Indigenous Resistance, from Colombia to Palestine
Source: The Electronic Infitada “They only see our water, our land, our trees. They don’t care about us. They want the land — without the people on it.” These words are not of a […]
Month: September 2010
Paraguayan Tribe’s SOS to Save Uncontacted Families from Extinction
Leaders of an isolated South American tribe have issued a desperate public appeal on behalf of their family members hiding in forest targeted by cattle ranchers. Some members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode tribe in western Paraguay […]
Giving Colombia a Free Pass: State Department Ignores Abuses of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Rights
The State Department issued a press release last week arguing that Colombia is meeting human rights conditions for receipt of US military assistance. In certifying that the conditions for aid have been met, the State […]
Ecuador: Small-Scale Miners Questioning Large-Scale Interests in Southern Amazon
Only days after small-scale and artisanal miners pronounced themselves in favor of land use planning and against large scale mining in Ecuador’s southern Amazon, a heavy deployment of police and military was ordered to evict a group of these miners for alleged environmental damages. Approximately 1,500 police and military officers took part in the September 15 operation, or roughly one officer for every resident of the small county of Paquisha in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, where confrontations took place.
Autonomous Authorities Order Total Evacuation of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca
Authorities of the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, have ordered the total evacuation of the town, which has been under siege since February of this year. The authorities issued the order when alleged paramilitaries raided San Juan Copala and said that they would massacre all supporters of the autonomous municipality. […]
Haitian Women Struggle to Keep Hope Alive
(IPS) – “I’m going to do everything possible to raise my daughter. My daughter is my future. And I can see my future in her,” says Mirlene Saint Juste, a rice merchant in the Opoto […]
At the Roots of Mapuche Resistance
A backgrounder on the situation facing Mapuche people in Chile and a look at Canada’s role Source: The Media Co-op More than 34 Mapuche political prisoners in Chile have entered into day 69 of […]
Silent Coup in Haiti
Once again, the people of Haiti are being denied the government of their choosing. While mainstream media has focused public attention on ineligible candidates such as hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean, the most popular political party in Haiti, Fanmi Lavalas, has been banned from the November 28, 2010, Presidential and Parliamentary elections. To discuss the the country’s crisis of democracy, Darren Ell spoke with some key experts and organizers on the ground in Haiti and abroad.
Over 1,260,000 Hondurans Demand Refounding of Nation
The incredible pro-democracy resistance movement (known as the National Front of Popular Resistance-FNRP) has collected 1,269,142 signatures (and counting) demanding a National Constituent Assembly (NCA) that will mark an important step in their struggle towards […]
A Plan Colombia for Mexico
Source: Americas Program Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated Wednesday that Mexico and Central America were facing an “insurgency” that requires the equivalent of a Plan Colombia in the region. Her comments immediately raised the […]