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Published on January 13, 2024 - 01:28 GMT

Belo Sun Mining Company Legally Harasses Volta Grande do Xingu Community Leaders, Environmental and Human Rights Defenders

Altamira, Brazil – In October 2023, mining company Belo Sun Mineração Ltda. (Brazilian subsidiary of Canadian mining company Belo Sun Mining Corp.), which aims to carve Brazil’s largest open-pit gold mine a few kilometers from the Belo Monte hydroelectric …

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Published on January 11, 2024 - 04:05 GMT

We Stand in Solidarity With the Victims of the Violence Unleashed in Ecuador and Demand That the Government Effectively Address ...

Versión original en español We express solidarity with the victims of the violence unleashed in Ecuador and demand that the government effectively address the issue of organized crime. Inflammatory statements and reckless measures are not effective and …

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Published on December 20, 2023 - 23:26 GMT

Peruvian Congress Just Legalized Deforestation

Peru’s Congress has decriminalized illegal logging, by utilizing a fast-track mechanism known as “approval by insistence” to amend Peru’s Forestry Law. This modification will effectively make it “open season” for organized crime in terms of logging and …

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Published on December 18, 2023 - 23:19 GMT

Murdered Indigenous Leader Becomes Yet Another Statistic

Versión original en español aquí The Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali ORAU and the Native Federation of Kakataibo Communities FENACOKA announce a regrettable event that outrages the Kakataibo people and the Indigenous population as a whole. It …

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Published on December 15, 2023 - 17:21 GMT

Amazonian Indigenous Peoples Mobilize Against Railway Mega-project That Threatens Rights and the Rainforest

Photos and video available here (Credit: @wellkumaruara) Novo Progresso, Pará State, Brazil – This morning, around 100 Indigenous protestors from the Munduruku, Apiaká and Kayapó peoples disrupted a hearing to promote the construction of a mega-railroad, …

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Published on December 2, 2023 - 01:05 GMT

Amazon Emergency: Nine Urgent Measures to Ensure Justice and Effective Protection for Defenders in Peru

Versión en español The terrible murder of Apu Quinto Inuma Alvarado, leader of the Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu Native Community in the San Martin Region, on November 29, 2023, adds a new victim of the violence unleashed in the Peruvian Amazon. Apu Quinto …

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Published on November 30, 2023 - 23:48 GMT

“The Amazon Emergency Is a Climate Emergency”

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – As over 70,000 people convene in Dubai for the 28th UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP 28), the Amazon rainforest is on fire and in a severe drought due to deforestation, extractive industries, industrial agriculture, climate …

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Published on November 30, 2023 - 17:53 GMT

Indigenous Organization Opposes Sale of Controversial Warintza Mining Project on Their Territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon

En español aquí On November 20, 2023, the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA) released a public statement rejecting the Warintza mining project and its possible sale. The statement reaffirms the environmental, legal, social, and reputational risks of the project …

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Published on November 22, 2023 - 00:37 GMT

New Policy Paper Provides Roadmap to Tackle Organized Crime in the Amazon

Lima, Peru – A new policy paper by Amazon Underworld, Amazon Watch, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, and InfoAmazonia details a roadmap for governments across the region to tackle the ruthless expansion of crime organizations …

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Published on November 9, 2023 - 20:26 GMT

Unmasking Canada’s Extractive Industry Violations at the UN Human Rights Council

Oakland, CA – Representing a coalition of over 50 organizations, Cris Julião Pankararu, Indigenous representative of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), and Gisela Hurtado Barboza, Advocacy Manager at Amazon Watch, will return to Geneva …

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Published on November 7, 2023 - 17:45 GMT

Colombian Indigenous People, Campesinos, and Human Rights Groups Denounce the Humanitarian Crisis in Putumayo and Demand Justice ...

Washington, D.C. – The Colombian government must address the current situation of violence and humanitarian emergency affecting the inhabitants of the Putumayo department and provide justice for the extrajudicial executions known as “false positives” …

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Published on October 21, 2023 - 00:17 GMT

Brazil’s President Lula Protects Indigenous Rights and the Environment With a Partial Veto of Bill 2903

Oakland, CA – After two weeks of campaigns led by the Indigenous movement with the participation of environmental and Indigenous rights organizations, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (“Lula”) finally issued his official position and vetoed key …

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Published on October 12, 2023 - 17:01 GMT

Cargill, Cease Your Destruction!

My name is Beka. I am 21 years old. I live on Sawré Muybu Indigenous territory in the Amazon forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. I have come to the United States to ask the Cargill-MacMillan family to stop the destruction of our land. My people are called …

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Published on September 22, 2023 - 14:59 GMT

Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects the Marco Temporal, but the Fight for Indigenous Land Rights Continues

Brazil’s Indigenous peoples have faced their most pivotal moment in the battle for territorial rights since the 1988 Constitution. Over the nearly 35 years since its enactment, countless legislative efforts in the National Congress, primarily driven by the …

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Published on September 11, 2023 - 23:49 GMT

Victory: Belo Sun Is One Step Closer to Having Its License Permanently Denied

In a significant victory for the Amazon and Indigenous rights, the environmental licensing process for the Belo Sun mining project in the Volta Grande region of the Xingu River has been successfully shifted from state to federal jurisdiction in a ruling …

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Published on August 31, 2023 - 13:40 GMT

Report Reveals Shocking Rights Violations by Canadian Corporations in Latin America

A groundbreaking report titled “Unmasking Canada: Rights Violations Across Latin America” was unveiled at the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Process (UPR) pre-session in Geneva, spanning from August 28 to September 1, 2023. This in-depth …

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Published on August 24, 2023 - 18:22 GMT

Latin American Delegation to Implicate Canadian Corporations of Rights Violations at the United Nations in Geneva

What: To expose the predatory modus operandi of Canada’s extractive sectors operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, a delegation composed of Indigenous leaders, local communities, and Latin American civil society representatives will travel to Geneva …

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Published on August 21, 2023 - 17:06 GMT

Victory for Yasuní and the Amazon! Ecuadorians Choose a Future Without Fossil Fuels

In a historic national vote Sunday, August 20, 2023, a vast majority of Ecuadorians voted to halt its largest oil project underneath Yasuní National Park and permanently keep an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil in the ground. They also chose to protect …

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Published on August 17, 2023 - 19:50 GMT

Escalating Violence in Ecuador Threatens Human Rights Defenders and Democracy

Oakland, CA – Last Wednesday, in a shocking unprecedented event in Ecuador’s history, presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated in broad daylight as he left a campaign event, despite being under the protection of the security forces. …

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Published on August 16, 2023 - 19:55 GMT

Amazon’s Yasuní Referendum: A “Yes” for Life and a Future Without Fossil Fuels

To: President Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador – I am deeply concerned about the increase in violence and threats to Indigenous leaders who stand in defense of their communities and territory in the Ecuadorian Amazon. On February 26, Eduardo Mendúa, father, …

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