By Joseph Allen
During a fact-finding mission mounted by the government, residents of Chinese Landing in the north west were adamant that miner Wayne Vieira must be removed from their lands.
They cited the numerous efforts over the years in and out of the courts to settle the matter to no avail.
The fact-finding meeting followed a request on July 21 from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the Government of Guyana to take the following steps (A) the state must take the necessary measure to protect the rights of life and personal integrity of the members of the indigenous Carib community of Chinese Landing to prevent threats, harassment and other acts of violence against the community members; (B) the state must consult and agree upon the measures to be adopted with the community and other representatives, and (C) report on the actions taken to investigate the events that led to the adoption of these precautionary measures, so as to prevent such events from reoccurring.
