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S. E. Ollanta Humala
Presidente de la República del Perú
Palacio de Gobierno
Plaza de Armas
Lima 1
Peru

February 03, 2012

Dear President Humala

I am deeply disturbed at the violence in northern Peru that has resulted in so many deaths.

As you know, the indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon have been protesting peacefully for months at the way their lands have been opened up to outsiders without their consent.

Under both Peruvian and international law, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon have the right to the ownership of their traditional lands, and development should not take place there without their consent.

Your government has ridden roughshod over this right.

I urge you to investigate the tragic events of June 5th independently and impartially and to respect Peru's indigenous peoples as the legal owners of their traditional territories. Peru's government must act in accordance with the ILO Convention 169, which it has signed, and the UN Declaration of Indigenous Peoples' Rights.

I also urge you to drop the charges against Peru's indigenous leaders and engage in fair and meaningful talks with them.

Yours sincerely,

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