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Accusing US of Crimes Against Humanity, Venezuela Calls on ICC to Investigate Sanctions
Global Witness Accuses Exxon of 'Exploitative' Contract That Robs People of Guyana of $55 Billion in Lost Oil Revenue
Julia Conley, staff writer
"That money could be spent on upgrading infrastructure, health service, schools, parks, quality of life. Instead it will be plundered by oil barons."
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Indigenous People in Brazil Vow to Defeat Bolsonaro After "Perverse" Attack Claiming Tribes Are Still "Evolving" Into Human Beings
Julia Conley, staff writer
The Association of Indigenous Peoples filed a lawsuit against the president...
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"This Is a Military Coup": Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns After Army Calls for His Ouster
Democracy Now!
Evo Morales was Bolivia’s first indigenous leader, was credited with lifting nearly a fifth of Bolivia’s population out of poverty since he took office in 2006. (Photo: UNIS Vienna/flickr/cc)
"Bolivia is in a state of political crisis."
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In 'Glimmer of Accountability,' Executives, Loggers Charged in 2014 Murders of Four Indigenous Land Defenders in Peru
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Ecuador's President Moves Government From Capital as Protests Over Austerity Measures Continue
First-Ever Indigenous Peoples March Will Fight Against Injustices Faced Across the Globe
'You Are Courting a Fascist': As Pompeo Blesses Inauguration, Brazilians Brace for 'Repugnant' President Bolsonaro
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Calling for 'Corridor of Life and Culture,' Indigenous Groups From Amazon Propose Creation of Largest Protected Area on Earth
Women across Brazil protested the country's election results on Sunday, as homophobic, misogynist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advanced to a run-off election.
As Misogynist, Homophobic Bolsonaro Advances to Run-Off in Brazil's Election, Critics Fear 'Genuine Fascist' Takeover
Fueled by Floods, Storms, and Drought Made Worse by Climate Crisis, Global Hunger Levels Rise for Third Straight Year
Turning Blind Eye to Brazilian Coup, OAS Targets Venezuela's Maduro
Evo Morales: Latin America Must Fight US Coups with 'Democratic Revolution'
With 'Fierce Love and Conviction,' Women Take Stand for Mother Earth
Pope Calls on World Youth to Rise Up Against Global Capitalism
Obama Faces Latin American Opposition to Venezuela Sanctions as Cuba Joins Summit of the Americas

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Exxon’s Exploitative Oil Deal in Guyana Will Deprive the Country of Up to US$55 Billion
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
New Report Reviews Changes in Bolivia’s Economy under Evo Morales’s Presidency
Coordinator of the Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA)
From Amazon Leaders to World Leaders: We Call for an Ambitious Post-2020 Agreement That Heals Our Mother Earth
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Over 50 Organizations Issue Letter to Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Demanding an Independent International Investigation into the Murder of Environmental and Indigenous Activist Berta Cáceres
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