Milko received these lines, a fighter in one of the most notable Greenpeace has in the world and I want to share with my readers. But I must tell you that, to date, 40,810 people participated in this cyberaction.
Hi, Milko, whaling campaigner for Greenpeace Argentina and I write from Agadir, Morocco, which has just begun the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
Today, after a year, I met my friend and colleague Junichi Sato. He is one of two Japanese Greenpeace activists, who in 2008 denounced the corruption and smuggling of whale meat hunting program from the Japanese government. He and his colleague Toru Suzuki are at risk of being sentenced to 18 months in prison for revealing this case.
clicking here: http://www.greenpeace.org.ar/cybera ... and exigile the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to end whaling and political persecution of Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki.
Since we released the first details of the corruption surrounding this program, corruption in the whaling has grown steadily. Recently the media have revealed the vote-buying in Japan in the IWC.
I'm here at the IWC meeting to ensure that if there is any type of agreement, it assures the future of whales, while maintaining the moratorium on commercial whaling, eliminating the hunt in the Southern Whale Sanctuary and any whale species is threatened with extinction.
Argentina and Latin American countries present in Morocco are taking a position consistent with the conservation, and we are claiming to stand firm in that position.
From Greenpeace are not going to let it take any action that could jeopardize the moratorium on commercial whaling.
demanded an end to whaling and the political persecution of our activists in Japan: http://www.greenpeace.org.ar/cybera ...
A big hug from Agadir, Morocco. Milko
PD1: inaccurate information has circulated about a deal that could compromise the moratorium on commercial whaling, and this can create confusion, so we assure you that Greenpeace will not make concessions on commercial whaling. For more information on our position at the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) you can enter http://www.greenpeace.org/argentina ...
If you support the cause of Greenpeace, leave your comment here, go to the website of the NGO and there complete the form to subscribe. I enclose the letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Thank you for your valuable input. Mary Evelyn
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan:
In the last year Japan has taken significant steps as a leader on environmental issues. By adopting solutions to climate change rather than short-term benefits, Japan has proven to be a progressive voice and vision on global issues. I write to ask Japan to take back a decision based on the future.
Hunting "scientific" whaling in the sanctuary for whales in the Southern Ocean has tarnished the image and reputation of Japan for decades. The ocean Antarctica is one of our last pristine ecosystems and should become the shrine that was intended when it was created almost two decades. This can happen at the next meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Morocco this month.
two years ago, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, two Greenpeace activists demonstrated Japanese corruption and embezzlement game behind the program of his government. Instead of investigating his claims, Japan has decided to prosecute.
Today, the prosecutor requested a sentence of 18 months in prison, the highest sentence requested for an activist in the history of Greenpeace for a protest motivated by purely peaceful dfender the public interest.
Persecution of Sato and Suzuki has raised concerns and protests worldwide. Recently, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the United Nations estimated that the arrest and indictment of Sato and Suzuki violates several articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and warned of the right of citizens to investigate corruption and oppose government policies.
I ask please listen to the world community and put an end to whaling operations and political persecution these two activists who are undermining the potential of Japan as an environmental leader.
Sincerely ... (add your comment here and then enter the page)
http://www.greenpeace.org.ar/cyberaccion. . .
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