San Francisco Chronicle | Ecuador's attorney general has asked U.S. officials to investigate Chevron Corp's alleged "fraud and deceit" connected with oil-field contamination in the Amazon rain forest, the latest salvo in a long-running legal dispute.Attorney General Jose Maria Borja Gallegos wrote to his U.S. counterpart on Dec.
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145 NGOs Write Colombian President Uribe to Protest Decision to Start Seimic Testing on U'wa Land
Bogotá, 22 de Diciembre de 2006 Señor Álvaro Uribe VélezPresidente de la Republica de ColombiaPalacio de NariñoCarrera 8, No.7-2Bogota, ColombiaVía Fax: 00- 571-342-0592 Señor Presidente Uribe;Le estamos escribiendo en nombre de personas y organizacion
Ecuador Attorney General Asks U.S. Justice Department to Investigate Chevron Fraud Quito Claims Oil Giant Misrepresented Test Results in Rainforest Clean-Up
Washington, D.C. – Ecuador has taken the unusual step of formally requesting the U.S. Justice Department investigate Chevron over a possible fraud to cover up what experts believe could be the largest oil-related contamination in the world.
Dirección de Etnias y ASOU’WA Se Pronuncian sobre Consulta Previa
Actualidad Étnica | Bogotá - La Dirección de Etnias del Ministerio del Interior y de Justicia, fue enfática en señalar que “vigilará y garantizará el respeto de la integridad étnica y cultural de los u’wa en la ejecución del proyecto de sísmica”, en la caso de los u’wa agremiados en ASCATIDAR (Asociación de Cabildos y Autoridad
Colombian Government’s Decision to Start Seismic Testing on U’wa Indigenous Land a “Huge Step Backwards” Amazon Watch Warns Ecopetrol Not to Repeat the Mistakes of US Oil Firms on Indigenous Territory
San Francisco, CA – The Colombian government’s decision to allow seismic testing inside the legal and ancestral territory of the U’wa indigenous people, on some of the most biodiverse cloud-forest anywhere in the world, was greeted with dismay by Amazon Watch today.The decision to permit the Siriri/C
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Para Evitar Explotación Petrolera, U'was Dicen Estar Dispuestos a Defender Su Tierra con la Vida
El Tiempo | Los u'was dicen que el petróleo es la sangre de la tierra y que al extraerlo, morirá.
Thanks but No Thanks: Indigenous leaders Come to Houston to Request that ConocoPhillips not Drill in Their Areas of Peru
Houston Chronicle | To investors, ConocoPhillips' acquisition of Burlington Resources cemented its standing among the world's largest oil companies.For the people living in the remote interior of Peru, the move made it just the latest trespasser in their backyard.Leaders from the Peruvian indigenous community visited Houston last w
Indígenas U´was Dicen que los Tendrá que Matar, Si Quiere Explorar Petróleo en Sus Territorios
Caracol Radio | El gobernador de los indigenas U´wa, Luis Tegrias aseguró que el gobierno "tendrá que acabar con todos los 6 mil miembros de su comunidad, si quiere buscar petróleo en sus territorios en los departamentos de Norte de Santander, Santander y Boyacá".En una oposición total, la autoridad de los U´was, acusa al gobie
Colombia Says to Explore for Oil on Indian Ground
Reuters | Bogota - Colombia has authorized state petroleum company Ecopetrol to explore for oil on Indian land in the northeastern part of the country, a move opposed by tribal leaders, the government said over the weekend.In 1997, a Colombian court blocked Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Colombia Autorizó Exploraciones de Crudo en Localidades Indígenas
El Universal (Caracas) | Bogotá - El gobierno colombiano anunció que autorizó el inicio de exploraciones de petróleo en algunas localidades de la comunidad indígena u'wa, después de más de una década de pleitos con los aborígenes, quienes se niegan a aceptar las búsquedas en la zona, informó DPA."El gobierno le otorgó a las comunid
Indígenas de Perú Llegan a Houston para Protestar
Diarios Rumbo | No quieren más contaminación de las petroleras en sus territorios selváticosEra la primera vez que Gonzalo Payma y Marcial Huamán, dos representantes indígenas de la selva peruana, visitaban Estados Unidos.
Ecopetrol Iniciará Actividades Sísmicas en Territorio U’wa
Actualidad Etnica | Bogotá, ECOPETROL S.A. iniciará actividades sísmicas de exploración petrolera en territorio U’wa, así lo anunció el gobierno nacional a través de la Viceministra del Interior, María Isabel Nieto, hoy a los medios de comunicación.
