{"id":28738,"date":"2020-02-06T11:38:38","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T16:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=28738"},"modified":"2020-02-06T17:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T22:35:45","slug":"greenpeace-condemns-rcmp-raid-on-wetsuweten-camps-and-calls-on-trudeau-and-horgan-to-engage-in-peaceful-talks-with-hereditary-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/press-release\/28738\/greenpeace-condemns-rcmp-raid-on-wetsuweten-camps-and-calls-on-trudeau-and-horgan-to-engage-in-peaceful-talks-with-hereditary-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"RCMP \u00a9 Jerome Turner<\/div>” class=”wp-image-28741″\/>
RCMP vehicles on Wet’suwet’en territory
\u00a9 Jerome Turner<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n\n

February 6th, 2020
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Greenpeace condemns RCMP raid on Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en camps and calls on Trudeau and Horgan to engage in peaceful talks with hereditary chiefs <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Vancouver – In reaction to the raid by RCMP tactical units on Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en camps shortly before 5:00 am PST this morning, Christy Ferguson, Executive Director of Greenpeace Canada said: <\/p>\n\n

\u201cGreenpeace condemns the violation of human rights underway against the Wet’suwet’en camps and people, who are the rightful title holders over their lands and waters and who are peacefully exercising their Indigenous rights to resist the Coastal GasLink pipeline. It is unacceptable for Canada to deploy militarized police against Indigenous Land Defenders and other peaceful protesters. We call on Prime Minister Trudeau to immediately order the RCMP to stand down and for him and B.C. Premier John Horgan to engage in peaceful discussions with the Wet’suwet\u2019en hereditary chiefs.”<\/p>\n\n

\u201cGreenpeace Canada remains deeply concerned by reports from Ricochet<\/a> and Unist’ot’en<\/a> of violent tactics being deployed against peaceful protesters, including officers advancing on camps with weapons out.  We are also concerned by their reports that officers have attempted to turn away media, cleared support camp tents lying outside the injunction area and disabled the camp’s radio communications. Peaceful observers and clear communications are essential to the safety of nonviolent land defenders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace is encouraging the public to bear witness to the raid and to show support for Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en by amplifying them on social media, joining the international call for solidarity organizing<\/a> or calling Prime Minister Trudeau\u2019s office at +1 613-992-4211. People in Vancouver can join a solidarity rally organized by Idle No More, Indigenous Climate Action, the Sustainabiliteens and Our Time at City Hall at 1 PM this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n

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More background and Greenpeace\u2019s statement in solidarity last month with Wet\u2019suwet\u2019en can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

For more informations, please contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Jesse Firempong, Communication officer, Greenpeace Canada, jesse.firempong@greenpeace.org<\/a>; +1 778 996-6549.<\/p>\n\n

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This statement was updated at 9:24am Pacific Time to reflect the new time of the Vancouver protest (and at 2:35pm to update the Prime Minister’s number)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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