Tag: Indigenous rights
Latin America Leads Discussions on Indigenous Women’s Rights
On Thursday, Latin America is currently at the forefront of discussions to strengthen and adapt the fundamental guarantees for indigenous women to the needs of their geographic area. Related: Brazilian Indigenous People Demand Demarcation of Their Lands In this scenario, the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples (Filac) has an essential role in their […]
April 25, 2024
Brazilian Indigenous People Demand Demarcation of Their Lands
Since Monday until Friday, thousands of Brazilian Indigenous people are participating in the 20th Free Land Camp to demand their ancestral rights to the land. RELATED: Lula and Petro Discuss Bilateral and Regional Issues in Bogota Currently, Indigenous communities are fighting against the so-called “Temporal Framework,” a proposal through which agricultural, mining, and forestry corporations […]
April 23, 2024
Brazil: Mining Company Could Not Prevent Burial of Chief Merong
Geneviève Grossi Ors, a federal judge from Belo Horizonte, granted Vale company a court authorization to prevent the burial of Merong Kamakã, a leader of the Kamakã indigenous community that is part of the Pataxó Hã-hã-hãe people. RELATED: Brazilian Indigenous Leader Merong Kamaka Found Dead At the request of this mining company, Judge Grossi Ors […]
March 6, 2024
Brazilian Indigenous Leader Merong Kamaka Found Dead
On Monday, Merong Kamakã, the leader of the recovered Kamakã Mongoio territory, was found dead in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region. RELATED: Bolsonaro Knew About The Coup Attempt, Gen. Freire Gomes Admits Although the first police reports indicate that the cause of his death was suicide, the Minas Gerais Civil Police continues to investigate the […]