Malaysia: Over 100 organizations demand timber giant withdraw SLAPP suit against Sarawak NGO
Resumen
Fecha comunicada: 4 Oct 2021
Ubicación: Malasia
Empresas
SamlingAfectado
Total de personas afectadas: Número desconocido
Grupo de inquietudes medioambientales: ( Número desconocido - Malasia - Sector desconocido , Gender not reported )Temas
Pueblos indígenas , Demandas: SLAPP , Defensores de los derechos humanos , Consulta previa, libre e informada , Derecho a la tierra/territorio , Evaluación de impactos , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , CertificationRespuesta
Respuesta buscada: Sí, por NGOs
Tipo de fuente: 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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