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BRAZILIAN SENATE DEFIES SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARCO TEMPORAL: PLACES INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND AMAZON IN GRAVE DANGER.

The Brazilian Constitution of 1988, (Art. 231), grants Indigenous Peoples the right to land they have “traditionally occupied”, and since that date 761 territories have been claimed, although only 475 have been formally recognized and adjudicated. The ‘Marco Temporal’ concept (promoted by ‘Ruralist’ legislators who represent the interests of agribusiness,

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Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia Initiate a Dialogue with the Legislative Assembly to Gain Legal Recognition of their FPIC Protocols

  On August 31st, in the town of Santa Cruz, the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia held a session on the development of legislative measures to grant legal force to Indigenous Peoples’ autonomous FPIC protocols. Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) has emerged as an international human rights norm that

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Webinar Invitation: Dynamics of Land Security and Collective Rights

Land is Life welcomes you to join our webinar on the situation of territorial rights, self-determination, and territorial dynamics that exert pressure on the traditional systems of life of Indigenous Peoples in the Moskitia (Honduras and Nicaragua). Increased rates of conflict pose threats to the traditional livelihoods and the individual

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