Unequal Education System Under Fire in Chile
(IPS) – “Today we need structural changes; we need to move towards a new model of education in Chile and to sit down to talks that include all of the concerned parties,” said Camila Vallejo, […]
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Uruguay Removes Block on Investigating Abuses During Military Rule
A presidential decree issued in Uruguay opens the door for investigations and prosecutions of an estimated 80 cases of human rights violations committed from 1973-1985. President José Mujica’s decree yesterday revoked decisions by former Presidents […]
Large-Scale Mining to Test Rights of Nature in Ecuador
Ecuador is the only Andean nation without any large-scale metallic mines (such as gold and copper). This unique state of affairs is about to be tested in the next few weeks when the Correa government signs exploitation agreements transnational miners looking to exploit the country’s copper and gold reserves. More importantly, the legitimacy of the nation’s Constitution, which grants nature rights, will also be tested.
INDÍGENAS-MÉXICO: Atrincherados en defensa propia
(IPS) – “Se terminó la paciencia”, dice Mary, una indígena sostén de los tres hijos desde que su esposo fue secuestrado de su casa por un grupo armado. Es que los vecinos de este occidental […]
Case against Amazon Indian Leader in Peru ‘Closed’
A two-year legal case against the leader of Peru’s Amazon Indian organisation has been shelved. Alberto Pizango was forced into exile following violent clashes between indigenous protesters and police in June 2009 which left 33 […]
Colombia: ‘Impunity’ – Keeping the ‘Black Hand’ Anonymous
(IPS) – The film “Impunity” has only just now arrived in Colombia, although the filming was completed a year ago and it was first shown to the public in Geneva in January. But the wait […]
Photo Chronicle of Mexico’s Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity
On June 4, poet Javier Sicilia and farmer Julian LeBaron led a 500-person caravan through some of the most dangerous places in Mexico, and which one major Mexican magazine referred to as the country’s “route of blood.” The caravan ended on June 10 in Ciudad Juarez, which Sicilia dubbed Mexico’s “epicenter of pain” because just over one-fifth of the country’s homicides occurred in that city in 2010.
The People Legislate: Grassroots Media Movement Creates Its Own Law in Venezuela
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com Media activists from around the state of Merida crowded into the Carlos Marx building yesterday to debate the new community media law. As we broke up into working groups, a member of […]
People’s Tribunal against the Criminalization of Protest in Ecuador
During three days in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador, hundreds of representatives from several Latin American countries gathered to share experiences and strategies during the Continental Conference in Defense of Water and Mother Earth. The event took place between June 17 and 23, and was organized as an act of resistance against development projects that threaten this vital resource, Yakumama, our mother water.