A Witness for Peace Report from AraucaJuly 2002SUMMARYThe politically independent human rights group Witness for Peace conducted a thorough on-the-ground study of the potential outcomes of the Bush administration’s proposal to spend $98 million to protect an oil pipeline in Arauca, Colombia.
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Independent Evaluation of Peru's Camisea Gas Project Reveals Violations of World Bank Environmental Standards
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Estudio Ambiental y Social Independiente de Proyecto de Gas Camisea
Por: Patricia B. CaffreyPor encargo de las organizaciones indígenas del Perú: Consejo Machiguenga del Rio Urubamba (COMARU) y la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP)CONTENIDO 2RECONOCIMIENTOS 3I. RESUMEN EJECUTIVO 4II.
Analysis of Proposed United States Military Aid to Protect the Caño Limón Pipeline in Colombia
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An Independent Environmental and Social Assessment of the Camisea Gas Project - By: Patricia B. Caffrey
Commissioned by Peruvian indigenous organizations:The Machiguenga Council of the Urubamba River (COMARU) and the Inter-Ethnic Association of the Peruvian Amazon (AIDESEP)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:Many individuals and their organizations with a broad array of experiences and knowledge have contributed to and e
Amazon Watch is building on more than 25 years of radical and effective solidarity with Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin.
Informe Sobre: El Conflicto Civil y Los Pueblos Indígenas en Colombia
Después de cuarenta años de guerra civil, Colombia está entrando aún más profundamente en conflicto. El fin del proceso de paz ha provocado una nueva ola de violencia.
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.
Analysis of Compliance Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados(OCP) Project and the World Bank Environmental Policies and Guidelines Prepared for Amazon Watch by: Patricia B. Caffrey
I. BACKGROUND:Purpose: The purpose of this analysis is to assess the level of compliance of the development process to date and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados Project (Project) to World Bank (WB) policies and guidelines on environmental assessment and natural habitats.
Amazon Watch Mega-Project Alert Fueling A Second Oil Boom in the Amazon
The Ecuadorian Government ’s plan to build the new oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)has been repeatedly delayed for 10 years – -mostly due to the country ’s eco-nomic and political instability and the project ’s perceived risks.However,on June 7, 2001,amidst widespread controversy and protest,the Nobo
Amazon Watch Alerta de Mega-Proyectos El nuevo oleoducto de crudos pesados en Ecuador
Promoviendo un segundo auge petrolero en la AmazoniaEl plan del gobierno ecuatoriano para construir el nuevo Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP)ha sido postergado repetidas veces durante los últimos diez años principal-mente por la inestabilidad económica y política del país y los riesgos provenientes del proy
