Three indigenous people were killed and several others wounded during a confrontation between Ecuadorian Army soldiers and armed civilians in the Amazon province of Sucumbíos, according to a statement released Saturday by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), the country’s largest social organization, which called for an immediate and impartial investigation. The organization […]

The former president denounced that the ongoing process violates his constitutional rights. On Thursday, the La Paz Court of Justice decided to uphold the preventive detention of former Bolivian President Luis Arce (2020-2025), who is under investigation for alleged corruption in the management of funds for Indigenous development. RELATED: Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Arrested […]

Nationwide demonstrations are set to sweep Brazil as social movements mobilize against a controversial sentencing reform bill and a constitutional amendment that restricts Indigenous land rights, denouncing the measures as a right-wing offensive. Brazilian social and political movements will lead a nationwide demonstration on Sunday to oppose the draft Sentencing Dosage Bill -known as the […]

The ‘people’s diplomacy’ is confronting oil exploration and corporate-based solutions. The United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, was more than another international meeting. It was a stage for a fundamental power struggle over who gets to control the global response to the climate crisis. RELATED: COP30: Brazil Insists on Reducing Fossil Fuel Consumption […]

Honduran President Xiomara Castro met with her Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday in Belém, during the COP30 summit, to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and address key regional challenges in environmental, social, and economic areas. RELATED: EU Reaches Deal on 90% Emissions Cut Ahead of COP30, but Offset Disputes Remain […]

‘Christians cannot remain on the sidelines or silent in the face of such an ancient demand,’ ecclesiastical authorities said. On Sunday, Chilean bishops and pastors of Christian churches called for the approval of the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Mapuche peoples, which is currently being debated in the National Congress. RELATED: Mapuche Leader Julia Chuñil Remains […]

The Yaku Mama Amazon Flotilla is sailing across the Amazon to defend environmental security, having begun its journey in the city of Coca, in Ecuador’s Francisco de Orellana province, and heading toward Belém, Brazil, where it is expected to arrive in time for COP30. RELATED: Brazil: Lula rejects US interference and defends Amazonian cooperation against […]

The delay in the hearings against former indigenous leaders is causing outrage in Guatemala and is the subject of denunciations by various national and international organizations. Among these organizations Luis Pacheco and Héctor Chaclán, members of the 48 Cantons of the department of Totonicapán, who have been imprisoned for four months, according to a press […]

The Indigenous and Peasant Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) has issued a grave denunciation of an alleged assassination attempt against Leonidas Iza, former president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and recent presidential candidate for Pachakutik. According to the MICC, agents from the General Directorate of Intelligence stormed the community of San Ignacio, […]

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have created the world’s largest biocultural corridor to protect the Great Maya Forest, as environmental groups urge stronger safeguards amid controversy over the Maya Train project.