Ecuador: Victory for uncontacted tribes as oil drilling blocked in historic referendum
People in Ecuador have voted to block oil drilling on uncontacted tribes’ land in the Yasuní National Park.
People in Ecuador have voted to block oil drilling on uncontacted tribes’ land in the Yasuní National Park.
A key Congressional committee in Peru has effectively blocked a draft law, labeled the “Genocide Bill” by Peru’s Indigenous people.
An Indigenous delegation from Brazil has flown to Peru to join forces with Indigenous organizations to stop the “Genocide Bill.”
A "Genocidal Bill" is being cosidered in Peru's Congress, which could wipe out uncontacted tribes across the nation.
Perenco is opposing the creation of the Napo-Tigre reserve for uncontacted tribes in Peru to keep drilling for oil.
An uncontacted tribe's existence has been confirmed - but they're already at imminent risk of being wiped out.
A cover-up by Indigenous Affairs agency revealed in Brazil is a "betrayal" of uncontacted tribes.
A long-awaited reserve has just been officially created after years of lobbying and campaigning.