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THE MARCO TEMPORAL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL: LAND IS LIFE CONGRATULATES BRAZIL’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ON A CRUCIAL VICTORY

On Thursday September 21st, the Brazilian Supreme Court voted against the so called ‘Marco Temporal’, which would have forced the country’s Indigenous Peoples to demonstrate that any territories claimed as traditional, had been occupied by them prior to the Brazilian Constitution of 1988.  Court magistrate Carmen Lucia stated that Brazilian

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LAND IS LIFE CONDAMNE LE MASSACRE DES AGRICULTEURS DANS LA PROVINCE DE L’ITURI DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO (RDC)

Land is Life exhorte le gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo, en particulier le gouvernement militaire provincial de l’Ituri et l’administration militaire territoriale de Mahagi, à assurer la sécurité et la protection de la population résidant dans la chefferie de Mokambu. Ces individus font face à des menaces de

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