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Occidental Petroleum

In Pictures: U’wa Majestic Territory

Blog In Pictures: U'wa Majestic Territory The U'wa are an extraordinary people, paralleled by the amazing territory they call home. With this photo gallery... June 3, 2015

Colombian Tribe Scores "Historic" Victory Versus Big Gas

News Colombian Tribe Scores "Historic" Victory Versus Big Gas State company Ecopetrol pulls out of drilling site in territories belonging to the indigenous U’wa people March 26, 2015

Resistance! Facing Down Goliath Oil Companies

Blog Resistance! Facing Down Goliath Oil Companies The Achuar and U'wa indigenous peoples have me in awe of the immense power of grassroots resistance in... March 11, 2015

Indigenous Peruvians Win Amazon Pollution Payout from US Oil Giant

News Indigenous Peruvians Win Amazon Pollution Payout from US Oil Giant Out-of-court settlement ends long legal battle for compensation for deaths, birth defects and environmental damage allegedly caused by... March 5, 2015

Press Release Peruvian Indigenous Communities Pleased with Settlement of Pollution Lawsuit Against Occidental Petroleum "The parties are pleased to confirm a mutual settlement of the claims in the litigation. Under the settlement,... March 4, 2015

News Will the U'was Be Forced to Threaten to Commit Mass Suicide Again? Gas company wants to drill on indigenous people's ancestral territory in Colombia June 17, 2014

Defending Our Lands – the U’wa Thank YOU!

Blog Defending Our Lands – the U'wa Thank YOU! "The U'wa people are thankful for the solidarity from everyone who made possible this trip in favor of... May 29, 2014

Colombia’s U’was Say No to Gas Drilling in Their Territory

News Colombia’s U’was Say No to Gas Drilling in Their Territory Plans by Colombia's state-owned firm Ecopetrol to drill for gas in the north of the country have been... May 28, 2014

"No Other Option to Avoid Our U’wa People Being Violently Evicted"

Blog "No Other Option to Avoid Our U’wa People Being Violently Evicted" After a tense 40-day stand-off over a bombed and paralyzed oil pipeline, the U'wa indigenous people came to... May 2, 2014

A Tragedy Foretold? Colombia’s U’wa People Facing Violent Eviction

Blog A Tragedy Foretold? Colombia’s U'wa People Facing Violent Eviction A forcible eviction of the U'wa from their encampment would certainly be a horrific event. The U'wa are... April 29, 2014

"The U’wa Nation Will Continue our Peaceful Protest"

Blog "The U’wa Nation Will Continue our Peaceful Protest" The situation for Colombia's U'wa people is both more hopeful and also more precarious than it has been... April 26, 2014

News Colombia's U'wa Indians Continue Oil Protests After Talks Fail Shutdown of Pipeline Has Cost the Government Over $130 Million April 26, 2014

News Colombia Aims to End Standoff Between Oil Companies, Indians U'wa Refuse to Allow Ecopetrol, Occidential to Repair Pipeline Damaged by Rebels April 25, 2014

News Colombian Indigenous Group Sets Conditions for Pipeline Repair "We are tired of the explosions on the pipeline that have ruined our ancestral lands, polluted our water... April 21, 2014

Colombia’s U’wa – Two Decades Later, Fighting On

Blog Colombia’s U’wa – Two Decades Later, Fighting On "We refuse to be silent and we are going to mobilize ourselves and once again engage in protest... April 17, 2014

News Oil Industry "Devastating" for Amazon Communities, Warns UN Rapporteur James Anaya says oil companies have affected health and food sources of indigineous people in the Peruvian rainforest December 21, 2013

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