64 Members of Congress send Letter to Secretary of State Rice Expressing Serious Concern Over Attacks and Threats Against Human Rights Defenders in Colombia
On December 14, 2006 64 Members of the United States Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over concerns of increasing attacks and threats against human rights defenders. The bipartisan letter was circulated by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Joseph Pitts (R-PA).
Roberto Afanador, el Líder U'wa que Buscó Apoyo Internacional para Su Pueblo, está Jubilado
El Tiempo | Roberto Afanador, el líder u'wa que buscó apoyo internacional para su pueblo, está jubilado.
Indians Say Oxy Should Clean Up Amazon
Associated Press | Los Angeles — Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Oxy to Exit Peru After Protracted Pollution Controversy
Oil Daily | Occidental Petroleum has decided to withdraw from a controversial project in Peru following a longstanding dispute with environmental groups and indigenous peoples that accused the US company of polluting the Amazon.Oxy's exit from Peru means the company "will no longer be involved in oil drilling in the Amazon for the
Lamentan Retiro de Occidental Petroleum de Perú
Miami Herald | Lima - El presidente de la empresa estatal Petroperú dijo el jueves que el retiro de la compañía Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Occidental to Shed Oil Holdings in Peru- The company Denies that Pressure from Indigenous People and Environmental Groups Influenced its Decision
Los Angeles Times | Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Occidental Withdraws from Controversial Peru Venture
Dow Jones Newswires | Environmental activists and indigenous leaders claimed victory Tuesday after Occidental Petroleum Corp.
Los Angeles-based Oxy Withdraws from Amazon, Sets New Bar for Oil Industry Achuar Nation and Amazon Watch Applaud Oxy Decision But Threats from Oil Industry and Past Contamination Continue, Warn Rainforest Leaders Press Conference and Photo Op. with Ach
Los Angeles – Occidental Petroleum’s (Oxy) decision to withdraw from the Peruvian Amazon was given a cautious welcome today by local indigenous leaders and Amazon Watch.The development is the second major victory for the Amazon in the last two months, following an October decision by the Argentine company that inhe
Amazon Leaders to Call on Oil Industry to Stop Destruction of Rainforest Leaders Arrive in Los Angeles to Make Major Announcement Regarding Occidental Petroleum’s Drilling on their Lands Press Conference and Photo Op. with Achuar Leaders and Hollywood
WHAT: Press Conference and Photo OpportunityWHO: Jorge Fachin, Gonzalo Payma Carijano and Marcial Huaman Sandi, leaders of the Achuar indigenous nation of the northern Peruvian Amazon Lily la Torre, leading human rights lawyer, Racimos de Ungurahui, Peru Q’orianka Kilcher, award-w
OAS Opening Statement on the 8th Meeting of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The OAS 8th meeting of the Working Group to prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, is from December 4th – 8th 2006 in Washington DC, USA.
Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People, on the General Assembly's Decision not to Adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People, on the General Assembly's decision not to adopt the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples December 4, 2006The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, Rodolfo Stav
Half the Peruvian Amazon Leased for Petroleum Development
Environment News Service | Washington, D.C.
Achuar in Peru: History, Recent Victory and New Threats Schedule for Achuar U.S. Delegation Nov-Dec 2006
Oxy, Pluspetrol, and the Achuar Nation of the Northern Peruvian AmazonA Historic Victory for Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon BasinMajor Victory for the AmazonOn October 23rd, after 14 days of peacefully blockading and halting half of Peru’s oil production, the Achuar people of the remote northern Peruv
Canadian NGO's Outraged by UN's Decision to Delay the Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
NGO statement on DeclarationPublic statementNovember 30, 2006UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Human rights organizations condemn efforts to block vital human rights instrument International human rights organizations are outraged and dismayed by the decision of the Third Co
Ecuador Has Joined the Red Tide Now Sweeping Latin America in a Second Struggle for Independence
The Guardian | The red tide sweeping through Latin America, checked in Peru and Mexico, has achieved another memorable record this week in Ecuador.
UN Delays the Approval of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CAUCUSwww.ipcaucus.netNovember 28, 2006UN affirms Indigenous Peoples are not equal to all other Peoples The Indigenous Caucus is shocked and outraged by the actions of the United Nations, who today failed to adopt the most important international instrument for the
Ecuador Vote: Leader Forges Middle Road Among Leftists
News Analysis -- New York Times | Quito, Ecuador — The walls in the office of Rafael Correa, the economist who seems almost certain to be this oil-exporting country’s next president, are decorated with photos of leftist leaders in Latin America whom he admires, including Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Evo Morales of Bolivia.But when Mr.