The Minister of Defense of Venezuela, General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, stated that the battle being waged today by the people of the South American nation is the same as it was 500 years ago, for self-determination, peace, equality, and social justice. RELATED: Indigenous Communities in Venezuela To Elect Councillors in 69 Municipalities In a message […]

Ecuadorian security forces reportedly entered Amazonian communities in Orellana with violence on the morning of September 21, according to the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie). RELATED: Ecuadorian Indigenous Protest in the Face of Noboa’s Authoritarianism In a video posted on social media, two gunshots can be heard as a few people run and […]

Three police officers in Ecuador were detained on Monday by residents of the Andean province of Cotopaxi and allegedly judged under Indigenous justice, following accusations of an attempted assassination of their former presidential candidate and leader, Leonidas Iza. The incident prompted the Office of the Attorney General to call for dialogue and clarify that the […]

The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced this Sunday the irreversible trend results of the elections for indigenous councilors held on August 3rd, in which 68 of a total of 69 main positions to be elected obtained an irreversible trend and were awarded by the electoral body. RELATED: Councillors Elections in Venezuelan Indigenous Communities Report 35% […]

The indigenous peoples and communities of Venezuela hold this Sunday the election of the three deputies to the National Assembly (Parliament, AN) that correspond to them and nine regional parliamentarians, sugun stipulate the constitutional laws of the Bolivarian State. RELATED: Venezuela’s Indigenous Peoples to Elect Legislative Representatives: Advancing Participatory Democracy This day of 1 June […]

The seven indigenous ethnic groups of Panama have asked Pope Leo XIV to intercede to stop violence against them in the national protests and to urge the government of Jose Mulino to establish a genuine dialogue to resolve the current crisis. RELATED: Panamanian Workers and Social Movements Unite in Fierce March Against Mulino’s Neoliberal Agenda […]

Human rights defenders recalled that 34 community leaders have been murdered since 2013. On Sunday, Mariano Isacama-Feliciano, an Indigenous leader of the Amazonian Kakataibo people, was found dead with signs of torture after being missing for 24 days. RELATED: Peruvian Minister Apologizes for Downplaying Sexual Violence Against Indigenous Minors The Peruvian Indigenous leader was known […]

A demonstration in front of the Constitutional Court of Ecuador carried out by the Amazon communities demands the fulfillment of the sentence that obliges the Government to eliminate more than 400 gas burners in eastern Ecuador.

On Friday, a group of people who identify themselves as the Taino of Jamaica are pressing the government to legitimize their status as an indigenous community and also want dialogue on respect for their rights. RELATED: Jamaica: Construction of Water Treatment Plant Monitored In statements reproduced by The Gleaner, the leader of the Yamaye Guani […]