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Indigenous Issues: Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People
Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People; 104 indigenous people died and more than 12,000 were displaced in Colombia in 2012; Mining project halted after causing environmental damage in Chile Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People On [...]
Indigenous issues: Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected natural reserve
Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected nature reserve; México: National Crusade Against Hunger; Mayan people pay tribute to Spanish priest killed 32 years ago in Guatemala Leaked documents reveal Pluspetrol plan to operate in protected nature reserve The Argentine [...]
Indigenous issues: Worldwide protest for the protection of the Awá People
Worldwide protest for the protection of the Awá People; Rural and Indigenous women from Latin America in London; Radio podcast of the National Forum for Indigenous Media
Peru: Fujimori pardon delayed
U.S defense secretary in Peru; Fujimori pardon delayed; decline in infant mortality
Peru: Report suggests 50% of Junín water contaminated
50% drink contaminated water in Junín; human rights legislation called into question; coca goal on track
Peru: protestor shot
Protestor Death; ‘Human rights watch’ intervention; Child killed in crossfire; 350 Kg of Cocaine seized
Peru: Truth questioned re Fujimori
Truth questioned in Fujimori regime; Tragic bus accident; Slowing of dollar growth
Peru: Indigenous rights embraced
Major investment in Coca region; Indigenous rights embraced; prison for freedom of speech?; Pisco Route proposed
Peru: Santos calls for removal of Conga mine
Call for equipment removal at Conga gold mine; illegal logging investigated; soldiers jailed for fraud; truth over airman death
Peru: teacher strike threatened
Teacher strike continues; New Vice-minister of Work; War continues in VRAEM; Haitian refugees in Madre de Dios
Peru: Priests demand Conga peace
Priests call for peace; Illegal mining equipment destroyed; teachers on strike
Peru: Juan Jimenez declared Cabinet Chief
Jimenez declared cabinet chief; teachers’ salaries rise; petrol agreement; VRAE soldier injured; further strikes in Cajamarca
Peru: Amnesty International Outrage at Grupo Colina
Amnesty Outrage at Court Ruling; Cabinet Chief named; Peruvian vice-president at UN;
Peru: new Sendero Luminoso resurgence
Radical Cabinet Change; Looming terrorist threat; Mafia forgery bust; Cheap gas for poor families
Peru: Search for Cabinet Chief Continues
Search for Cabinet Chief; Aprista bureacrats to be investigated; Massive investments in the Amazon; New health service launched