Climate Change Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt 28-02-2024 11:50 The inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada range in north Colombia share fears about changing climate as record heat waves melt glacial peaks and ruin crops.
Columbia Colombian armed groups forcibly recruited nearly 190 kids in 2023: report 13-02-2024 13:20 Nearly 190 children as young as nine were forcibly recruited by armed groups in Colombia last year, the country's rights ombudsman said Monday.
TECHNOLOGY App lets indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages 30-01-2024 10:49 A smartphone app is making it easier for indigenous Brazilians to connect by allowing them to use their own native languages.
ENVIRONMENT South America seeks roadmap to save Amazon at 'landmark' summit 08-08-2023 13:34 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened what he called a "landmark" summit Tuesday, urging fellow South American leaders to chart an ambitious roadmap to save the Amazon rainforest.
HEALTHCARE & SOCIETY Briana: six-year-old’s tragic death highlights inequality in Argentina 22-07-2023 06:59 Child mortality is an ongoing tragedy in Argentina’s indigenous communities. The recent death of six-year-old Briana, a member of Salta’s Wichi community, in a hospital waiting-room last March highlights the precarious conditions facing residents in the north of the country and the failure of successive governments to protect the rights of all citizens. by Sabrina Chemen
indigenous rights With bows and spears, Brazilian indigenous 'warriors' defend the Amazon 09-06-2023 18:20 Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon: indigenous "warriors of the forest" take a stand with bows and spears, confronting illegal activities and defending their land and resources.
Murder in the Amazon Lula leads tributes on anniversary of Amazon double murder 06-06-2023 11:03 Loved ones and admirers stage commemorations for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who were murdered a year ago while documenting environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest.
BRAZIL RAINFOREST Indigenous youths use tech as 'weapon' to protect Amazon 09-05-2023 16:38 Txai Surui, and many young Indigenous activists, use technology instead of weapons to defend the Brazilian Amazon.
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS Indigenous Brazilians demand more land reserves 26-04-2023 12:11 Thousands of indigenous Brazilians gathered in the capital this week to demand the creation of new reserves on their ancestral lands.
CONTROVERSIAL COURT RULING Mendoza Chamber of Deputies denies Mapuches’ status as indigenous peoples 06-04-2023 18:45 Mendoza Chamber of Deputies declared Mapuches “should not be considered original Argentine peoples” in a resolution last Thursday.
BRAZILIAN POLITICS Mixed results for Brazil's Lula in first 100 days 06-04-2023 13:51 Lula's approval rating has taken a hit over last three months after a series of gaffes and a public spat with the central bank over interest rates.
COLOMBIA ENERGY Indigenous Colombians in stand-off over wind farms 05-04-2023 13:23 Wind farm expansion in north Colombia, earmarked as the El Dorado of renewable energy, is unsettling indigenous Wayuu inhabitants in the region.
UNITED NATIONS UN report criticises ‘structural discrimination’ against Argentina's indigenous 23-03-2023 17:43 United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights highlights repeated “evictions and violent interventions” in new report. by Api Dhadda
HALLUCINAGENIC VINE Ayahuasca: 'source of knowledge' in the heart of the Amazon 01-03-2023 09:55 A tourist industry has taken root around ayahuasca, the powerful hallucinogenic concoction said to open the door to the spirit world. But indigenous healers are set against the commercialisation of the plant.
INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land 15-02-2023 11:09 Displaced by decades of war as well as commercial and cultural intrusions, the Siekopai people live scattered between villages straddling the Ecuador-Peru border, far from their ancestral territory, which they are fighting to reclaim.
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS 'Operation Exodus': Brazil miners flee Yanomami land 09-02-2023 10:14 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva orders Brazil's military to establish a no-fly zone around the Yanomami reservation, where indigenous leaders say illegal miners have poisoned the water with mercury, destroyed the rainforest and raped and killed inhabitants.
Peru Unrest Poverty, frustration and contempt: Lima's forgotten people in the Andes 03-02-2023 11:07 The riots that have left 48 people dead in Peru since last December are a reflection of the huge rift between the capital and the Andes, where most of the protesters who are demanding the resignation of the president and new elections reside.
Unrest in Peru 'We are not at war, we are united' – Indigenous Uro community joins Peru protests 26-01-2023 13:08 The Uros, inhabitants of the floating islands on Lake Titicaca, also raised their voices this week in Peru's protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
ENVIRONMENT Lula moves to put Brazil at vanguard of climate negotiations 14-11-2022 09:43 Lula will present his vision for the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest , at COP27 on Wednesday morning.
LATIN AMERICA Chile president blasts 'terrorist' Mapuche attacks in flashpoint region 11-11-2022 13:41 Gabriel Boric slams "terrorist" arson attacks as he visited the southern Araucanía region that has been wracked by violence.
SECURITY Twelve arrests in Villa Mascardi as security forces evict Mapuches 04-10-2022 17:06 Following weekend demonstrations by local residents, 250 members of security forces deployed by authorities in large operation to evict members of the Lafken Winkul Mapu community.
CRIME & SECURITY Opposition denounces violence in Río Negro as Mapuche conflict escalates 29-09-2022 00:18 Arson, occupation and conflict as hooded Mapuche gang seizes Los Radales lot in Villa Mascardi after fire.
Chile Constitution Vote Chileans reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution 04-09-2022 22:46 The new ultra-progressive constitution proposed by Gabriel Boric’s government has been decisively rejected by the Chilean public this Sunday, in a compulsory vote to choose whether to replace the dictatorship-era constitution.
