Indigenous issues: Mexico’s bicycle culture on the rise
Bicycle culture on the rise among the Wixárika People in Mexico; Judge suspends trial of ex-dictator in Guatemala; Indigenous man in Colombia will ‘have a go’ at the next presidential…
Articles by Silvia Rothlisberger
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…
Indigenous issues: Millennium Development Goals challenged by Indigenous People
Millennium Development Goals challenged by Indigenous People; Indigenous squatters in Rio de Janeiro evicted in run up to 2014 World Cup; Indigenous Parliament of America meets in Nicaragua Millennium Development…
Indigenous issues: Brazil’s Public Security Forces to protect Amazonian dam
Brazil’s Public Security Forces to protect the Amazonian Belo Monte dam from protesters; Bolivia threatens to leave the CIDH; Mapuche woman publishes her first book. Brazil’s Public Security Forces to…
Indigenous issues: Search begins for Indigenous Brazilian Archers for 2016 Olympics
Search begins for indigenous Brazilian archers for the Rio Olympics; Tukano culture faces imminent risk of disappearing; Venezuela celebrates the National Day of the Indigenous Child Search begins for indigenous…
Indigenous issues: indigenous Panamanians withdraw from UN-REDD
Indigenous Panamanians withdraw from UN-REDD; Bolivia celebrates the National Day of Coca-Leaf Chewing; New law to protect women from violence comes into effect in Bolivia. UN-REDD Programme left without indigenous…
Indigenous issues: no access to due process in Mexican prisons
Indigenous people have no access to due process in Mexican prisons More than 8,000 indigenous people imprisoned in Mexico do not know the reasons why they are deprived of their…
Indigenous issues: oil and gas giant plans to explore sacred indigenous land
Oil and gas giant plans to explore sacred indigenous land; indigenous Panamanians threaten to obstruct the Panamericana highway; indigenous Colombians propose an economic alternative to the capital model. Oil and gas giant…
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…
Indigenous issues: community-led vigilante police force in tatters
Indigenous community-led vigilante police force in tatters; increased tensions between Mapuche and the Chilean government; Indigenous Ideological and Political Summit to take place in Colombia Indigenous community-led vigilante police force…
Indigenous issues: Ombudsman speaks out for Colombia’s indigenous prisoners
Ombudsman speaks out for Colombia’s indigenous prisoners; Hunger strike takes place in México against transgenic corn; Venezuela’ s Wayuú people protest in Maracaibo Ombudsman speaks out for Colombia’s indigenous prisoners…
Indigenous issues: Former president of Guatemala will face trial for genocide
Former president of Guatemala to face trial; The People’s Summit and CELAC-EU summit take place in Chile; Costa Rica gives green light to Monsanto’s GM corn Former president of Guatemala…
Indigenous issues: Public officers in Colombia give disrespectful names to indigenous people
Public officers in Colombia give disrespectful names to indigenous people; Indigenous community led police forces are expanding in México; Forthcoming UN International Expert Meeting Public officers in Colombia give disrespectful names to indigenous…
Indigenous issues: Indigenous squatters in Rio de Janeiro face 2014 World Cup eviction
Indigenous squatters face 2014 World Cup eviction; UNESCO recognises work of indigenous artistic centre; BBC documentaries explore pre-Incan cultures Indigenous squatters in Rio de Janeiro face 2014 World Cup eviction The abandoned…
Indigenous Issues: The Year Ahead
What to expect in 2013 In 2013 Latin America will continue to be an important destination for foreign investment. Great news for the region, but not so for indigenous people…
Indigenous issues: Mayan doomsday (or not)
Mayan doomsday; Colombia: peace proposal put forward; ‘Count on us for peace, not war’ Mayan doomsday (or not) Throughout 2012 people have been concerned about whether the Mayan Calendar predicts the…
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
Indigenous issues: Indigenous People defend their access to media as a human right
Indigenous People defend their access to media as a human right; First Indigenous TV channel to broadcast in Argentina; Indigenous ex-combatants from the Falklands War meet in Chaco Province …
Indigenous issues: Colombian indians address government and guerrilla peace negotiators
Open letter from Colombian indians to peace negotiators; Garifuna film’s London premiere at the LLAFF; The X General Assembly of the Indigenous Fund in Guatemala Open letter from Colombian Indians…
Indigenous issues: EU-Central America association agreement. Who will benefit?
EU-Central America association agreement; ‘Penacho de Moctezuma’ is exhibited in Vienna; Indigenous Aztec calls for march on Vienna