Amazonia

September 20, 2024

Part II: How the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Turned into a Date to Fight for Human Rights in Suriname

By Stefanie Lauchman

The country is the only one in South America that does not recognize the rights of Indigenous Peoples to their ancestral lands.

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September 17, 2024

Part I: Indigenous Peoples in Suriname Join Forces to Demand Access to their Fundamental Human Rights

By Stefanie Lauchman

Leaders of Suriname's Indigenous Peoples convened in August to develop proposals to national authorities that ensure the human rights of Indigenous Peoples while addressing the challenges they are facing.

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August 12, 2024

New Film "Inia Ikiampri" (Our Jungle) to Make World Premiere at the 34th International First Peoples' Festival Présence Autochtone, Montreal, Canada

A thriving Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon clings to tradition and connections to land while preparing for an uncertain future.

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July 22, 2024

Mensagens Indígenas da Floresta Amazônica

Por Luana Polinesio

Durante o primeiro encontro de Parceiros e Aliados da Nia Tero na região Amazônica, os líderes indígenas de seis países amazônicos refletiram sobre os desafios e ameaças que enfrentam em seus territórios.

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July 22, 2024

Mensajes Indígenas de la Selva Amazónica

Por Luana Polinesio

Durante el primer encuentro de Socios y Aliados de Nia Tero en la región amazónica, líderes indígenas de seis países amazónicos reflexionaron sobre los desafíos y amenazas que enfrentan en sus territorios.

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July 17, 2024

Peruvian Congress Moves to Restrict Indigenous and Civil Society Organizations

A new legislative proposal could harm fundamental rights and silence NGOs fighting for Indigenous rights in Peru.

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