Nicaragua: autonomy works (sort of)
Indigenous groups on the Atlantic coast and the Sandinistas are gradually learning how to live with each other. An interview with Michael Campbell from CEDEHCA.
PARAGUAY: BRAZILIAN EXPANSIONISM
The rapid growth of large soya monocultures, mainly in Brazilian hands, is leading to 9,000 peasant families being forced off their land each year. This is fuelling land conflict, says Perla Álvarez, from the rural women's organisation, Conamuri.
Honduras: Indigenous Movement carries on with the struggle
As election approaches, indigenous leaders face mounting pressure
Mayan people sue Canadian company
Lawsuits against Canadian company HudBay Minerals Inc. over human rights abuse in Guatemala
Guatemala: Appeal on behalf of anti-mine protestors
Communities close to a Canadian-owned mine have been placed under virtual military rule.
Indigenous Comcaac serve up an oceanic grain to preserve seagrass meadows
The Indigenous Comcaac community of northwestern Mexico is working to preserve eelgrass and promote the renaissance of the grain they obtain from it.
The Mandate of Manaus: Indigenous Action for Life
Marianne Arake, from LAB, has translated into English the important 'call for action' produced jointly by indigenous groups from the nine countries of the Amazon Basin after their meeting in Manaus.
Santiago Xanica: A Zapotec Village’s Fight for Autonomy in Mexico
The Zapotec indigenous people continue their struggle to have their rights respected.
Who will save Yasuní?
Ecuadorians go to the polls on 20 August 2023, to elect both a new president and 137 legislators for the country's National Assembly. They will also be given the choice to vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ in a referendum, where a ‘Yes’ vote will shut down all oil extraction in Yasuní National Park.