Peru: mass grave found in Bagua, Parish Priest says

[struggle4progress]

8 June, 2009
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

The Parish priest of Bagua, Casinaldo Ramos, informed RadioProgramas del Perú (RPP) that a mass grave has been found containing the bodies of native peoples, close to an area known as El Reposo.

“The number of corpses is yet to be determined” he said.

He also stated that the parish is registering native peoples distributed throughout Bagua Grande (some 700 have been registered so far), and will help them return to their communities.

Priest Ramos, from Chachapoyas explained that the register is likely to be much higher, and that the Catholic Church has decided to undertake this task due to local people feeling “very afraid” and believing they will be attacked by the police at any time ...

http://www.livinginperu.com/news/9286

More information and background in this DU thread:

12 self-immolate in bizarre ritual in Peru (set themselves on fire)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=210631&mesg_id=210631

[truedelphi]

1. It is time to call up the favors.

Barack, and Hillary, are you looking into this!?!

We need to have the CHANGE and HOPE promised, not just to us Americans but to the entire world.

No more killing of indigenous people ever.