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U'wa Publicly Denounce the Presence of Armed Groups Found within their Protected Territory
OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO THE PUBLICUnified Indigenous Reserve, Cubará, Boyacá, May 22, 2008 URGENT ACTION THE INDIGENOUS AUTHORITIES OF U'WA FROM BOYACÁ, SANTANDER AND NORTHERN SANTANDER, AND BRANCHES OF ASO U'WA, PUBLICLY DENOUNCE THE PRESENCE OF ARMED GROUPS FOUND WITHIN THE U’WA PROTECTED TERRITORY.
Denuncia Ante La Opinion Pública La Presencia De Actores Armados Al Interior Del Resguardo
COMUNICADO A LA OPINION PÚBLICAResguardo Indígena Unido U’wa, Cubará, Boyacá, 22 de mayo de 2008ACCIÓN URGENTELAS AUTORIDADES INDÍGENAS DEL PUEBLO U’WA DE BOYACÁ, SANTANDER Y NORTE DE SANTANDER, FILIALES DE ASOU’WA, DENUNCIAN ANTE LA OPINION PÚBLICA LA PRESENCIA DE ACTORES ARMADOS AL INTERIO
U'wa Defense Project Fall 2007 Newsletter
The threat against U’wa self-determination is rapidly reaching a crisis point. Colombia’s state oil company, Ecopetrol, stepped in when U.S.-based Occidental Petroleum announced in 2002 that they had abandoned their efforts to drill on U’wa territory... DOWNLOAD THE ENTIRE NEWSLETTER BELOW.
U.S. Troops Answered Oil Firm's Pleas
The Los Angeles Times | Washington - In the spring of 2001, the president of Occidental Petroleum's Colombian operations made a private visit to the fortress-like U.S. Embassy in Bogota to plead for help.A bombing campaign by leftist rebels had nearly shut down Oxy's Caño Limon oilfield in eastern Arauca province.
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
The Politics of Petroleum - Riding Shotgun on a Pipeline
Los Angeles Times | Going beyond the war on drugs, the U.S.
Colombia: Another US War for Oil?
Protest outside Occidental Petroleum's Annual Shareholder Meeting- Friday, April 25, 8:30 am- The St.
Occidental Petroleum Sued in U.S. Courts for Role in Civilian Massacre in Colombia Plaintiff to Address CEO and Shareholders at Annual Meeting on Friday
Los Angeles, CA - International rights attorneys filed suit today under the Alien Tort Claims Act against Occidental Petroleum and its security contractor, Airscan, Inc., for their role in the murder of innocent civilians in the hamlet of Santo Domingo, Colombia on December 13, 1998.
Oil Fuels Conflict from Iraq to Colombia: March 24 Mobilization Demands End to US Military Aid
From Iraq to Colombia, conflict over oil is forcing civilians into the crossfire. On Monday, March 24, peace activists will stage a rally and march to draw attention to the role of American corporations that are directly or indirectly profiting from war in oil rich regions such as Colombia and Iraq.
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.
Colombia Update
Dear Friends:The Colombian conflict took a frightening turn yesterday when the 3-year-old peace talks between the Colombian armed forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) broke down.
