serve their fellowmen.
Upholding these principles ask UNICEF:
1.- Why in the Mapuche communities are not respecting the rights of children?
2.- Why no instance protects, or manifests against violence being suffered by the Mapuche children, specifically in the Temucuicui community?
3.- Why is shooting Mapuche children, violating a basic fundamental right, which is the RIGHT TO LIFE?
4.- Why is acting in a discriminatory manner against Mapuche children?
As children we deeply regret that Mapuche children, are attacked without mercy. Mapuche children are also entitled to live in a harmonious environment where safeguard your physical and psychological integrity.
We urge UNICEF, which is the United Nations Fund for Children, which aims to promote the protection of the Rights of Children, who publicly through a public statement of rejection and condemnation against this type of abuses, it also makes a mass of information so that its 155 member countries are witnessing the injustices that Mapuche children live.
As children Mapuche interests us greatly that the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, more than words, and that is enforced in full and practice these principles. Right to life, equality, tolerance, non discrimination and brotherhood among peoples.
We demand a prompt and urgent delivery of part of your body, to manifest to these very serious events occurring in Mapuche communities, and also make a clarion call to the institutions with which they work; government, civil society, churches, international institutions, world-renowned personalities and millions of volunteers who are responsible for protecting children's rights. Ask yourself UNICEF to be present in comunidadades.
Out of respect for the rights of Mapuche children.
No more raids, or shot Mapuche children.
Spanish Original
Niños del pueblo Mapuche efectuaron una declaración en repudio a la represión ocurrida el 16 de octubre y que dejó un saldo de siete niños heridos por impactos de perdigones.
La agresión ocurrió en el allanamiento que hicieron carabineros a una escuela ubicada en la comunidad de Temucuicui.
Los niños exigen al Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia UNICEF manifestarse frente al atropello y se respete la Declaración Universal de los Derechos del Niño.
Declaración
A través de esta declaración los niños mapuche, manifestamos nuestra preocupación y repudio, ante los acontecimientos suscitados en Temuco, el 16 octubre del presente año, donde siete niños mapuche resultaron heridos por impacto de perdigones luego de un allanamiento efectuado por carabineros a una escuela ubicada en la comunidad de Temucuicui.
Consideramos que los niños mapuches, también somos niños, y por lo tanto nuestros derechos deben ser respetados. Estosson reconocidos universalmente, a través de Declaración de los Derechos del Niño, aprobada por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas el 20 de noviembre de 1959 que en uno de sus principios dice:
El niño debe ser protegido contra las prácticas que puedan fomentar la discriminación racial, religiosa o de cualquier otra índole. Debe ser educado en un espíritu de comprensión, tolerancia, amistad entre los pueblos, paz y fraternidad universal, y con plena conciencia de que debe consagrar sus energías y aptitudes al servicio de sus semejantes.
Avalándonos en éstos principios preguntamos a la UNICEF:
1.- ¿Por qué en las comunidades mapuches no se están respetando los derechos del niño?
2.- ¿Por qué ninguna instancia protege, ni se manifiesta frente a la violencia que están sufriendo los niños mapuches, específicamente en la comunidad de Temucuicui?
3.- ¿Por qué se está disparando a los niños mapuches, violando un derecho fundamental básico, que es el DERECHO A LA VIDA?
4.-¿ Por qué se actúa en forma discriminatoria en contra de los niños mapuche?
Como niños mapuches lamentamos profundamente que los niños, sean agredidos sin compasión. Los niños mapuches también tienen derecho a vivir en un ambiente armónico, donde se resguarde su integridad física y sicológica.
Exigimos a la UNICEF, que es el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia, cuya finalidad es promover la protección de los Derechos de los Niños, que se manifieste públicamente a través de una declaración pública, de rechazo y repudio frente a éste tipo de atropellos, a sí también haga masiva la información, para que sus 155 países miembros sean testigos de las injusticias que viven los niños mapuche.
Como niños mapuche, nos interesa de sobremanera que la DECLARACIÓN UNIVERSAL DE LOS DERECHOS DEL NIÑO, sean más que palabras, y que se haga valer en plenitud y en la práctica éstos principios. Derecho a la vida, igualdad, tolerancia, a la no discriminación y a la fraternidad entre los pueblos.
Exigimos un pronto y urgente pronunciamiento de parte de vuestra instancia, para que se manifieste ante éstos gravísimos hechos que están ocurriendo en comunidades mapuche, y que además haga un llamado de atención a las instituciones con la cual trabaja; gobierno, sociedad civil, iglesias, instituciones internacionales, personalidades de fama mundial y millones de voluntarios, que se encargan de proteger los derechos del niño. A si mismo solicitamos a la UNICEF hacerse presente en las comunidadades.
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