Petition for release of 9 Students protesting against eacop
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5th October 2022 - Yesterday, 9 students were arrested and illegally detained in the city of Kampala for organizing a peaceful protest against TotalEnergie’s East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
David Musiri & 8 other students have now spent a day in detention and face the brutal force of the government of Uganda for exercising their democratic right under the Ugandan constitution to peacefully protest against EACOP due to the impacts it will have on the People, Nature and Climate. The government has confirmed that they will face charges for public nuisance.
The others are Lyazi Alex, Java Imuran, Wenani Gerald , Nkurunziza Alphonse, Kajubi Maktum, Akiso Benjamin , Akis Gonga and Lubega Nsamba.
The EACOP oil mega-project was strongly condemned on September 15 by the European Parliament in an emergency resolution.
Earlier last week, another group of Ugandan students supporting the project protested against the European Union’s (EU) resolution on Uganda’s oil project. The demonstrations were not pressured by the local police.
Omar Elmawi, the Coordinator of the #StopEACOP Coalition stated, “it is sad that in this time and age innocent citizens of a country are arrested for exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right of expression on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the harms it will cause to People, Nature and Climate. This is a blatant disregard of their rights and freedoms as citizens of Uganda and contributes to the continued violations of human rights against those that have opposed this exploitative project. The Ugandan government need to protect its citizens’ rights first and not the interests of corporate greed.”
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As civil society organizations from Uganda, East Africa, the African region and the whole world, we demand the following of the Ugandan Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola:
The immediate release of the 9 students that have been arrested and are illegally detained by the Ugandan police in Kampala.
The bogus charges against them for inciting violence to be dropped.
Cease and desist from any further harassment of peaceful protests in Uganda related to EACOP and any other controversial project.
A public apology be issued to the victims of this harassment and their families.
Press Contact Point:
#StopEACOP campaign : Omar Elmawi, +254780343432, omar.elmawi@350.org
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THIS PETITION IS SUPPORTED BY:
#StopEACOP
#BringBackOurPeople
350 Colorado
350Hawaii
Act4sdgs. Org
ActionAid International Kenya
Africa Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (ACEES)
Africa coal network
Africa Coal Network Zimbabwe Chapter
African Initiative On Food Security And Environment.
Afrique Eco 2100
AICED
Alliance for Empowering Rural Communities
Alliance for Future Generations - Fiji
Amis de la Terre France / Friends of the Earth France
Amis de la Terre Paris
Amnesty International
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ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change)
Association Asile et partage
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Association Tempo
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Aucune
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