Indigenous protestors acquitted over the Bagua Massacre in Peru
52 protestors have been acquitted of charges relating to one of the bloodiest episodes in recent Peruvian history.
52 protestors have been acquitted of charges relating to one of the bloodiest episodes in recent Peruvian history.
An illegal logging camp has been dismantled and fifteen loggers removed from an uncontacted Indian reserve in Peru.
Nahua community in Peruvian Amazon devastated by mercury poisoning and other health problems
Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have suffered from two oil spills in two months.
The leaders had received death threats from loggers, but no protection was offered by the state.
Asháninka tribe was decimated during a 20-year bloody war between Maoist guerrillas and the army.
Amazon Indians could face life imprisonment. No police officers have yet been charged.
An Indian community in Peru has won a court case with far-reaching implications for Indigenous land rights in the country.