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Chief Raoni has called for support from people around the world to pressure the Brazilian government to respect their rights and protect their lands against armed thugs sent to intimidate them.
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After nearly 18 years of legal battles, an appeals court has upheld the decision ordering Chevron to clean up their contamination, provide potable water, and build healthcare facilities.
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The Achuar of the northern Peruvian Amazon are fighting to keep Canadian oil company Talisman Energy out of their ancestral territory, but the company continues to ignore the Achuar's demands and expand operations.
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Defending the Amazon is a defining battle of our time and has the potential to shift the balance towards justice, ecological balance and the recognition of our interdependence on nature and living systems. In this year's Amazon in Focus, we share stories from this struggle.
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The Kichwa of Ecuador's central rainforest bring their eight-year struggle for justice to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The outcome of the case will have ripple effects throughout the Amazon.
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James Cameron produced this special feature about the battle to stop the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu, one of the great tributaries of the Amazon River.
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This briefing paper focuses on the roles and responsibilities of companies, investors and finance institutions to identify, prevent and address the adverse human rights impacts of company operations.
