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| 25 March 2014

Brazilian judicial abuses questioned on anniversary of military coup

Human rights commission hears case questioning state use of dictatorship-era legal device.read more

Freshwater Sources, Indigenous Rights, Large Dams | 24 March 2014

Organizations alert the United Nations that construction of the Las Cruces hydropower plant will violate human rights in Nayarit, Mexico

UN Special Rapporteurs are asked to urge the Mexican government to guarantee the rights of indigenous peoples and coastal communities that would be affected by the project.read more

Fracking, Indigenous Rights | 21 February 2014

Indigenous leader condemns Brazil’s rights abuses at United Nations

Speakers highlight violations stemming from Amazon dams at Human Rights Council.read more

Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 15 January 2014

Groups appeal to UN to halt imminent forced evictions of indigenous Ngöbe families

Appeal to the UN seeks to stop eviction of Panamanian community.read more

Coral reefs, Oceans | 21 December 2013

Mexican government breaches international commitments to put Veracruz Reef System at risk

Organizations denounce the incident to the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the protection of wetlands. By modifying the boundaries of the coral reef national park, the federal...read more

Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 21 November 2013

Mexico’s government is held internationally accountable for authorizing tourism infrastructure in the Gulf of California

The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) called on Mexican authorities to respond by January 8, 2014 to a complaint of breaching environmental legislation in the permits for four mega...read more

Freshwater Sources, Toxic Pollution | 14 November 2013

Almost 16,000 people urge Colombian President Santos to demarcate the Santurbán páramo

In a petition to the Presidency and the Ministry of Environment, thousands of people are calling on the government to define the boundaries of this fragile ecosystem at a scale of 1:25,000 as...read more

| 25 October 2013

Brazilian Federal Court rules for public scrutiny over BNDES loans

Unprecedented decision calls for transparency in use of taxpayer funds, critics say.read more

Human Rights, Indigenous Rights | 11 September 2013

Indigenous rights controversies around Belo Monte consume Brazilian judicial system

Dam license could be suspended due to violations of social and environmental conditions.read more

Indigenous Rights | 30 August 2013

Groups support challenge to dam project in Panama for violating indigenous rights

Amicus brief highlights unlawful consultation process.read more

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