Date of publication
Jan. 15, 2016
Document Reference #

CHL 1/2016

Publishing Organization
Communications send by Special Procedures on violations related to protected areas
Document Type
Communications
Country
Chile
Protected Area Reference
Relevant paragraphs, or extracts

Communications sent by the Special Rapporteur indigenous peoples concerning Allegations of violations of rights of members of the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, including arrests of Rapa Nui leaders and improper search and closure of Rapa Nui Parliament offices. According to the information received, the alleged facts are related to the rights of the Rapa Nui over their lands, territories and resources, including the ceremonial and ancestral sites now included in the Rapa Nui National Park. Allegations of lack of effectiveness of the process of the working commissions and the agreements adopted that have failed to establish a climate of dialogue and good faith, following allegations about the arrests of Rapa Nui representatives and investigations and searches of some of their organizations. (unofficial translation).