Malaysia: Over 100 organizations demand timber giant withdraw SLAPP suit against Sarawak NGO
الملخص
Date Reported: 4 أكتوبر 2021
الموقع: ماليزيا
الشركات
Samlingالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
مجموعة مهتمة بقضايا البيئة: ( Number unknown - ماليزيا - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )القضايا
الشعوب الأصلية , الدعاوى القضائية: SLAPPs , المدافعون عن حقوق الإنسان , الموافقة الحرة المسبقة المستنيرة؛ الموافقة الحرة المسبقة عن علم , الحقوق في الأراضي , تقييم الأثر , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Certificationالرد
Response sought: Yes, by NGOs
نوع المصدر: Open letter
'Sign-on letter to Samling: #StopTheSlapp', September 2021
[Over 100] organisations ask that Samling withdraw its legal suit against SAVE Rivers and its board members, and provide the communities of Samling’s Gerenai and Ravenscourt concessions in Sarawak with all of the environmental and social impact assessments conducted for the certification, including the High Conservation Value assessment.
The suit claims SAVE Rivers made defamatory statements about the company in several press releases throughout 2020 and 2021. We believe this suit is strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP), and is part of a growing international trend of silencing human rights and environmental defenders...
[The organisations] urge Samling to drop the SLAPP suit against SAVE Rivers and its directors, to release all relevant project documentation, and to engage in meaningful consultations with local communities about their lands.
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