Malaysia: Over 100 organizations demand timber giant withdraw SLAPP suit against Sarawak NGO
摘要
日期: 2021年10月4日
地點: 馬來西亞
企業
Samling受影響的
受影響的總人數: 數字未知
環境問題小組: ( 數字未知 - 馬來西亞 - 未知行业 , Gender not reported )議題
土著人 , 訴訟：針對公眾參與的策略性訴訟 , 人權維護人士 , 自由、事先與知情同意 , 土地權 , 影響評估 , Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Certification回應
已邀請回應：是，由NGOs
資訊來源: 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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