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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:
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 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:
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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