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Establishment of the Provisional Government of Ezidikhan

25 July 2017

PREAMBLE
The Land of Ezidikhan is the homeland of the Yezidi people. Here our spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. The catastrophe that recently befell the Yezidi people – the massacre and abduction of thousands of Yezidis – calls for resolute action for our security and (...)

Canada: The Genocide of Indigenous Peoples

by Roberto García Hernández

25 April 2016

Canada’s stained human rights record: more than 6 000 native Canadian students died in Canadian residential schools that were shut down in 1996.

Speech of Pope Francis in the World Meeting of Popular Movements

by Pope Francis

9 July 2015

Expo Feria Exhibition Centre, Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia)
Dear brothers and sisters, good afternoon!
Several months ago, we met in Rome, and I remember that first meeting. In the meantime I have kept you in my thoughts and prayers. I am happy to see you again, here, as you discuss (...)

Dilma Rousseff’s mega-dam to doom Brazil Indians

18 April 2012

The International Labour Organization (ILO) declared that the Brazilian government has failed to fulfill its obligations regarding the human rights of indigenous peoples.
In failing to consult the affected Indian population on the construction of the mega-dam at Belo Monte, Brazil has (...)

In the name of "Free Trade"

Peru: Blood Flows in the Amazon

by James Petras

New York (USA) | 13 June 2009

Recent free trade agreements signed with the American and Canadian governments fueled the Peruvian government to go ahead with changes to domestic laws that would seek to advance mineral, logging, oil and agricultural ‘development’ into previously untouched areas of the Amazon. In early June, (...)

Morales ends hunger strike

15 April 2009

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales looks on during the fifth day of his hunger strike in La Paz
Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, has ended his five-day hunger strike after Bolivia’s congress approved a new election law.
The law permits Morales to stand again for election on December 6, (...)