Thursday, March 28, 2024

Human Rights

Brazil: the Kaiowá-Guarani genocide

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The slow decline of the Kaiowá-Guarani Indians continues, fuelled by their terrible lack of land. Any government -- and particularly Brazil's PT government -- should feel deeply ashamed. Jan Rocha reports from São Paulo.

Chile accused of racist use of anti-terrorism laws against Mapuches

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Chile is to be prosecuted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for using its anti-terrorism law against the Mapuche indigenous people.

Homage to a Criminal in Chile

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The author writes about attempts to vindicate Chile's dictatorial past.

Bolivia Set to Pass Historic ‘Law of Mother Earth’ Which Will...

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With the cooperation of politicians and grassroots organizations, Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth which will grant nature the same rights and protections as humans.

Peru: REDD does not benefit indigenous peoples

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DURBAN, South Africa. (ENS) - A new UN-backed effort to create a financial value for the carbon stored in forests by paying communities to leave the trees standing is undermining the rights of indigenous peoples in Peru, leading to "carbon piracy" and

Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy nations stall on...

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According to a new report, hundreds of sugarcane workers are dying in Central America as a result of of a strange kidney disease, without any serious investigation being carried out as to the cause.

Amazon: Did Dorothy Stang die for nothing?

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In Brazil illegal loggers are once again threatening families in the south of Pará where the US nun, Dorothy Stang, was assassinated in 2005. Natália Guerrero reports.

Argentina: death of a petty tyrant

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Antonio Domingo Bussi, a former general who is held responsible for the disappearance and death of more than a thousand people in the northern province of Tucumán died recently in Argentina at the age of 85.

Colombia: Social justice

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With President Juan Manuel Santos in London, the Guardian publishes an article from Latin America Bureau on the need for social justice to be given priority in the UK's dealings with Colombia.

Colombia: human rights

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UK development agencies publish letter in the Guardian newspaper calling on the British govenrment to put human rights at the heart of its relationship with Colombia.

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