Saturday, September 20, 2008
Chile vs Mapuche
Chile denies right to travel to indigenous political leader Pascual Pichun. After releasing the Mapuche nation land rights activist from prison on trumped up anti-terrorism charges, Chilean officials seized Pichun's passport to prevent him from traveling to the European Forum last week, where he was to address the delegates in Switzerland about the abuse of civil and human rights by the Chilean state against its indigenous peoples. North American timber and mining corporations had asked for Chile's support in reconquering and raping Mapuche lands.
