Panama: violent repression of indigenous protests
Police use force to end indigenous blockade of Interamerican Highway. Two protestors have been killed.
Brasil feliz de novo
Lula took office on 2 January, greeted by a sea of enthusiastic supporters who had travelled from all over Brazil. Former president Jair Bolsonaro fled to Miami and the new administration lost no time in undoing some of his most harmful measures
Brazil’s Indigenous groups demand a voice in new soybean railway project
The Ferrogrão railway project has been met with resistance from Indigenous peoples who will be impacted by the socio-environmental risks associated with the project.
PERU: MONTERRICO BUYS JUSTICE CHEAPLY
UK mining company Monterrico settles out of court at a very low price
Argentina — the use of the land
In a hard-hitting article, two Argentine analysts criticise the government's land policies, with their emphasis on exports, mining, and oil and gas exploitation (including fracking). Indigenous resistance has led to 12 deaths in the past three years.
Bulletin 28 January 2010
Honduras: new President takes office ♦ Peru: Five people die from rains in Cuzco ♦ Haiti: another survivor rescued ♦ Mexico to buy dollars to boost reserves ♦ Indigenous peoples worry for climate change
Ten Years – peace building in Colombia
Christian Aid and its partners have been working to tackle
violence and build peace in Colombia for more than two decades. Three years
ago, shortly after...
Centro de Investigación y Defensa SUR
Defensas Penales especializadas a personas indigenas y no indigenas acusadas de delitos en el marco de protesta social. a.interposiciones de cautelas de garantía, solicitudes al Ministerio Publico, participación de diversas audiencias.
The “terrorist” threat in Chile
President Piñera heads for conflict with the Mapuche.
Bolsonaro’s Brazil 2019: death by 1,000 cuts
While the media focused in 2019 on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s incendiary remarks, or on the Amazon fires, he has quietly instituted...