MY WORD: Native Vulnerabilities call for Native Leadership
Are native leaders, managers of community assets or visionaries seeking to ensure community security, prosperity and spiritual growth? Violence that visits indigenous communities all over the world...
View ArticleVideos reveal extent of latest Indonesian army rampage in West Papua
“We didn’t burn people’s houses. It’s impossible. We’re soldiers, we don’t do that.” Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ali Hamdan Bogra. A series of videos uploaded to the internet reveal the path...
View ArticleMore agression against mine opponents in San José del Progreso, Oaxaca
The ongoing struggle against Fortuna Silver’s Trinidad/Cuzcatlán Mine in Oaxaca has taken another unfortunate turn. On June 16, 2012, a small group of men opened fire on crowd that was gathered by the...
View ArticleThe Idea of War
According to Slavenka Drakulic, author of The Balkan Express, war is a simple matter. No politics, no dilemmas, nothing but struggle. Prior to this state of affairs, though, comes a process of getting...
View ArticleUrgent Action for the indigenous Guarani community of Arroio Korá
The Guarani community of Arroio Korá has been attacked by gunmen trying to expel the community from their ancestral lands in southwestern Brazil. According to the community, the gunmen spent “hours”...
View ArticleHuman Trafficking and Prostitution Scandal Threatens Belo Monte Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2013 Contact: Caroline Bennett, Amazon Watch, 510 629 9390, caroline@amazonwatch.org Zachary Hurwirz, International Rivers, 415 341 5264, zachary@internationalrivers.org...
View ArticleIndigenous Guatemalans Reject Mining Moratorium, Want Genuine Community...
Mining in Guatemala has often been to the detriment of the Indigenous Peoples of the country as it has proven to take away their ability to control their lands and livelihoods. It pollutes their...
View ArticleThree Indigenous Murdered for Defending their Territory in Honduras
While carrying out peaceful actions to defend their territory from the illegal exploitation of natural resources and forest clearing, three Indigenous Tolupan from Yoro district in Honduras, María...
View ArticleIn memory of Ambrósio Vilhalva
At this time–when we are mourning the loss of Nelson Mandela, a leader and an example for so many people throughout the world–I’d like to take a moment to reflect on the death of another leader across...
View ArticleViolence continues in Guatemala
I can’t help but wonder what they must have felt, trapped in the Spanish embassy, as they died in the fire. I can’t but wonder what the people outside thought. The victims of this terrible act of...
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