South America

South America

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...

Argentina: President Milei Seeks to Allow Glacier Mining and Deforestation

The new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, is pushing reform packages that will allow glacier mining and deforestation.

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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.

Despite Organized Crime Violence, Indigenous Nahuas Celebrate Fifteen Years of Building Community in Xayakalan

For the Indigenous Nahua woman Teresa, a community member of Santa María Ostula, the fifteen-year celebration is a celebration of life.

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor

Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.