Brutal oppression and torture of indigenous leaders and activists in Chile: Dear friends and activists, Please find time to take action to protest against the torture and oppression of indigenous Mapuche people in Chile by sending a message by Fax and Email to the Chilean embassy in your country. Many of these atrocities have their roots in the expropriation of ancestral indigenous lands by forestry plantation companies, large land owners and the State. Please support the Mapuche in their struggle to defend their fundamental human rights. Feel free to base your own letter to the Chilean embassy in your country on the model letter prepared by FPP, below. To find out the contact details for the Chilean embassy in your country visit: http://www.minrel.cl/pages/misiones/index.html. Thank you for your support; Tom Griffiths, Forest Peoples Programme, December 2003 (2003-12-1)
