Full Coverage: South America
11.11.2009
In a striking example of successful community-based advocacy, a survivor of Peru's "dirty war" against terrorism has won election as the first mayor of Putis, a village that suffered one of the country's worst-ever massacres.
more...Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Activism] [Human rights] Image: Gerardo Fernando Mendoza
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10.11.2009
The Peruvian government’s unprecedented attempt to destroy Peru’s Amazon Indian movement has been condemned by indigenous leaders around the world.
more...Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Indigenous rights] |
09.11.2009
The only uncontacted tribe in South America outside the Amazon is having its forest rapidly and illegally bulldozed by ranchers who want their land to graze cattle for beef.
more...Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Brazil] [Indigenous rights] [Forests] [Corporations] |
04.11.2009
Bolivia will be battered on five fronts by climate change, according to a new report that underlines what is at stake at UN climate talks in Barcelona and an EU–US Summit in Washington today.
more...From: Oxfam International Related topics/regions: [Bolivia] [Climate change] |
27.10.2009
The world's biggest mining company, Billiton, is accused of human rights abuses and environmental destruction in a report launched today.
more...+ Where is the Church of England’s heart invested? Related topics/regions: [Australia] [Canada] [Chile] [Colombia] [Papua New Guinea] [Philippines] [South Africa] |
07.09.2009
It's said to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography, and it makes an excellent documentary, says Daniel Nelson.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Cuba] [United Kingdom] [Information & media] Image: Chevolution
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02.09.2009
The UN has told Peru’s government it should not allow oil and gas drilling on indigenous peoples’ land without their "informed consent".
more...Related topics/regions: [Peru] [United Nations] [Indigenous rights] [Energy] |
21.08.2009
Containers of waste which were alleged to have been illegally exported from the UK to Brazil last month are due to arrive at the port of Felixstowe today (Friday).
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Brazil] |
13.08.2009
The Venezuelan president's attempt to control the media has hit a wall of Twitter protest. Guardian
more...Related topics/regions: [Venezuela] [Media] [ICT] |
05.08.2009
An environmental group claimed another success in its campaign to save the Amazon when British shoemaker Clarks agreed not to source leather products from Amazon deforestation.
more...From: Greenpeace UK Related topics/regions: [Brazil] |
25.06.2009
Joe Berlinger describes making Crude as “heartbreaking and inspiring”. That will surely also be the verdict of most viewers.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Ecuador] [Law] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: Crude
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19.06.2009
An eyewitness account of the killings in Peru which caused shockwaves around the world has been published by Survival International. The report contains shocking photos by two Belgians, Marijke Deleu and Thomas Quirynen, who were caught up in the violence and were themselves shot at.
more...+ OneWorld Guide to Peru Related topics/regions: [Peru] |

