2019: A year in civil rights
This year has been unpredictable when it comes to the rights of marginalized groups in Latin America…
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What could a Morales-free Bolivia mean for its indigenous people?
Five years ago, Jeanine Áñez, then-conservative senator of Bolivia, tweeted that she dreamt of a Bolivia…
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Brazil’s indigenous people are best positioned to protect the Amazon
“In no way is Bolsonaro correct when he says the Amazon belongs to Brazil,” Jorge Acero, a lawyer…
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Indigenous activists killed in Guerrero, Mexico
The Attorney General’s Guerrero Office is investigating a double homicide after the bodies of…
Read MoreParaguay’s Guaraní language is flourishing but its indigenous people are not
The difference between Paraguayan Guaraní and 43% of the world’s languages is that it is far from…
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Indigenous group wins historic land battle against the Ecuadorian government
On Friday, April 26, the Waorani indigenous group won a historic case against the Ecuadorian government…
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The Mapuche take human rights grievances to the International Criminal Court
The indigenous Mapuche people are accusing the Chilean and Argentine governments of genocide and crimes…
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