Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06QUITO909
2006-04-12 21:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Quito
Cable title:
INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK
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UNCLAS QUITO 000909
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK
UNCLAS QUITO 000909
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK
1. (SBU) Summary: Both evangelical indigenous of the
organization FEINE and indigenous of the CONAIE organization
have told us that they will be meeting at the local level to
evaluate the political and economic situation and decide on
next steps. An Embassy police contact told us that the
CONAIE organization does not have sufficient funds to stage
another large-scale anti-free trade agreement (FTA) protest
anytime soon. With FTA negotiations on hold, it is likely
indigenous protests will also remain on hold for the time
being. End Summary.
2. (SBU) Marco Murillo, president of indigenous evangelical
group FEINE told PolOff on April 7 that his group would
propose public debates on the FTA. Murillo feels that
Ecuador is ill-prepared for the inevitable globalization that
will affect Ecuador, he said. He said his group would be
meeting the week of April 10 to evaluate the current
political and economic situation.
3. (SBU) Santiago de la Cruz, vice president of Ecuador's
largest indigenous organization CONAIE told PolOff on April
12 that this week would be spent celebrating Holy Week, with
meetings to reorganize at the local level to be held the week
of April 17. De La Cruz also told PolOff on April 7 that
there has been no CONAIE coordination with FEINE. De La Cruz
said they considered the GOE repressive in its reaction to
the strikes.
4. (SBU) An Embassy contact within the Ecuadorian police
intelligence division told us that while CONAIE leader Luis
Macas would like to continue protesting in order to raise his
profile in an election year, CONAIE was lacking funds to
replicate its mobilizations of last month.
Comment
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5. (SBU) Due to a reported lack of funds and the current
pause in FTA negotiations it is unlikely that indigenous
protests will resume as soon as the week of April 17.
However, this being an election year, indigenous are likely
to want to continue attention-getting moves in the next
months.
BROWN
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM EC
SUBJECT: INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK
1. (SBU) Summary: Both evangelical indigenous of the
organization FEINE and indigenous of the CONAIE organization
have told us that they will be meeting at the local level to
evaluate the political and economic situation and decide on
next steps. An Embassy police contact told us that the
CONAIE organization does not have sufficient funds to stage
another large-scale anti-free trade agreement (FTA) protest
anytime soon. With FTA negotiations on hold, it is likely
indigenous protests will also remain on hold for the time
being. End Summary.
2. (SBU) Marco Murillo, president of indigenous evangelical
group FEINE told PolOff on April 7 that his group would
propose public debates on the FTA. Murillo feels that
Ecuador is ill-prepared for the inevitable globalization that
will affect Ecuador, he said. He said his group would be
meeting the week of April 10 to evaluate the current
political and economic situation.
3. (SBU) Santiago de la Cruz, vice president of Ecuador's
largest indigenous organization CONAIE told PolOff on April
12 that this week would be spent celebrating Holy Week, with
meetings to reorganize at the local level to be held the week
of April 17. De La Cruz also told PolOff on April 7 that
there has been no CONAIE coordination with FEINE. De La Cruz
said they considered the GOE repressive in its reaction to
the strikes.
4. (SBU) An Embassy contact within the Ecuadorian police
intelligence division told us that while CONAIE leader Luis
Macas would like to continue protesting in order to raise his
profile in an election year, CONAIE was lacking funds to
replicate its mobilizations of last month.
Comment
--------------
5. (SBU) Due to a reported lack of funds and the current
pause in FTA negotiations it is unlikely that indigenous
protests will resume as soon as the week of April 17.
However, this being an election year, indigenous are likely
to want to continue attention-getting moves in the next
months.
BROWN