[Reader-list] Fwd: [invites] Petition to save Niyamgiri and its tribals from Vedanta

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From: Rohan DSouza <virtuallyme at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Subject: [invites] Petition to save Niyamgiri and its tribals from Vedanta
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From: SURYA <dash.suryashankar at gmail.com>

 Dear all,

 An online petition to Prime Minister on Niyamgiri issue has been hosted and
 is open for sign-ons.

 Please visit this url: http://www.petitiononline.com/niyam/petition.html

 You could also add it as a sign-off to your mails.

 Best
 Surya

 To: Indian Prime Minister and Indian National Congress Party Chief

 Dr. Manmohan Singh
 Hon. Prime Minister of India

 &

 Sonia Gandhi
 Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance
 and Indian National Congress Party Chief

 We are writing to draw your urgent attention to a matter of grave
concern for India and the world, and appealing to you to protect the
lives, culture and place of worship of the Kondh Adivasis, and the
rich biodiversity which has been conserved due to their beliefs.

 Respected Sir and Madam,

 The Supreme Court, after a case lasting over three years, is about to
give clearance to Sterlite/Vedanta to mine bauxite on the summit of
Niyamgiri in the state of Orissa based on the recommendation of the
Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as Government of Orissa.
If mining is permitted there, two of India's strongest Constitutional
guarantees will be overturned: the right of a "primitive tribal group"
to their territorial integrity and to decide on their own path of
development (Schedule V of the Indian Constitution); and the right to
religious practices and beliefs (Article 25 of the Constitution),
since the summit of this mountain is sacred place of worship to the
Dongria Kondh's supreme deity Niyam Raja.

 Your intervention is required because the case has been marked by
numerous legal irregularities, starting with the construction of
Vedanta's refinery below the mountain without seeking forest clearance
for mining it and against strong recommendations from the Central
Empowered Committee (the Supreme Court's advisory body). The Court
judgment dated 23rd November 2007 concedes that Vedanta is not a
trustworthy company, due to its worldwide pattern of human rights and
environmental abuses, outlined in a recent Norway Government report.
It nevertheless invites Sterlite to form a 'Special Purpose Vehicle'
to mine the mountain, despite Sterlite being Vedanta's 80% owned
subsidiary, mentioned for its malpractice throughout the Norway
report.

 more at http://www.petitiononline.com/niyam/petition.html
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