Molleturo STATUS OF WOMEN IN SOCIALIZATION AFTER REJECTION OF THE WHITE RIVER MINE PROJECT
Moment when you leave the room the Vestry to protest alleged socialization of Río Blanco mining project
Protesters outside the Vestry of Molleturo
On the morning of yesterday was a peaceful demonstration to protest the call by the President of the Vestry of socialization Molleturo a project called White River IMC mining. People in the communities reached the Vestry to express their outrage at this alleged hoax to socialize the mining project when you have not done anything against the illegal and illegitimate concessions have this company, which has not been applied Mining Mandate. That is why they demanded that officials of the Ministry of Environment and Secretariat of Peoples, which would "socialize", retire and then left the room.
The protesters remained outside the Vestry where he became a public meeting and several colleagues reported with concern the presence of an individual with a cell phone I took pictures, and when one of them asked why reason was photographed, the subject responded: "Fuck me old bitch."
After the rally is over, the central plaza, a pro-mining insulted Lina Solano Ortiz, who was together with other partners of the Front of Women Defending Pachamama. When passing the guy said: "A bite like that bitch ass."
But this is not the worst. More or less at 4 and a half ago a police patrol arrived from Cuenca to the White House companion Gerardina Gutama Gutama. The companion was not at that time at home and the police talked with their children and said that it had sought an alleged claim that a young man (who is presumed that he was in the meeting taking pictures with cell phone) was allegedly beaten and kidnapped and that that sought to partner.
denounce this situation of violence against women is generating in Molleturo and against Defenders Front members of the Pachamama, trying to involve them in supposed facts that are completely unknown. We recall that we have previously reported several cases of colleagues who have been threatened by mines in the area and have even been physically assaulted by the pro-mining have been mistreated by the security forces, arbitrary arrests, prosecution and other violations of human rights by the persecution by the government and the state.
What is admirable is how the police are paid to attend calls from pro-mining. Is how much power they have to move immediately to the police directly from Cuenca to chase partners.
This is not just another dirty trick seeking to intimidate women who courageously are demanding for their rights in Molleturo, and yet remain firm in resisting.
CONCERN ABOUT WOMEN IN MOLLETURO
Yesterday morning there was a peaceful demonstration to protest against the possible socialization of the Rio Blanco project of the IMC mining company. It is the President of the Provincial Board of Molleturo who wants this project to be socialized. People from different communities went to the Provincial Board Headquarters to express their anger about this humbug: they want to socialize the mining project but they have not done anything against the illegal, illegitimate concessions the IMC mining company has been granted and, on the other hand, the Mining Law has not been enforced. That is why the protesters asked the civil servants of the Ministry of Environment and of the Secretariat of Peoples who were due to carry out the "socialization” to leave. Then the protesters left the room.
The protesters remained outside the Provincial Board Headquarters, where a public meeting was held, and several women comrades reported, with concern, the presence of a person who took pictures with a mobile phone; when one of the women asked why he was taking pictures, the man answered, "Fuck me, old bitch."
Once the demonstration in the main square was over, a pro-mining person insulted Lina Solano Ortiz, who was there with other members of The Women Defenders of the Pachamama Front. When passing in front of them, the guy said, "I would like to bite this bitch’s ass."
But this is not the worst. At about 4:30 p.m., a police patrol from Cuenca got to comrade Blanca Gerardina Gutama Gutama’s home. She was not in at that time and the policemen talked to her children and said that they were looking for her because there had been an accusation against her, because a young man ( presumably the one who was at the meeting taking pictures with his mobile phone) had been beaten and kidnapped.
We want to denounce this situation of violence against women in Molleturo and against the members of The Women Defenders of the Pachamama Front. These women find themselves involved in incidents they know nothing about. We also want to recall that we have previously reported several cases of comrades who have been threatened by miners of the area and who have even been physically assaulted by pro-mining men, have been mistreated by the security forces, have been arbitrarily arrested, have been prosecuted and have undergone other violations of Human Rights carried out by the government and the state.
It’s amazing how the police are ready to attend calls from pro-mining people. Those pro-mining people must be really powerful since the police immediately come from Cuenca to persecute women comrades .
This is just another dirty trick. They are trying to intimidate those women who are courageously fighting for their rights in Molleturo, and who remain firm in resisting.
