Native Peruvians See Loopholes in Prior Consultation Law
In Peru, indigenous people question a law that is supposed to benefit them.
Santiago Xanica: A Zapotec Village’s Fight for Autonomy in Mexico
The Zapotec indigenous people continue their struggle to have their rights respected.
Panama: violent repression of indigenous protests
Police use force to end indigenous blockade of Interamerican Highway. Two protestors have been killed.
What happens when an uncontacted tribe meets ‘civilisation’?
Margarita Mbywangy's tribe was nearly wiped out when the modern world came calling. Now she has come to Europe to talk about their stolen land and struggle for survival.
En defensa del agua, la vida y sus derechos: Pueblos indígenas...
In Spanish. The indigenous communities in the Loreto region, in Peru's northeast Amazona are mobilising against the activities of mining companies that are destroying the environment.
Bolivia: new faces of justice
Under a radical new arrangement by which the highest ranking judges are voted into office, women and indigenous people are finally getting the top judicial jobs in Bolivia. Report by Emily Achtenberg.
Paraguay: indigenous eviction
The police in Asunción have evicted dozens of indigenous families who have been camping in the central square for seven months, demanding land.
Paraguay to hand over indigenous land
Justice at last for Paraguayan indigenous community.
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.
Brazil: the Kaiowá-Guarani genocide
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.