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LCHR's meetings in Beni Suef Farmer unions demand ownership of agricultural lands and the lands of villages built by their ancestors

On Thursday 10_3_2011, the LCHR held three meetings at the villages of Zaraby, Beni Suef province; Rashuahn, Baba province; Gabal Elnoor, Baba province. The three meetings discussed the current conditions in Egypt after the January 25th revolution, and the role of both the civil society and the farmer leaders in pursuing corruption and corruptors.
The meeting also discussed the problems of farmers and peasants, who are living in the villages and the houses built by their fathers and ancestors. According to the government authorities of the previous regime these houses and villages are government property. Also, corrupt government officials have stolen and confiscated huge amounts of money from the farmers throughout the past years. The farmers are now demanding the return of their money and their land. They are also demanding the trial of these corrupt officials.
The residents and small farmers of these three villages have formed several unions, as a peaceful means for demanding their rights. Such peaceful means include the rights to organizing strikes and protests that are guaranteed by international human rights agreements and covenants.
The meetings were attended by a large number of the residents of the three villages, in addition to the local farmer leaders. They condemned corruption and corruptors in the previous regime of the National Democratic Party.
The list of attendants included:
Zaraby Village:
Dr. Zuhaer El-Mahgoub
Dr. Ahmed Ewaes
Mr. Throuwat Mhamoud
And a large number of local leaders
Rashuahn village:
Dr. Mansour Ahamed
Sheikh Morsy El-Mansory
And dosens if the women am\nd eldery of the village
Gabal Elnoor village:
Sheikh saad El-Affefy
Mr. Mohamed Taha (lawer)
And dozens of the youth and local leaders of the village
LCHR team:
Mr. Karam Saber (lawyer at LCHR)
Mr. Saied Abou Ameraa (lawyer at LCHR)
Mr. Magdy Medany (researcher at LCHR)
Mr. Adb Elwahb Saleh (researcher at LCHR)
The there unions formed by the farmers have agreed on organizing campaigns to claim their rights, which were violated by the previous regime; regaining the ownership of the houses of their villages; and regaining their money, which were taken from them in the form of rental payments by the cronies of the previous regime. The there unions will provide the relevant authorities with the names of the corrupt government employees, as a means of eliminating corruption and corruptors, for the sake of creating a fatherland free of corruption… a fatherland in which all Egyptians enjoy a fair distribution of wealth and power.
Glory to the Martyrs
Prosecute the corrupted
Long live the struggle of the Egyptian people
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