For background on this case:
- Canadian ‘Porn King’ Accused of Looting Honduran Cultural Artifacts, Insight Crime, December 11, 2024.
- Randy Jorgensen, Canadian “King of Porn”, accused “of looting and illicit trafficking of archaeological patrimonial assets in Garifuna Territory, Honduras, Rights Action, December 6, 2024.
- Canadian tourist operators in Honduras charged with money laundering and fraud related to sales of Indigenous Garifuna lands, Grahame Russell, July 17, 2024.
On December 29, Miriam Miranda, the General Coordinator of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) tweeted about the intentions of Randy Jorgensen, the Canadian King of Porn to evict the Garifuna from the Campo del Mar area in Trujillo Bay:
“WARNING: Randy Jorgensen meets in Trujillo with ex-workers to evict the Garifuna, where is justice, why do they not detain this criminal? The assets were seized for a proven crime and the MP [Public Prosecutor’s office] has not issued an arrest warrant.”
In response and given the imminent threat of violence against the Garifuna communities in Trujillo Bay, 10 U.S. and Canada-based organizations write and publish a letter to officials in the Honduran and Canadian governments (see copies of letters below) to request the following:
- Protect the physical integrity and lives of the Garifuna community members protecting the Campo del Mar property in Trujillo Bay, which was declared by the Garifuna people as the Center of Ancestral Knowledge, Hachari Wayunagu.[1] This should be implemented by contacting OFRANEH and requesting how best to provide this protection
- Take action based on the evidence the state has in its possession since at least 2012, to criminally charge Jorgensen for irregularly obtaining Garifuna ancestral land
- Communicate to the Canadian Embassy the serious charges and investigation underway against Jorgensen and his two Canadian associates, Darren Wade Weeks and Malik Zachariah and request that the Canadian government proceed against these Canadians and their criminal structure operating in Canada.
Letter to Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly & multiple Canadian officials (English)
Letter to Honduran President Xiomara Castro & multiple Honduran officials (Spanish)
