The Moruca District Council (MDC) says it stands in solidarity with the residents of the village of Chinese Landing in Region One and is calling on the government to implement the recent requests of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) concerning the community.
This was stated in a press release yesterday from the council which noted that Chinese Landing falls within the Moruca sub-region and is a part of the MDC. It was disclosed that the MDC, which comprises 12 Indigenous villages, met on Tuesday, August 15, in Santa Rosa Village during an extraordinary session where the leaders in attendance registered their support for Chinese Landing. The release said that the villages that make up the MDC are: Kariako, Kokerite, Waikrebi, Santa Cruz/Little Kanuballi, Chinese Landing, Assakata, Warapoka, Santa Rosa, Kwebanna, Waramuri, Father’s Beach, and Manawarin.