2013.03 UA Mozambique letter to Bildt - FIAN

include extraterritorial obligations (ETOs), according to which they have the duty to take
measures to respect and protect the enjoyment of human rights in other countries.
By promoting and financing the establishment of large-scale tree plantations in
Mozambique and by not taking sufficient and effective measures to regulate GSFF and
ensure that investors do not nullify or impair the enjoyment of human rights, the
government of Sweden has failed to abide to its obligations under international human
rights law.
I would, therefore like to ask you to:
- Conduct a human rights impact assessment of the forest policy promoted by
the Swedish official development aid (ODA) in Mozambique, and of the
Chikweti project in particular;
- Adopt effective measures to ensure cessation of violations of land rights and
the right to food in Niassa as well as effective remedies;
- Regulate GSFF to disclose all relevant information about its investment, in
particular the exact size and location of the land titles (DUATs) currently
acquired and applied for, as well as the environmental impact assessments;
and to freeze further expansion as long as existing conflicts in Niassa have not
been resolved;
- Introduce monitoring mechanisms in your embassies to track TNC activities
and to receive complaints of local human rights defenders related to violation
of legitimate tenure rights and human rights. This monitoring mechanism
could be build upon the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders.
Yours sincerely,
A concerned citizen