{"id":38185,"date":"2023-09-28T19:30:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=38185"},"modified":"2023-10-23T14:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:07:54","slug":"un-arara-people-denounce-invasion-and-deforestation-on-their-territory","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/un-arara-people-denounce-invasion-and-deforestation-on-their-territory\/","title":"UN: Arara People denounce invasion and deforestation on their territory","content":"

On Thursday (28), during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Conectas, Instituto Ma\u00edra and the Indigenous Association of the Arara People of Cachoeira Seca \u2013 KOWIT – denounced violations of indigenous rights in Brazil, particularly the situation facing the people of the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the Council, Tymbektodem Arara, president of the Kowit Association in Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory, called for the indigenous people\u00b4s land and lives to be respected. In his speech, he said that demarcation of the Arara People\u00b4s territory took place in 2016, thirty years after their first contact with non-indigenous people. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays, we are fighting to remove over 2 thousand invaders, the consequence of the installation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant. These impacts mean our territory is among those that most suffer from deforestation in Brazil\u201d, the president said. The organisations requested the effort of the international community in the deoccupation of the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, the organisations launched a report \u201c<\/span>Lives in territories under pressure: the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Paiter Suru\u00ed and Arara peoples<\/span><\/a>\u201d. The document outlines the challenges, resistance and protection strategies of the indigenous peoples. <\/span><\/p>\n

Watch the full speech here:<\/strong><\/h2>\n