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International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 Helps Legalize Land Grabs on Indigenous Territories

Renata Bessi y Santiago Navarro F - 31 August, 2017

Indigenous peoples' territories are some of the few places where natural resources are preserved throughout the world. In fact, they protect about 80 percent of the planet's biodiversity but are legal owners of less...

Central America

Panamá: Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous region at risk of disappearing

Santiago Navarro F - 9 August, 2017

Photo: Santiago Navarro F. Translated by Alfie Lake A few logs and interlaced planks give shape to two walls holding up a few pieces of metal sheeting; this is a makeshift hut. In the background two...

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Tzeltal Political Prisoners File Appeal for their Immediate Freedom

Aldo Santiago - 25 September, 2024

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

Mexico

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

Sare Frabes - 23 September, 2024

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

Mexico

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

Sare Frabes - 27 August, 2024

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