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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

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.

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U´was Denuncian que Ecopetrol Ingresó Maquinaria a Su Territorio

Actualidad Etnica | Bogotá - Desde el primero de noviembre Ecopetrol ingresó maquinaria para explotación petrolera al territorio U´wa, los indígenas afirman que el gobierno colombiano pasará por encima de sus derechos, Ecopetrol afirma que está cumpliendo con la Licencia Ambiental, ¿Qué está pasando? Con gra

The U’wa Reject Consultation Process and Ecopetrol’s Oil Project on Their Reserve in Colombia Tribe Presents Historic Land Titles from the Spanish Crown Granting Legal Ownership Including Sub-surface Rights and Calls for Cancellation of Oil Project

Boyaca, Colombia – The U’wa nation has rejected a call from the Colombian government to participate in a “prior consultation” process about an oil project on their cloudforest homelands and is calling for the cancellation of Ecopetrol’s Siriri/Catleya oil project.

MIV Report on Cauca

REPORT OF THE DELEGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL VERIFICATION MISSION TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CAUCASEPTEMBER 21-23, 2006The International Verification Mission was made up of four delegations from different countries, individuals, and international and national nongovernmental organizations.

BOLETIN INFORMATIVO - Resguardo Indígena Unido U’wa, Cubará (Boyacá)

ECOPETROL en el año 1.985 inicia actividades petroleras en territorio ancestral U’wa con el proyecto de explotación en Caño Limón (Arauca), la construcción del oleoducto Caño Limón Coveñas, y la construcción de la Estación de bombeo en territorio de la comunidad indígena de Tamarana”Sutota” en el corr

Colombia-Ecuador: European Caravan Protests Oil Mega-Projects

Inter Press Service | Bogota - European environmentalists began their international caravan in Colombia to protest against big petroleum projects here, and are to arrive in neighboring Ecuador Thursday, where they will speak out against the construction of an oil pipeline through that country's Amazon forests.

European Caravan Protests Oil Mega-Projects

Inter Press Service | Colombia-Ecuador: Bogota - European environmentalists began their international caravan in Colombia to protest against big petroleum projects here, and are to arrive in neighboring Ecuador Thursday, where they will speak out against the construction of an oil pipeline through that country's Amazon forests.

Colombia Holds Out for a Big Oil Find

Financial Times | Under rebel threat and with its largest fields in decline, Colombia's oil industry was dealt a new blow this month when one of its loyal foreign investors said it had not found significant reserves.However, despite Occidental's decision to abandon the Sirirý exploration block near the Venezuelan border, where it had h

Oil Co. to Pull Out of Colombia

Associated Press | Bogota - Occidental Petroleum Corp. has stopped looking for oil in the Siriri block in eastern Colombia and plans to withdraw from the zone, a local company spokesman said Tuesday.Occidental's activities in the zone sparked fierce protests from the U'Wa indigenous group, backed by international rights groups.

Occidental Abandona Exploración del Bloque Samoré

El Tiempo | Ecopetrol sufre un grave revés y tendrá que terminar la tarea inconclusa enel proyecto, considerado la piedra angular de la nueva generación de campospetroleros del país.Aunque la petrolera estatal aún no ha sido notificada oficialmente de ladecisión, la sede principal de Occidental en Los Ánge

Civil Conflict and Indigenous Peoples in Colombia

After forty years of civil war, Colombia is sliding ever deeper into conflict. The recent collapse of the peace process has set a new wave of violence in motion. The brutal tactics of paramilitary groups, leftist guerrillas, security forces, and drug traffickers result in the violent deaths of almost 20 Colombians every day.

Civil Conflict and Indigenous Peoples in Colombia

After forty years of civil war, Colombia is sliding ever deeper into conflict. The recent collapse of the peace process has set a new wave of violence in motion. The brutal tactics of paramilitary groups, leftist guerrillas, security forces, and drug traffickers result in the violent deaths of almost 20 Colombians every day.

U'wa Speak Out Against Bush's Pipeline Protection Program in Colombia

The U'wa Community represented by the U'wa Grand Council and the U'waTraditional Authority, addresses the difficulties faced by our Sarare region that is partly Our Ancestral Territory established by our Highest Colonial Letters.We express our voice of protest and rejection before the national and

Communique to National and International Community

The U'wa people inform the National and International Community about the current state of our TERRITORIAL, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIAL process against the OIL EXPLORATION PROJECT IN THE AREA OF THE GIBRALTAR WELL UNDERTAKEN BY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM MULTINATIONAL OF COLOMBIA INC., AND WITH APPROVAL FROM THE COLOMBIAN G

Comunicado a la Opinion Publica Nacional e Internacional

El Pueblo U'wa informa a la Opinión Pública Nacional e Internacional el estado actual del proceso de DEFENSA TERRITORIAL, CULTURAL, AMBIENTAL Y SOCIAL adelantando en contra del PROYECTO DE EXPLORACION PETROLERA EN EL ÁREA POZO GIBRALTAR, VEREDA CEDEÑO, CORREGIMIENTO DE GIBRALTAR, MUNICIPIO DE TOLEDO, DEPARTAMENTO DE NORTE