Twelve indigenous people leaders in the Argentine province of Chaco are in a hunger strike at the Government house in that province. The strikers are being kept in a dark room, under extreme security measures. The indigenous people are asking that the government investigate the sale of the land where they lived to large companies. After fifteen days in a hunger strike, many of the strikers are in precarious health conditions. Meanwhile a large group of indigenous people have camped out at the May 25th plaza in solidarity with the demands.
The Press has been kept at bay from the strikers.
You can write to the Gobernor of Chaco asking that the strikers be treated humanely, that they be given access to their family members and that the issue of the sale of their lands be investigated at:
Dr. Dn. Roy Abelardo Nikisch
Governor
Marcelo T. Alvear 151 - 1er Piso - Edificio “A”
(3500) Resistencia - Chaco -
Tel. (03722) 432786 - 448002 Fax (03722) 434202
E-mail: gobernador.chaco@ecomchaco.com.ar
www.chaco.gov.ar