{"id":133775,"date":"2024-08-20T13:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gofossilfree.org\/afrika-vuka\/calling-out-violence-towards-eacop-activists-in-uganda\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T03:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:34:12","slug":"calling-out-violence-towards-eacop-activists-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/fr\/calling-out-violence-towards-eacop-activists-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling out violence towards EACOP activists in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/08\/Uganda_EACOP_Activists_202408-430x323-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two Ugandan Stop EACOP activists released on 14th August, with their lawyers and supporters.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<p>Thankfully, the activists have now been released.\u00a0<strong>But for StopEACOP defenders, violence from state authorities is getting worse.\u00a0<\/strong>Activists are facing intimidation, harassment, surveillance, arrests, and even abductions \u2013<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for simply exercising their right to protest and for asserting themselves as legitimate stakeholders in the future of their country and the development of their communities. These Ugandan University youth activists were calling on <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Chinese firms to invest in renewable energy initiatives rather than <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#EACOP<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> &amp; other fossil fuel projects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For months, frontline activists have protested China\u2019s support for the pipeline. And state violence towards them has continued to get worse in that time. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We cannot remain silent. It\u2019s time to act and make our collective voice heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-215535\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/08\/GUORqgxWIAABUVZ-1-700x467-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-215536\" src=\"https:\/\/afrikavuka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/139\/2024\/08\/GUORqg9WcAA2ORQ-700x467-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/>\n<p>The EACOP oil project stretches nearly 1445km from Uganda to Tanzania and is devastating local communities. If completed, it would also be disastrous for our climate.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>TotalEnergies is French-owned and has close ties to the French government. They are very sensitive to public opinion.\u00a0<strong>A global public outcry to both France and China condemning this violence would show that the world is watching. <\/strong><strong>Together, let\u2019s demand an immediate end to the ongoing attacks on land, human rights and environmental defenders.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand in solidarity with EACOP activists\u00a0 now: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426774?t=3&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to create a Tweet calling on the French and Chinese Ambassadors to step in and end the violence towards activists<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re targeting the French Ambassador via X\/Twitter<\/strong> as this visible public pressure is important to bring public attention to the issue. X is also where journalists, StopEACOP activists and Ambassadors are. You can also repost this 350 Tweet and if you\u2019re not on X, you can take action on <a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426089?t=9&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426090?t=10&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426091?t=11&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, or send an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426086?t=12&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\">Courriel<\/a> to the French Embassy in Uganda using the suggested message below (or your own message):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe violence and abuse that peaceful #StopEACOP activists face in Uganda is unacceptable. We know you support this disastrous TotalEnergies project. Will you intervene? The world is watching.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t let intimidation stifle the voices of those who defend our planet and human rights!<\/p>\n<p>In solidarity,\u00a0<em><br \/>\nZaki for\u00a0350.org\u00a0and StopEACOP<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1.<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426087?t=13&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\"><em>EACOP Protest: Police arrest 47 University students<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 The Independent<br \/>\n<\/em><em>2.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/act.350.org\/go\/426088?t=14&amp;ak_proof=1&amp;akid=%2E5248422%2Evew74t\"><em>\u2018Monstrous\u2019 east African oil project will emit vast amounts of carbon, data shows<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cette publication <a href=\"https:\/\/350.org\/calling-out-violence-towards-eacop-activists-in-uganda\/\">Calling out violence towards EACOP activists in Uganda<\/a> a \u00e9t\u00e9 post\u00e9e initialement sur <a href=\"https:\/\/350.org\">350<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thankfully, the activists have now been released.\u00a0But for StopEACOP defenders, violence from state authorities is getting worse.\u00a0Activists are facing intimidation,<span class=\"text-cutoff\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":175520418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[322,181],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post","category-uganda"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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