Chile: Police continue evictions of occupied land on Easter Islands

Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 20:17 UTC

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More than 100 Police Special Forces violently evicted Rapa Nui indigenous groups from the Government Plaza in the center of Hanga Roa over the holidays, causing injuries to at least nine people, three of them serious. Read full article

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xbarilox
“The Chilean policy on Rapa Nui issues needs to be reformed,” said Armstrong Wiggins, director of the Center’s Washington, D.C. office. “It is time for Chile to observe international human rights standards and to avoid solutions by force.”By Reason or Force- National motto of Chile.
Jan 03rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Sergio Vega
Isla de Pascua is Chilean territory, not rapa nui territory....first !!! All the Chilean territory is under the Chilean territory and all this little groups of conspirators (NGO´s cited) please take care what is happening with the indigenous people inside the USA borders first, then outside....
When some people use the violence to claim their rights will receive the same from the authotity wich is ordered to keep the order within the whole territory of the republic, where live just one class of chileans independent from their ascendets....
Jan 03rd, 2011 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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xbarilox
Are you the same Sergio Vega who was criticizing Argentinian people who wanted the goverment to use the force against those people in Argentina who were taking lands? And now you justify the use of violence against the indigenous people of Rapa Nui? What a flipping pancake you are Sergio Vega haha
Jan 03rd, 2011 - 11:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Cadfael
The RG disease is spreading!!
Jan 04th, 2011 - 04:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Y Draig Goch
xbarilox is just an angry little man
Jan 06th, 2011 - 01:24 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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