February 18, 2014 To: Ms. Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context Mr. James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Mr. Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque, Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Mr. Kishore Singh, Special Rapporteur on the right to education cc: Mr. John Knox, Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment Ms. Alexandra Guaqueta, Chair of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises Via:
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[email protected] Re: Imminent Forced Evictions of Indigenous Ngöbe Families due to Barro Blanco Dam in Panama Dear Special Rapporteurs Rolnik, Anaya, de Schutter, de Albuquerque, Sepúlveda, and Singh: The Movimiento 10 de Abril para Defensa del Rio Tabasará (M10), the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA), the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and Earthjustice respectfully submit this urgent appeal to United Nations Special Procedures on behalf of members of the indigenous Ngöbe community who imminently face forced eviction from their land due to the Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam project in western Panama.