[Military incursion, June 2009. ©Tlachinollan]
“Yet again the community of El Puerto de las Ollas has been the victim of military incursions and human rights violation,” denounced the Community Development Workshop (Taller de Desarrollo Comunitario AC). In the early morning hours of Dec. 17, 2009, a military command entered the community of Puerto de las Ollas found in the municipality of Coyuca de Catalán, where they kidnapped and tortured Javier Tapia to make him respond to interrogation. In addition, the soldiers appropriated food stuffs and personal belongings of the community and upon leaving, they threatened to return. According to the same denunciation, “this event is part of an intense military mobilization in the region, with commandos in military vehicles and the circling of aircraft [planes and helicopters].”
“This is the sixth incursion suffered by this community so far this year. The first occurred between Jun. 9 and 13 in which the military, with the complicity of paramilitary forces identified as residents of the community of San Isidro, took possession of and looted houses with in the community, beat the women and children and forced them to sleep outside during the period in which they remained in the community. They eventually left before the arrival of a Civil Observation Mission that was made up of journalists, representatives of civil organizations and the Coddehum (Human Rights Defense Commission of the State of Guerrero). As of that first instance, the incursions have continued with acts of intimidation, looting, insults and death threats (…)”
Read the Complete Denunciation (in Spanish):
For More Information in Spanish:
Personas y derechos pisoteados (9/12/09, Pronunciamiento de varios organismos de defensa de los derechos humanos, página web del Centro de Derechos de La Montaña Tlachinollan)
For More Information From SIPAZ:
Guerrero: Reports of military torture and harassment of three communities in the region of Cuyuca de Catalan (SIPAZ, 21/07/09)
sipazen.wordpress.com 