UPDATES: The Peruvian indigenous leader that was detained, Alberto Pizango, was released on bail the following day. Thank you for your support in showing the Peruvian government that the international community is watching. It appears at this time that he will still face trial for the charges against him pertaining to “inciting” the June 2009…
Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas)
Action alerts, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Peru
Peruvian Indigenous Leader Detained
After Year of Exile, Pizango Detained Upon Arrival to Lima We have learned from Amazon Watch that earlier today, Alberto Pizango, leader of the important Peruvian Amazon indigenous group AIDESEP was detained by police upon his arrival to Lima. Pizango had been exiled in Nicaragua for nearly a year, and was trying to return home…
Action alerts, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Nicaragua
Colonists Threaten Indigenous Population
Ask the Nicaraguan government to protect indigenous communities and complete demarcation and titling of indigenous land. Follow the steps below to act now! Despite, or perhaps because of, the Nicaraguan government’s progress in titling and demarcating indigenous land, tensions have risen between settler and indigenous communities, reaching the point of violence. In the South Atlantic…
