The Upper Mazaruni District Council (UMDC) is expressing its support for the Chinese Landing Village’s call for the implementation of the recent decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in its favour.
The decision to stand in solidarity with the village, a UMDC press release yesterday stated, was made at an extraordinary meeting of the UMDC on August 24-25 at Kamarang Village, Region 7.
In its press release, the UMDC said that the situation of the Carib people of Chinese Landing resonates with the Indigenous Peoples of the Upper Mazaruni District. The issues that Chinese Landing faces are common among Indigenous communities in Guyana, and the UMDC says the District Council is “grateful to the brave villagers of Chinese Landing for bringing attention to these issues.”