Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 3 — David vs Goliath
This is the third in a series of four blog-posts, written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto
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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...
Tapajós under attack 4: Day of Terror in Tapajós river basin
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large...
El Salvador: Indigenous rights-still waiting
Despite official recognition of their rights, no public policies or laws have made these constitutional rights a reality for indigenous people.
BRAZIL’S BLIND SPOT: RACISM AND RACIAL INEQUALITY
Despite its multicultural image, Brazil fails to address racial inequality. Today, racial democracy is a dangerous illusion.
Colombia: what does peace mean in Comuna 13?
24 January. With the new year in Colombia came a new sentence from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, holding the state responsible for...
1: Altamira, vítima de Belo Monte
Publicado originalmente em 07 de março de 2016.
Na primeira de seis postagens, Sue Branford descreve uma cidade onde as promessas de um pródigo desenvolvimento...
Killing machismo the Colombian way
A new initiative is being made in Bogota to help women stand up to machismo and to get men to change their behaviour
Colombia: What happens when Auntie AngloGold comes to stay?
AngloGold Ashanti is busily buying land and influence in Cajamarca province, future site of its vast La Colosa mine. Behind the PR, what's really going on?
Brazil: Black Consciousness Day
On 20 November over 1,000 towns will be having a public holiday to celebrate the dia da consciência negra