Bolivia’s Mother Earth Law Hard to Implement
(IPS) – The law for the defence of Mother Earth passed by Bolivia a year and a half ago has not yet moved from good intentions to concrete action. The Framework Law on Mother Earth […]
News Briefs
Canadian Mining in Latin America Doing Serious Environmental Harm
Operations in nine Latin American countries continue with explicit Canadian state support, says report Source: The Guardian The growing role of Canadian mining companies across Latin America has been put under the spotlight at the […]
Chevron in Ecuador Representative of Multinationals’ Continuing Abuse of Indigenous Peoples
Source: Truthout Chevron’s refusal to pay for the cleanup of oil contamination in Ecuador demonstrates the crisis of multinational corporations prioritizing profit over human rights. American oil corporations hail from a nation built on the […]
Terrorism in Venezuela and Its Accomplices
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com The private media and important actors both at home and abroad including Washington have downplayed, and in some cases completely ignored, the terrorist actions perpetrated against the Venezuelan government over the past three […]
Bagua Massacre – A Test for Justice in Peru
(IPS) – The trial of 52 indigenous people that just got underway for a 2009 massacre near the city of Bagua in northwest Peru will test the judicial system’s independence and ability to impart justice. […]
Perpetuating Impunity: Guatemala’s Congress Votes to Deny Genocide
On Tuesday, the Guatemalan Congress voted to deny that genocide took place during the country’s 36 year conflict (1960-1996) which left approximately 250,00 people, mainly indigenous Mayans, dead or disappeared. The vote was aimed at […]
ARENA Strategist Takes Fall in Colombian Drug Scandal
Source: CISPES The former campaign advisor to El Salvador’s right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party has found himself on the receiving end of a major publicity scandal, the likes of which he is accustomed to […]
Peru: Indigenous Organizations to Present Joint Climate Change Agenda
Source: Servindi Peruvian national indigenous organizations decided to present a joint Indigenous Agenda on Climate Change. The resolution was adopted at a meeting held on Tuesday, May 6 with representatives of the Peruvian State for […]
A Call to Action: Stop the War against the Zapatista Communities
National Call to Action in Response to attack on Zapatista Community, murder of Zapatista civilians and destruction of school and clinic. WHAT: In response to an armed attack by the CIOAC-H on unarmed Zapatistas in […]
Conflict Over New Bolivian Law Highlights Mining Sector Contradictions
Source: NACLA After three years of negotiations, followed by six weeks of sometimes violent controversy, Bolivia is poised to adopt a new mining law. It is the first major overhaul of the country’s mining sector […]