Ein Bericht von der Konferenz der Anjaman Mozareen Punjab (AMP)
Verfasst von entdinglichung am April 19, 2008
Nachfolgend ein Bericht (gefunden auf ESSF) in englischer Sprache von der Konferenz der pakistanischen BäureInnen- und PächterInnenorganisation Anjaman Mozareen Punjab (AMP), welcher einen guten Einblick in die Aktivitäten der Organisation liefert; auf Grund ihrer Aktionen war die AMP schon diverse Male mit repressiven Massnahmen seitens Staat und Grossgrundbesitz (im Punjab nahezu das Gleiche) konfrontiert:
Peasants Conference demands land rights
On 17 April 2008, the international day of peasants, a massive peasant conference in Okara gave two months to the government of Pakistan Peoples Party to fulfill the promises they made while in opposition. Held at Village 15/4L Military Farms, over 5000 participated in the conference organized by Anjaman Mozareen Punjab (AMP). Peasants came from all over the districts while representatives of different peasant and political organization came from all over Pakistan.
This was the first show of strength by the AMP after the formation of the new government. The peasant’s leaders reminded the PPP government of promises of Late Benazir Bhutto, who declared the PPP will give ownership rights to the tenets working at Military Farms. They also reminded of 8 pages declaration by Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) for supporting the rights of the peasants to the land that they cultivating for over 100 years.
Both promises were made by the two former prime ministers during the thick of the militant movement by AMP in 2002/2003 against the military efforts to take over this land from the p