Letter to be sent to Embassies

The document is a template letter calling for an urgent, transparent investigation into the June 5 disappearance and murder of indigenist activist Bruno Araújo Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips in the Vale do Javari indigenous territory. It highlights the high risk faced by human rights and environmental defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically noting the ongoing threats to the Union of Indigenous Organisations of Vale do Javari (UNIVAJA) and the 2019 assassination of Maxciel Pereira dos Santos. The letter requests that embassies push Brazilian authorities to find the perpetrators, punish those trespassing on indigenous lands, and guarantee the rights to territory and self-determination for indigenous peoples in Brazil.

• On June 5, Brazilian indigenist activist Bruno Araújo Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips disappeared and were subsequently murdered in the Vale do Javari indigenous territory in the state of Amazonas while working with the Union of Indigenous Organisations of Vale do Javari (UNIVAJA).
• The region of Latin America and the Caribbean is identified as high risk for those defending human rights and protecting territories, with specific mention of permanent tension and threats against UNIVAJA and the 2019 murder of indigenist Maxciel Pereira dos Santos.
• The document demands that the Brazilian State conduct transparent investigations monitored by international human rights authorities to find the material and intellectual authors of the crimes, punish those trespassing on the Vale do Javari territory, and guarantee indigenous rights to self-determination and territory.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Letter to be sent to Embassies. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-be-sent-to-Embassies-1.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Letter to be sent to Embassies. n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-be-sent-to-Embassies-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalndletter, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Letter to be sent to Embassies}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Letter-to-be-sent-to-Embassies-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }