New York, Oct 1 2010 5:10PM
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the resumption of talks by the Chilean Government to resolve a hunger strike by imprisoned Mapuche indigenous people.
"He encourages all actors to remain engaged in order to find a solution as soon as possible and to avoid the loss of human life," a <"http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=4826">statement issued by his spokesman said, noting that Mr. Ban has been following developments closely and recognizes the efforts of the Government.
"The United Nations will continue to make its assistance available to Chile for the implementation of<"http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm"> ILO [International Labour Organization] Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as well as other relevant international instruments," it added.
The hunger strike carried out by the imprisoned Mapuche reportedly began on 12 July and grew to include 38 people who are being held in several prisons in the south of the country.
Oct 1 2010 5:10PM
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