South America

South America

Lima Mobilizes for Victims of Massacres

Protests in Peru; from working class neighborhoods of the capital city marches were organized toward the center of Lima, watched over by hundreds of police; four people were detained.

Perú: Indigenous People Declare Permanent Emergency, Twenty-Five Leaders Assassinated since 2020

Indigenous leader found dead with signs of torture after twenty-four days missing.

Colombia: Escalating Violence in Cauca Threatens Indigenous Nasa

The violent attacks registered in the southwest of Colombia have intensified, specifically against Indigenous peoples.

Mapuche Leader Extradited to Chile from Argentina

With a major operation coordinated between Interpol, the Federal Police of Argentina, and Airport Security Police, on January 4, the activist Facundo Jones Huala, considered a leader of the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM), was...

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Tzeltal Political Prisoners File Appeal for their Immediate Freedom

Tzeltal human rights defenders accused of homicide have filed an appeal demanding their immediate freedom.

Already Failed Dam Project Being Revived in Oaxaca to Address Water Crisis

Attempt being made to revive an already failed dam project to combat the water crisis in Oaxaca.

Social Organizations Warn of a New Surge in Violence in the Highlands of Chiapas

Hundreds of Tsostil families flee their communities due to increasing violence between armed groups in the highlands of Chiapas