El pasado 14 de julio, se encontró el cuerpo de Mariano Isacama Feliciano a orillas del río Yurac, un afluente del Amazonas en el departamento peruano de Ucayali. Él era defensor de derechos humanos del Pueblo Indígena Kakataibo y antes de su muerte había estado trabajando con su comunidad para oponer resistencia a la presencia de madereros ilegales.
Texto: Rhett A. Butler Traducido por: Mabel Pedemonte
El reconocimiento de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas, incluida la garantía de la participación política, sigue siendo una asignatura pendiente en toda América Latina.
Por Enrique Anarte
The debate about compensation of former white farmers in Zimbabwe continues to rage. The compensation agreement signed in July agreed a total amount of US$3.5 billion to pay for ‘improvements’ to the land that was expropriated. After 20 years of discussion, this was a major step forward. However, there seem to be multiple positions on the agreement and little consensus, along with much misunderstanding. However, some things are happening, and a joint resource mobilisation committee has been established with technical support from the World Bank and others.
Dos años después de la toma de poder como presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque ha convertido el país en el más mortífero del mundo para los defensores de la tierra y del medio ambiente.
Absent from the discourse spurred by the motion passed in the National Assembly on 27 February is what could be achieved in the interim for land reform programme using existing legislation while the country awaits a verdict on the constitutional amendment to determine whether is possible to expropriate land w