Colombia: an election which may determine the fate of peace
Colombia: an election which will determine the fate of peace
By Thomas Mortensen, Colombia Country Manager, Christian Aid
As Colombians head to the polls on the...
Wixarika in Mexico Denounce Illegal Sale of Sacred Island
This article was first published by Telesur. You can see the original here.
Header image: Fragment of an art piece explaining Wixarika cosmology by Jose...
Guatemala: indigenous women take on Canada’s mining industry
This article was re-published from Ricochet by UpsideDownWorld. You can see the original here.
Header image:(L-R): Amalia Cac Tiul, Elena Choc Quib, Carmelina Caal Ical,...
Rio de Janeiro: This land is our land
What do you do if you’re living on public land, in a house that your great-grandparents built in an era before strict housing regulations,...
Guatemala: A War by Other Means?
This article was first published by UpsideDownWorld. You can see the original here.
Header image: Families in Chab’il Ch’och’ look out over their burning homes...
Frei Henri, champion of justice for Brazil’s rural poor
A chapter in international solidarity with Brazil’s embattled rural poor closed on Sunday 26 November with the death of Dominican priest and lawyer, Henri...
Belo Horizonte gets a Land Reform Farmers Market
Authorities, representatives of social and cultural movements, and an appreciative audience gathered in Belo Horizonte for the opening of the Farmers' Market Shop, another...
Colombia: peace, but maybe not the peace we hoped for
Without addressing crucial elements of the original agreement, the revised peace deal risks not living up to expectations in Colombia.
It has been a year...
Colombia: Incompliance, continued violence and crop eradication
Main image: Community leaders, military and San Pablo municipal delegates meet. Photo: Jaskiran Kaur Chohan
Just over a year ago many Colombians and observers around...
The Amazon: Mundurukú standoff against dam builders
This article was first published on Mongabay on 17 October 2017. You can read the original here. The same article has been translated for...