Petition for the memory of October 7

IN MEMORY OF OCTOBER 7, AGAINST HATRED AND TERRORISM

Petition to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

We, members of Latin American communities united by a shared commitment to preserving the memory and dignity of the victims and survivors of the October 7, 2023 attacks, submit this petition to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

On that fateful October 7, Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups carried out a brutal attack against Israel. Innocent civilians were murdered, tortured, and subjected to acts of sexual violence. The victims included women, children, infants, and older adults. That same day, 251 people were abducted and taken hostage in Gaza. Many remained there for more than two years. Only after 843 days was the last hostage remaining in Gaza recovered and returned to Israel. Tragically, many of those abducted did not return alive.

Three years later, amid the persistence of antisemitism and narratives that deny, trivialize, or seek to justify the violence committed by Hamas, we believe that remembrance alone is not enough. Memory also demands accountability and action.

We therefore call on the Secretary-General, before the end of his term, to:

unequivocally condemn Hamas terrorism and the taking of hostages, without justification or relativization;
ensure that, within the United Nations system, the fight against antisemitism, the denial and trivialization of the October 7 attacks, and all forms of incitement to hatred against the Jewish people receive the priority, institutional space, attention, and resources they require;
ensure that United Nations bodies and mechanisms uphold the principles of impartiality, universality, and non-selectivity, and that UN platforms are not used to legitimize hate speech, incitement, or dehumanization directed against the State of Israel;
and provide the appropriate institutional platforms and symbolic space to preserve and amplify the voices of the victims and survivors of October 7, so that their stories become part of our shared international memory.

By signing this petition, we reaffirm our commitment to honoring the memory of those who were murdered, standing with those who survived and continue to recover from visible and invisible wounds, and supporting the families who continue to bear the consequences of October 7.

We also reaffirm our commitment to the right of the State of Israel to exist, to the right of the Jewish people to live in security and exercise self-determination, and to the right of all people in the region to live in peace, security, and dignity.

We raise our voices for those who can no longer raise their own.

Remembrance also means action.

PETIÇÃO PELA MEMÓRIA DO 7 DE OUTUBRO, CONTRA O ÓDIO E O TERRORISMO

Petição ao Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres

Nós, membros de comunidades latino-americanas, unidos pelo compromisso de preservar a memória e a dignidade das vítimas e sobreviventes dos ataques do 7 de outubro de 2023, apresentamos esta petição ao Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas.

Naquele fatídico 7 de outubro, o Hamas e outros grupos terroristas palestinos realizaram um ataque brutal contra Israel. Civis inocentes foram assassinados, torturados e vítimas de atos de violência sexual. Entre as vítimas havia mulheres, crianças, bebês e idosos. Nesse mesmo dia, 251 pessoas foram sequestradas e levadas como reféns para Gaza. Muitos permaneceram lá por mais de dois anos. Somente após 843 dias, o último refém que permanecia em Gaza foi recuperado e devolvido a Israel. Muitos dos sequestrados, lamentavelmente, não retornaram com vida.

Três anos depois, diante da persistência do antissemitismo e de narrativas que negam, banalizam ou buscam justificar a violência cometida pelo Hamas, acreditamos que recordar não é suficiente. A memória exige também responsabilidade e ação.

Por isso, solicitamos ao Secretário-Geral que, antes de concluir seu mandato:

condene de maneira inequívoca o terrorismo do Hamas e a tomada de reféns, sem justificativas nem relativizações;

garanta que, no âmbito das Nações Unidas, sejam efetivamente concedidos a prioridade, os espaços, a atenção e os recursos necessários para combater o antissemitismo, a negação e a banalização dos ataques do 7 de outubro e toda forma de incitação ao ódio contra o povo judeu;

zele para que os órgãos e mecanismos das Nações Unidas atuem de acordo com os princípios de imparcialidade, universalidade e não seletividade, e assegurem que seus espaços não sejam utilizados para legitimar discursos de ódio, incitação ou desumanização dirigidos contra o Estado de Israel;

e ofereça os espaços institucionais e simbólicos correspondentes para preservar e amplificar as vozes das vítimas e sobreviventes do 7 de outubro, de modo que suas histórias façam parte da memória coletiva internacional.

Ao assinar esta petição, reafirmamos nosso compromisso com a memória daqueles que foram assassinados, com aqueles que sobreviveram e continuam se recuperando de feridas visíveis e invisíveis, e com as famílias que carregam até hoje as consequências do 7 de outubro.

Reafirmamos também nosso compromisso com o direito do Estado de Israel de existir, com o direito do povo judeu de viver com segurança e autodeterminação, e com o direito de todas as pessoas da região de viver em paz, segurança e dignidade.

Levantamos a nossa voz por aqueles que já não podem fazê-lo.

Recordar também é agir.

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