Comunicado de prensa para el informe sobre la frontera: O'odham Voice Against the Wall releases new border report

Israel's Elbit spy tower on Tohono O'odham Nation. Photo copyright Ophelia Rivas.

O 'odham VOICE Against the WALL publica el informe de derechos humanos sobre Elbit Systems y hace un llamado para la desinversión.

O'odham Voice Against the Wall releases new border report

Para: El mundo
De: Mujeres IndígenasFecha: Agosto 2021
RE: Comunicado de prensa para el informe sobre la frontera

PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
Contacto para los medios de comunicación: https://www.oodhamrights.org/
Traducción al español Anayanse Garza

Tucson, Arizona (agosto de 2021) - O ' odham VOICE Against the WALL ha creado un informe de derechos humanos sobre los impactos negativos y las violaciones cometidas por Elbit Systems y el gobierno de Estados Unidos en relación con las torres fijas integradas (conocidadas como IFT por sus siglas en íngles) y el muro fronterizo.

El informe ofrece una perspectiva indígena sobre las violaciones de los derechos humanos contra los pueblos indígenas, especialmente en referencia a los impactos a los que se enfrentan los O 'odhams tradicionales (O' odham significa pueblo) cuando viven en sus territorios ancestrales y donde la frontera internacional los atraviesa.

El informe muestra que estas violaciones de los derechos humanos se han multiplicado durante cientos de años y que actualmente se ven exacerbadas por el sentimiento antimigratorio y la creciente militarización.

Además, Estados Unidos no ha respetado su responsabilidad de consultar de manera significativa a los O ' odhams y a las comunidades centrales, especialmente en referencia a los impactos de las torres fijas integradas de Elbit Systems. Del mismo modo, Estados Unidos no cumplió con sus obligaciones en virtud de los principios internacionales de derechos humanos al no obtener el consentimiento de los O ' odhams de ambos lados de la frontera durante la construcción del muro entre Estados Unidos y México.

Como resultado, los O ' odhams están constantemente vigilados por los agentes de la patrulla fronteriza y los trabajadores de Elbit Systems. Los O ' odhams no pueden moverse libremente ni participar en ceremonias. Los pasos tradicionales que unen a los O ' odhams han sido cerrados por la patrulla fronteriza y están siendo vigilados. La construcción del muro fronterizo y de las torres fijas integradas ha marcado la tierra y ha puesto en mayor riesgo la vida de los animales y las plantas que es sagrada y forma parte del estilo de vida de los O ' odhams.

Estados Unidos y Elbit Systems deben detener las actividades a lo largo de la frontera, respetar las normas de derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas y abordar los impactos negativos en las tierras y comunidades identificadas.

A pesar de todos estos retos, los O ' odhams siguen luchando en este frente por la justicia, la visibilidad y la dignidad para permanecer en los territorios tradicionales O' odham como lo han hecho durante milenios. Su historia y fuerza en la adversidad refleja el poder de los O ' odhams y el poder de los pueblos indígenas en toda la Isla de la Tortuga.

O’odham VOICE Against the WALL, Release Elbit Systems Human Rights Report, Calling for Divestment

To The World

From: Indigenous Women 

Date: Aug 2021

RE: Press Release for Border Report

Media Contact: https://www.oodhamrights.org/

TUCSON, Arizona (Aug. 2021) -- O’odham VOICE Against the WALL has created a human rights report on adverse impacts and violations committed by act or omission by Elbit Systems and the U.S. government in relation to integrated fixed towers (IFTs) and the border wall. 

The report is a grass-roots Indigenous human rights perspective on the human rights violations occurring to Indigenous peoples, particularly the impacts that traditional O’odham (O’odham translates to people) face while living in their ancestral territories and where the international border has crossed them. 

The report shows that these human rights violations have been mounting for hundreds of years and are currently exacerbated by anti-immigration sentiment and increasing militarization.Moreover, the U.S. has failed to uphold its responsibility to meaningfully consult with grass-roots O’odham and communities specifically in relation to impacts of Elbit Systems’ integrated fixed towers. Likewise, the U.S. has also failed to uphold its obligations under international human rights principles by not obtaining consent from the O’odham on both sides of the border when building the U.S./Mexico wall. 

As a result, O’odham are constantly surveilled by both border patrol agents and Elbit Systems workers. O’odham are unable to move freely or participate in ceremonies. Traditional crossings to connect O’odham have been closed by border patrol and are surveilled. Construction of both the border wall and the integrated fixed towers has scarred the land and further endangered animal and plant life that are sacred and integral to O’odham’s way of life. 

The U.S. and Elbit Systems should cease their activities along the border and uphold human rights standards for Indigenous peoples and provide remedy for adverse impacts to land and communities that have been identified. 

Despite all of these challenges, the O’odham still fight on this frontline for justice, visibility, and dignity to remain on O’odham traditional territories as they have done so for millennia. Their story and their strength through adversity is a testament to the power of O’odham and the power of Indigenous peoples throughout Turtle Island. 

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For More Resources on Border Wall Finance See:   

• Elbit Systems, American Friends and Service, https://investigate.afsc.org/company/elbit-systems

• Mark Akkerman, Financing Border Wars: The border industry, its financiers and human rights, Transnational Institute (TIN) (April 9, 2021), https://www.tni.org/en/financingborderwars

• Please support O'odham VOICE Against the WALL, https://www.oodhamrights.org/