Press Releases

International Allies Applaud Victory Against IMF Economic Austerity Measures in Ecuador While Demanding Justice for Violent State Repression of Protests

"It is necessary that an independent commission be established, to exhaustively investigate the human rights violations committed and identify those responsible." said Carlos Mazabanda, Amazon Watch's field coordinator in Ecuador.

Indigenous Movement Declares Victory as Ecuador's President Repeals Austerity Decree and Ends Violence

"There must be justice to have peace," said Leila Salazar-López, Amazon Watch Executive Director. "Ecuador has a new opportunity to truly be a plurinational state that guarantees the economic, social, and cultural rights of indigenous peoples, as established in its constitution, and implement international human rights treaties to which it is signatory and which it willfully ignored during the strike."

Indigenous Leaders Travel to Europe to Report Violations in Brazil

Delegation will visit twelve countries to warn authorities, companies and European society about violence against Indigenous Peoples in Brazil

Brasília, Brazil – A delegation of Indigenous leaders will visit twelve European countries between October 17 and November 20 to report serious violations against Brazilian Indigenous Peoples since President Jair Bolsonaro took office. Led by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), in partnership with civil society organizations, the campaign "Indigenous Blood: Not a Single Drop More" aims to pressure the Brazilian government and agribusiness companies to fulfill international agreements on climate change and human rights signed by Brazil.

Amazon Fires Decreased in September, but Crisis Far From Over

"We need a real commitment from Bolsonaro's government to protect Brazil's forests and their indigenous and traditional communities, who are the true guardians of the Amazon. Bolsonaro has promised 'zero tolerance' for explosive deforestation and subsequent widespread arson; however, his policies and rhetoric have actually encouraged such crimes."

Statement: Ecuador Leaving OPEC Signals Dangerous Oil Expansion

"Ecuador's decision to leave OPEC lays bare its intentions to expand production in its Amazonian oil fields, which lie underneath lands titled to indigenous peoples opposed to extraction and are some of the most biologically diverse places on the planet.," said Kevin Koenig, Climate and Energy Director for Amazon Watch.

Statement: Bolsonaro Delivers Racist and Untruthful Speech to U.N. General Assembly

"Bolsonaro's speech is outrageous, undemocratic, racist, and deeply violent against the indigenous peoples of Brazil... Bolsonaro must be held responsible for the destruction of the Amazon and the brutalizing of indigenous peoples underway in Brazil today."

Brazilians and U.S. Allies Deliver Petition to BlackRock Urging It to Act for the Amazon

"BlackRock is a powerful economic actor that provides significant financing for the expansion of agribusiness. Protests that raise global awareness on the true impacts of this company's financing are very important because they show how it drives deforestation, the destruction of indigenous lands, and the genocide of indigenous peoples. We need to understand who is behind these environmental crimes. Without public exposure these realities could go unnoticed," said Dinamam Tuxá, Executive Coordinator of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB).

Brazil's Attempt to Deceive at U.N. Rejected by Indigenous Leaders

"We do not accept and will never accept the Brazilian government appointing our indigenous representation on its own without consulting us through our recognized and supported organizations and leaders."