Help the Sapara Peoples Protect Themselves From State Sponsored Intimidation and Violence

Gloria Received Her Camera – Photos and message coming soon

We ask you to kindly donate whatever amount you can to help support the safety of the Sapara community members.

Over the last few months Gloria has reported several home break-ins and an attempted abduction of one of the Association members while she was gardening. This follows on the heels of the death in highly suspect circumstances of her sister-in-law, Anacleta Dahua Cují.

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The United Nations,’ the International Community’s and the Government of Ecuador’s Responsibility to Protect the Sapara People from Genocide

The extreme vulnerability to extinction of the Sapara People has been compounded exponentially by the granting of oil concessions by the government of Ecuador to the Chinese oil companies Sipec and Andes Petroleum earlier this year, which merged with the Chinese conglomerate PetroOriental for blocks 79 and 83. The Sapara’s Peoples’ territory is in these blocks. According to the Los Angeles Times, “Experts and activists fear that the deal could destroy a pristine rainforest ecosystem and threaten unique, endangered cultures, including two isolated indigenous tribes”, [1] [the Tagaeri and the Taromenane]. READ MORE

WORKING PAPER ON THE SAPARA NATION, ITS HISTORY AND A GENOCIDE IN THE MAKING

DOCUMENTO DE TRABAJO SOBRE LA NACION SAPARA, SU HISTORIA Y UN GENOCIDIO EN CIERNES

Gloria Ushigua, President of the Sápara Women’s Association of Ecuador

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• Re-Visioning Our Relationship with the Earth: Lessons from ‘Rights of Nature and Systemic Change in Climate Solutions’

• Chart of Violations of the Sapara People’s Rights enshrined in International Human Rights Instruments, committed by the Government of Ecuador – September 2016

• Small tribe with a big voice vows to stop Chinese oil drilling in the Amazon

• Indigenous Women Resist Against Oil in Ecuador: “We Are Ready to Die For Our Rainforest”

• Ecuador to Sign Contracts for Two Controversial Amazonian Oil Blocks

• Ecuador Set To Sell One Third Of Pristine Rainforest To Chinese Oil Companies

• Indigenous groups claim they have not consented to oil projects, as politicians visit Beijing to publicize bidding process.

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ASOCIACION DE MUJERES SAPARA DEL ECUADOR ´´ ASHIÑWAKA´

Estimados señores reciban saludos cordiales desde Pastaza de parte de las mujeres sapara quienes estamos resistiendo ante la discriminación y amenazas violentas por parte de Pro petroleros y estado para  la explotación de los Bloque 79 y 83