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砂社運成员 PETER KALLANG & KOMEOK JOE 榮獲瑞士布諾曼瑟奬

摘錄自達邦樹 • 無聲的吶喊2016年5月26日

（巴塞爾／瑞士）2位來自馬來西亞砂拉越的社運成员Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang榮獲布諾曼瑟奬。該獎項設立旨為紀念熱帶雨林英雄布諾曼瑟和獎勵捍衛環境和人權的人。

Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang一直為捍衛砂拉越原住民權益鬥爭，是首兩位榮獲布諾曼瑟奬的人。

《全馬原住民網絡》（Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia）成員Komeok Joe長期為砂拉越少數民族，尤其是本南人鬥爭。自1980年代，他積極捍衛砂拉越剩餘的原始森林，協助爭取本南人土地權。在Komeok Joe 與 Penan Selungo社區長期鬥爭之下，該區的原始森林仍保存至今日。

《拯救河流》SAVE Rivers主席Peter Kallang長期率領原住民反水壩，捍衛原住民人權。令人難以置信，他成功說服砂拉越州政府取消將導致20萬原住民流離失所的巴南水壩計劃。

布諾曼瑟基金會代表Kaspar Müller：“你們長期為熱帶雨林和原住民鬥爭，獲得此榮譽，實至名歸。我們在此獻上最高的敬意。恭喜你們，並感激你們所付出的一切。16年前，既2000年5月25日失蹤的布諾曼瑟會以你們為傲！”

瑞士籍的布諾曼瑟自1984年至1990年在婆羅洲熱帶雨林與本南人生活。他捍衛本南人權益，抵抗非法伐木活動，而成為國際捍衛森林的代表人物。布諾曼瑟自2000年於砂拉越的熱帶雨林失蹤，至今，仍是個迷。

Sarawak activists honoured in Switzerland
BRUNO MANSER FUND, BASEL / SWITZERLAND

26 May 2016 – for immediate release
Penan organizer Komeok Joe and anti-dams activist Peter Kallang from Malaysia receive prize for their commitment to the protection of Borneo’s rainforest and for defending indigenous rights

(BASEL / SWITZERLAND) Komeok Joe and Peter Kallang, two indigenous activists from Sarawak, Malaysia, have been honoured with the Bruno Manser Prize for Moral Courage. The Prize is named after rainforest hero Bruno Manser and honours personalities who have proven moral courage in defending the environment and human rights.

Komeok Joe and Peter Kallang are the first receivers of the new award and have been chosen for their outstanding commitment in defending indigenous rights in Sarawak:

Komeok Joe, member of Malaysia’s indigenous peoples network Joas, has been honoured for his enduring struggle for the rights of Sarawak’s indigenous peoples, especially the Penan. Since the late 1980s, he has tirelessly been working to protect Sarawak’s remaining primary forests and for the acknowledgement of the land rights of the Penan. Thanks to the commitment of Komeok Joe and the Penan Selungo communities, significant areas of primary rainforest have been preserved until today.

Peter Kallang, chairman of the grassroots network SAVE Rivers, has been honoured for his courage in defending indigenous livelihoods against the threat of dams. He and his fellow activists have reached the unbelievable, they managed to convince the Sarawak government to cancel the Baram Dam, which would have led to the resettlement of up to 20’000 indigenous people.

Kaspar Müller, representative of the Bruno Manser estate, praised the two activists in his laudation: “You receive this award in the name of all of us and we all do it with our deepest and profoundest respect for your long engagement in favour of the rights of indigenous people and for the protection of the rainforest. Congratulations and thank you for all what you have done and what you have achieved. Bruno Manser, who disappeared on the 25th May 2000, 16 years ago, would be very proud of you.”

Swiss activist Bruno Manser lived with the Penan in Borneo’s rainforest from 1984 to 1990. With his moral courage in defending the Penan’s rights against logging activities, he became an iconic figure of the international movement for forest protection. Bruno Manser disappeared in the year 2000 in Sarawak’s rainforest. Until today, his fate remains a mystery.

個人心得:

    令人值得振奮驕傲的成就，往往都是創業賺取巨額財富、開創發展經融奇蹟發展，抑或是成為世界首富的角色。然而，Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang兩人的功績卻不談上一毛錢，他們揮灑汗水不但費盡唇舌且藉由實質行動捍衛熱帶雨林的亡存，並且擁護了環境及人類的權益，榮獲了布諾曼瑟奬，成為世人首屈一指正義光環表彰的典範。

    Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang彰顯了無私奉獻的真諦，一心為集體人民及自然環境付出心力。Komeok Joe長期為砂拉越少數民族付出心力。自1980年代，他積極捍衛砂拉越剩餘的原始森林，並且協助爭取本南人土地所有權。在Komeok Joe 與 社區長期鬥爭之下，該區的原始森林仍保存至今日，雖並未獲得全面性的認同，但能夠保存這片森林思源即是實屬難能可貴的驕傲。除此之外，Peter Kallang抑是不遺餘力地率領原住民反對當地的水壩建造，捍衛所有原住民的人權。最終，久經一番抗爭之後，他終於成功說服砂拉越州政府取消將導致20萬原住民流離失所的巴南水壩計劃。不但遏止了潛在森林土地的開發，也守護了當地原住民的居住權和土地所有權。

    從上述兩人經典的事例我們可以看到地球仍存在著為環境及人權殫精竭慮付出的正義人士。我認為Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang兩人真正實踐了「生態保護」即「人權保障」的願景，在他們努力的付出下，地球多了一股正義無私的正向能量。布諾曼瑟基金會代表Kaspar Müller為此榮耀的時刻遞上最誠摯的尊敬與感謝"You receive this award in the name of all of us and we all do it with our deepest and profoundest respect for your long engagement in favour of the rights of indigenous people and for the protection of the rainforest."不但一語點出了兩人光榮於原住民人權(rights of indigenous people)與熱帶森林保護(protection of the rainforest)的功績，我認為這句話最值得引人側目的焦點是在於"in the name of all of us"的意涵，意味著這份付出與犧牲是Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang所全然擔當的，雖然這些維繫生態與人共存的目標理當是地球每一位人權所該共同承擔的責任；然而，Komeok Joe 和 Peter Kallang接獲的這份榮耀即是為了地球全體人民的付出與貢獻，實質揭示了守護環境責任理當的普世性價值。

    未來是我們的世代，守護環境的權杖與頭冠最終將會落到我們的手中。我們除了能夠像前人學習如何為環境付出，如何為生態平衡做出行動；且亦要有自我深刻的省思，建構出屬於自己一套的正向價值觀與原則，並且不斷地去更新。隨著環保及生態議題浮上檯面成為地球人權眼前的當務之急，我們必須持有自身的準則已做好往後做出實質行動的準備，二十一世紀以降的地球村才會更加圓滿美好。