This post is part of our special coverage Forest Focus: Amazon. June 5 marks the one year anniversary of the Baguazo, the name given to the unfortunate events that took place in Bagua where officially 34 people died, 23 of which were policemen; however, unofficial reports claim the number of deaths is greater, especially from the side of the civilian protesters. Image of the events in Bagua in 2009, from Flickr account powless used under a Creative Commons license. After this tragedy a Commission of investigation on the incidents was installed, but the events are still confusing and up to now the subject of heated debates and discussions. The Informe Final de la Comisión Especial para Investigar y Analizar los Sucesos de Bagua [es] (pdf) (Final Report from the Special Commission to Investigate and Analyze the Incidents in Bagua), despite its more than 100 pages did not satisfy many and was widely criticized, especially for failing to determine who is directly responsible. In the video El informe final de Bagua: ¿la oportunidad perdida de llegar a la verdad ? [es] (The final report of Bagua: A lost opportunity to reach the truth?) produced and published [es] by CEPES, Manuel Bernales, a member of the Commission, gives his opinion on the matter. The final report from the Commission was not signed by those representing the natives. Furthermore, at the end of the report there is an attached document emitted by the president and a member of the Commission, explaining why they don't agree with the report. The newspaper La Primera published [es] the document. To this day the situation in general terms has not improved and the social conflicts that originated from causes similar to those in Bagua are still latent throughout the country, not only in the jungle, which, however, is particularly affected by these conflicts. Some people and institutions are remembering the Bagua incidents, and are getting ready to participate in related activities. Members of SERVINDI (Services in Intercultural Communication) inform of various planned events in Lima in their post Perú: Todos los caminos conducen a Bagua [es] (Peru: All Roads Lead to Bagua): Diversas organizaciones del país se vienen sumando a la “Jornada por la Vida y los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas”… y preparan una serie de actividades para conmemorar un año de este lamentable hecho… En Lima se anuncian romerías, foros, actividades culturales hasta confluir en una gran marcha pacífica, programada para el martes 8 de Junio. … Las actividades en la capital comenzarán el jueves 3 de junio con el foro “La lucha amazónica y su impacto por el cambio climático”, … Del mismo modo el 4 de junio, se realizará una misa en la iglesia de La Recoleta del centro de Lima, en honor a los caídos en la Curva del Diablo. El sábado 5 se realizará un Acto Político Cultural en la Plaza Francia denominado: “Bagua no se olvida”… In another post [es] they inform readers about an activity in the city of San Ramón, Junín: Los días 4 y 5 de junio se realizará el II Encuentro de los Pueblos Andino-Amazónicos de la región centro del Perú al conmemorarse un año de los sucesos de Bagua. La cita es en el Coliseo Lucero, frente a la Plaza de Armas del distrito de San Ramón, en la provincia de la Merced-Chanchamayo, a partir de las 9 de la mañana. El mega evento es convocado por la Asociación Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Selva Central (ARPI), el movimiento Cumbre de los Pueblos y el Foro Juan Santos Atahualpa. The AIDESEP (Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest) website [es] also notifies readers of various events: Pueblos Indígenas anuncian semana de conmemoración por los hermanos caídos el 5 de junio de 2009. en Bagua, las actividades comenzarán el viernes 4, con un foro que busca discutir e instruir a la población indígena amazónica sobre la Ley de Criminalización de las Protestas y el 5 de junio se realizará un homenaje a los caídos y una romería a la Curva del Diablo donde ocurrieron los sangrientos hechos. In another post they report on some of the problems related to the conmemoration events: Gobernación de Yurimaguas niega permiso a hermanos indígenas para conmemorar lamentables hechos de Bagua [es] (Government of Yurimaguas denies indigenous brothers permission to commemorate the unfortunate events in Bagua). On Facebook there are a series of events and groups, where various users commented on the anniversary. In the Facebook event TODOS SOMOS BAGUA: A un año del BAGUAZO ¿Tú qué tienes que decir? [es] (WE ARE ALL BAGUA: A year from the BAGUAZO.
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