DECLARATORIA DE LIMA ENCUENTRO REGIONAL SOBRE PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS EN AISLAMIENTO: TERRITORIOS Y DESARROLLO EN LA AMAZONÍA Y EL GRAN CHACO.
Después de dos días de reuniones en Lima, Perú, 21 organizaciones de toda la Amazonía y el Gran Chaco han decidido formar un Grupo de Trabajo sobre Pueblos Indígenas en Aislamiento Voluntario y Contacto Inicial. Este anuncio llega tras el lanzamiento del “Informe Regional Sobre Pueblos Indígenas en Aislamiento“. Territorios y Desarrollo en la Amazonía […]
Declaration establishes Working Group on People’s Living in Isolation and Initial Contact following convening in Lima
Photos above of participants during regional convening taken by Jesús Sosa. Following two days of meetings in Lima, Peru, 21 organizations from across the Amazon and El Chaco have formed The Working Group on People’s Living in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact. This announcement follows the release of: “Indigenous People’s Living in Voluntary Isolation: Territories […]
Victory In Ecuador On Indigenous People’s Day!
Dear Land is Life Partners, Just yesterday, after 11 days of nationwide indigenous-led mobilizations that paralyzed the country, Ecuador’s indigenous movement compelled their government to prioritize their demands over those of the International Monetary Fund, an important victory for indigenous organizing and pluri-national democracy, and a powerful blow to a 4.4 billion IMF-backed loan deal […]
Humanitarian aid and legal support urgently needed for indigenous peoples in Ecuadorian protests
Tens of thousands of indigenous people have been marching across Ecuador since last week to protest a wave of neoliberal economic measures that threaten to lock the country in a deepening cycle of inequality, corruption, environmental degradation, and natural resource extraction. In response, the Ecuadorian Government has declared a State of Emergency, facilitating increased military […]
Land is Life Report: Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation in the Amazon
Land is Life Releases People’s Living in Voluntary Isolation regional report at Lima Convening For over two years Land is Life has worked with 10 indigenous organizations and subject experts to support the development of a report on the situation facing Indigenous Peoples Living in Voluntary Isolation in the Amazon and El Chaco regions, as […]
With Your Help, Indigenous Communities Are Fighting Back Against The Amazon Fires
Drone footage from historic Amazon fires taken in an Indigenous community of El Gran Chaco and Chiquitania in Bolivia. As cattle ranchers and agricultural interests continue to burn thousands of acres of forest across Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, I’m writing to you with an update on how your crucial support is helping frontline indigenous communities […]
Land Is Life Calls On The Government Of Indonesia To Halt Oppression Of Indigenous Peoples Of Papua
Reports coming out of Indonesia detail an escalation of violence and an unconfirmed number of casualties following protests that began two weeks ago in reaction to reports of harassment and racial discrimination towards Papuan students by police in Surayaba. This incident is just one example in a long history of discriminatory treatment and human rights abuses […]
Amazon Fires Provoke Potential Genocide for Indigenous Peoples Living in Isolation and Initial Contact
(The following statement was developed by Land is Life Special Advisor on Isolated Peoples in South America along with Land is Life’s network of grassroots Indigenous partners from across the Amazon) Facing the fiery scenario in South America, we have seen the need to express ourselves publicly and denounce the dramatic situation in which these affected […]
Send Your Support to Grassroots Indigenous Communities in Brazil Threatened by the Historic Amazon Fires
Millions of acres of Indigenous territory across Brazil are burning, releasing enormous amounts of carbon into the atmosphere and threatening the lands and lives of over a million Indigenous people in the region. In response, Land is Life is working with Amazon Frontlines on an urgent campaign to encourage our networks to send support directly […]
Remarks by Mr. Brian Keane, Rapporteur of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 9 August 2019 Remarks by Mr. Brian Keane, Rapporteur of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. LIU Zhenmin, Under-Secretary-General of Economic and Social Affairs, Chief Thompson, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen I am honoured to be here today to celebrate the International […]