Hundreds of people gathered outside Chinese embassies and financial institutions in 10 countries today - with another action expected to take place on the 28th in Washington DC - calling on China to reject financial support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and related oil field projects.
Police in Kampala have apprehended 30 individuals for engaging in unlawful demonstrations against the construction of the East Africa n Crude Oil Pipeline .Hundreds of people gathered outside Chinese embassies and financial institutions in 10 countries today - with another action expected to take place on the 28th in Washington DC - calling on China to reject financial support for the East Africa n Crude Oil Pipeline and related oil field projects.
This was the third time local civil society groups in Uganda and Tanzania working with project-affected people tried to bring their messages to the Chinese embassies through peaceful demonstrations.
Participants in the action requested the Chinese embassies to share a range of materials with relevant Chinese decision-makers. The materials they brought with them to deliver to embassy officials include two petitions signed by 2,591 and 2,461 oil project-affected individuals in Uganda, as well as studies by Ugandan and international organizations detailing the projects' impacts.
"Although we initially faced challenges, such as the police confiscating our materials, I am glad that we visited the Chinese Embassy and they allowed us to enter inside. We met with Mr. Suleiman Mganji, who confirmed receiving the Stop EACOP campaign materials we submitted in May. Although we are uncertain about the response timeline, Mr. Mganji assured us that the commerce section will review the documents. We remain hopeful for a productive dialogue.
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