Chile New Constitution Chile to vote on overhauling dictatorship-era constitution 02-09-2022 09:30 Chileans will vote on their country’s future Sunday, for the third time in two years, choosing whether to replace Pinochet-era constitution with new one with aims to enact social change.
Latin America Leader of 2005 Peru uprising released early from prison 22-08-2022 11:16 Peruvian leader Antauro Humala, whose movement seeks to put Indigineous peoples in power, was unexpectedly released from prison. The figurehead of a failed 2005 uprising suggested he will return to politics.
POLITICS & INDIGENOUS RIGHTS Volcano goes from ‘sacred’ to secular in 24 hours as Mapuche tensions rise 12-08-2022 10:04 Environment Ministry’s controversial recognition of the Lanín volcano and mountain as ‘sacred’ Mapuche site sparks immediate backlash from Neuquén Governor Omar Gutiérrez and host of opposition leaders, followed by a U-turn the next day; As tensions rise, local indigenous leaders decry “fragility” of government policy.
Panama Protests Panama government and protesters strike deals to clear key highway 18-07-2022 13:48 Panama's government agreed to lower fuel prices to end the Panamerican Highway blockade. Indigenous-led protests have halted food transportation over the last fortnight.
Latin America Indigenous protests cost Ecuador US$1 billion, central bank says 05-07-2022 10:00 Days of protests over the cost of living by indigenous Ecuadoreans could cost the country at least US$1 billion, claims nation's central bank.
Chile's New Constitution Chile President Boric receives draft constitution 04-07-2022 13:22 Chile's constitutional convention on Monday handed its proposed new constitution to President Gabriel Boric ahead of a planned September referendum on adopting the text.
Unrest in Ecuador Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators' 29-06-2022 13:22 Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by indigenous Ecuadoreans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.
UNREST IN ECUADOR Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut 27-06-2022 13:32 Unrest continues as indigenous protesters reject a fuel price cut announced by the government as insufficient and "insensitive."
Murder in the Amazon Bodies of two men murdered in Brazilian Amazon returned to families 24-06-2022 11:13 Bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira handed over to their families, nearly two-and-a-half weeks after they were killed in Brazil's Amazon.
Murder in the Amazon Fish trade's murky waters cloud double murder in Amazon 22-06-2022 11:16 The pirarucú is one impressive fish – but what has it got to do with the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira?
UNREST IN ECUADOR Indigenous protester dies at anti-government demos in Ecuador 22-06-2022 11:01 Indigenous protester dies in clashes with law enforcement officers as demonstrations against the Ecuadorean government head into tenth day.
Murder in the Amazon Police say British journalist and Brazilian guide shot in Amazon killings 18-06-2022 21:13 British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, whose disappearance in the Amazon some two weeks ago sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, Brazilian police confirm.
Murder in the Amazon Brazil police '99% sure' that bodies found in Amazon are missing duo 17-06-2022 09:44 Suspect reveals where bodies of journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira are buried; Police say they’re ‘99%’ sure that remains found in Amazon are missing duo; Bolsonaro blamed as evidence mounts of murders.
KILLED IN THE AMAZON Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira: two men who loved the Amazon 16-06-2022 13:03 Veteran British freelance journalist Dom Phillips and respected Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira shared a passion for the farthest reaches of the Amazon rainforest. The duo, both courageous adventurers who loved the rainforest and its peoples, each defended the region in his own way.
Dom Phillips & Bruno Pereira Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon 16-06-2022 10:46 One of two men arrested over the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Brazilian Amazon confesses to having buried the pair in the jungle.
Latin America Ecuador judge orders release of Indigenous leader amid protests 15-06-2022 18:08 Prominent Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza's release has been ordered, his legal team confirms, less than a day after he was arrested and accused of paralysing roads during nationwide anti-government protests.
Vale do Javari How Brazil's Javari Valley became a criminal haven 14-06-2022 14:18 The Javari Valley is one of the remotest places on Earth, a vast expanse of thick jungle in northwestern Brazil near the Peruvian and Colombian borders. It is also a haven for drug-trafficking and environmental crimes.
MISSING IN THE AMAZON Human remains found in Amazon search for journalist, expert 13-06-2022 15:22 Human remains have been found in the search for British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, Brazil's president confirmed Monday.
MISSING IN THE AMAZON Brazil police find blood on suspect's boat in case of missing reporter, expert 10-06-2022 13:14 Traces of blood have been found on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon.
MISSING IN AMAZON Calls mount for Brazil to find missing journalist, indigenous expert 09-06-2022 00:43 Brazilian authorities on Wednesday arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a local indigenous expert in the Amazon, police said, as calls mounted for officials to deliver answers on what happened to them.
CONCERNS AFTER THREATS British journalist, indigenous expert missing in Brazil 06-06-2022 21:17 A British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest after receiving threats, authorities and indigenous-rights groups said Monday, raising fears for their safety.
Indigenous Rights Military redeployment turns Chile's Mapuche areas into powder keg 27-05-2022 14:51 With military troops once again patrolling their ancestral lands, members of the Mapuche indigenous community in Chile's south are angry.
Indigenous Rights Chile military resumes patrols of restive Araucanía region 18-05-2022 17:06 Military patrols resume in Chile's southern Araucanía region as a response to mounting violence linked to territorial claims by the Mapuche Indigenous group.
Indigenous rights Chile redeploys Army to southern region amid Mapuche tensions 17-05-2022 14:13 Chilean President Gabriel Boric's government decrees re-militarisation of troubled southern region of La Araucanía, in the face of mounting violence linked to territorial claims by Mapuche indigenous groups.