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Indigenous Peoples Denounce Criminal Expansion in the Amazon at the U.N. and Call for Global Action

Video Blog Indigenous Peoples Denounce Criminal Expansion in the Amazon at the U.N. “The Permanent Forum must formally recognize that organized crime and illegal economies such as drug trafficking and illegal... May 6, 2025

A Message of Thanks from Indigenous Earth Defender Miguel Guimaraes!

Video Blog A Message of Thanks from Indigenous Earth Defender Miguel Guimaraes! "It’s a joy for me that so many people from around the world know about the situation we... May 30, 2024

Oxygen for Ucayali: The Global Crises Exposed by COVID-19

Blog Oxygen for Ucayali: The Global Crises Exposed by COVID-19 Our Indigenous brothers and sisters in Peru remind us that access to oxygen and healthcare must be guaranteed... May 20, 2020

Respect Rights and Traditional Knowledge to Protect Mother Earth

Blog Respect Rights and Traditional Knowledge to Protect Mother Earth Once a year, the United Nations Headquarters in New York welcomes hundreds of indigenous leaders and representatives from... May 2, 2019

In the Declaration of Yarinacocha, Shipibo Healers Organize to Resist Spiritual Extractivism

News In the Declaration of Yarinacocha, Shipibo Healers Organize to Resist Spiritual Extractivism Last April, a Canadian ayahuasca tourist rode a motorbike into the Amazonian township of Victoria Gracia, sought out... September 7, 2018

Statement in Support of the Shipibo Conibo People and the March Against Racism and for Indigenous Dignity in the Peruvian Amazon

Press Release Statement in Support of the Shipibo Conibo People and the March Against Racism and for Indigenous Dignity in the Peruvian Amazon The tragic murder of Olivia Arévalo and the Canadian man who killed her in the Peruvian Amazon have... May 17, 2018

Defending Indigenous Lands, Territories, and Resources at the UN

Blog Defending Indigenous Lands, Territories, and Resources at the UN More than 1,000 representatives of indigenous peoples traveled to New York in late April to participate in the... May 10, 2018

Press Release Shipibo Medicine Woman Gunned Down in Peruvian Amazon Amazon Watch is saddened and outraged by the news of the brazen assassination of the recognized Shipibo medicine... April 20, 2018

Press Release Threatened Indigenous Community in Peruvian Amazon Receives Support from Around the World Washington, DC – Peruvian authorities must take urgent steps to end land grabbing, deforestation, and political killings of... October 3, 2017

Six Farmers Shot Dead over Land Rights Battle in Peru

News Six Farmers Shot Dead over Land Rights Battle in Peru Six farmers have been shot dead by a criminal gang who wanted to seize their farms to muscle... September 11, 2017

Resistance and Risk in the Peruvian Amazon

Blog Resistance and Risk in the Peruvian Amazon The expansion of oil palm plantations is an emerging threat to the Amazon in Peru and beyond. The... June 6, 2017

Shipibo Leader Demands #LandRightsNow in Amazon and End To Repression of Indigenous Activists

Blog Shipibo Leader Demands #LandRightsNow in Amazon and End To Repression of Indigenous Activists Over the last several weeks, we were honored to support the activities of Shipibo indigenous activist Ronald Suárez... May 9, 2017

Mobilizing for Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice from the Arctic to the Amazon

Blog Mobilizing for Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice from the Arctic to the Amazon "Our participation in the Peoples Climate March was very important because we were able to bring the voice... May 2, 2017

Saramurillo: Justice This Time for the Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon?

Video Blog Saramurillo: Justice This Time for the Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon? In the face of too many previous agreements left unfulfilled, more unity is the best strategy forward, affirm... February 23, 2017

Scientists Must Let World’s Most Isolated Tribes Make Own Decisions

News Scientists Must Let World's Most Isolated Tribes Make Own Decisions Initiating “controlled contact” with indigenous peoples in the Amazon would violate their rights and threaten their lives July 8, 2015

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