Friday, March 29, 2024

Human Rights

COLOMBIA: THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN UNSUSTAINABLE MINING POLICY

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A new report from UK-based ABCColombia examines the confusion of government policies, social protests and asks how to increase international accountability

‘FESTIVAL OF KILLING’ IN SAO PAULO

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There has been alarming increase in unexplained killings in São Paulo in recent months. In a special article for LAB, Jan Rocha looks at what is going on.

PERU: ESPINAR CONFLICT BACK FROM THE BRINK

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A long-running conflict around the town of Espinar in southern Peru shows how social conflicts over mining develop and can be resolved

“Order our extinction and bury us here”

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The dramatic statement of a neglected Brazilian Indigenous community.

The Putumayo Atrocities

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The story of the near-extermination of indigenous communities in the early 1900s at the hands of the Peruvian Amazon Company.

Brazil: The World Cup damages people’s rights

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Popular organizations from 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup say that the people's rights are being ignored as areas are 'beautified' for the visiting fans.

VIDEO: Why is Honduras so Violent?

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In a country with 86 murders for every 100,000 inhabitants, journalists and farmers appear to be in particular danger.

‘GROWTH FOR EQUALITY’ THE ECLAC WAY

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Employment, state intervention and structural change are among the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean's recipes for bringing greater equality to the region.

Colombia’s indigenous peoples in the crossfire

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The Nasa people's desire for autonomy places them in conflict with the national army, the FARC and the paramilitaries.

PEACE IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS IN COLOMBIA

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A former director of the Jesuit think-tank CINEP argues that peace depends on settling the 'social question', chronic inequality, and sees little willingness anywhere to address this seriously.

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