International Community Against the Militarization of Chile Please sign and circulate // texte disponbile en français, allemand, mapuche, espagnol ➥ suivre le lien //
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations from various cities around the world, demand the immediate demilitarization of Chile, and the resignation of Sebastian Piñera’s government in light of its total disinterest in offering a democratic, dignified and just solution to the demands of the Chilean people. The International Community declares that the government’s abandonment of its political and democratic responsibilities, and its initiation of a military campaign which threatens the human rights of an entire population, is unacceptable. The people of Chile have had enough of the violent oppression exerted by the neoliberal model that has dismantled their social rights.
We express our solidarity towards the peoples’ enlightened rebellion, who have risen against the political and economic regime that harms the country’s working class in myriad ways: the privatized APF social security system, the rising cost of public services including water and electricity, a harsh immigration law, the approval of TPP11, the sustained predation by extractivism, and the intensification of violence against women and indigenous peoples.
This is a message of concern for human lives. At this very this moment, Chile’s Police Force and Armed Forces are torturing, applying political and sexual violence and killing people at a nation-wide level. Official mass media are not broadcasting these events, and only alternative and international media, combined with widespread documentation by average citizens, are shouldering the responsibility of breaking the media siege to inform people of what is really going on.
We vigorously reject the application of the State’s Homeland Security Act and the declaration of a State of Emergency, both of which consider protesting Chilean citizens as terrorists. We urgently call upon all international media and international human rights organizations to immediately make themselves present in Chile.
¡Neither social nor political dialogue is possible while the military remains in the streets!
PIÑERA RESIGN NOW!
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY!!
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