The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon (CONFENIAE), after hearing testimony from leaders and grassroots representatives of the Sapara Nation of Ecuador regarding the events that have occurred in recent weeks in their territory, is filing a complaint with the regional governments, state institutions, the Pastaza Governor's Office, the Secretariat of Hydrocarbons, and the public […]
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Prior consultation is a right and a mechanism for social participation, a public, special, and mandatory process; it is not a concession granted by states, much less by corporations. Prior consultation meets the need of communities, communes, indigenous peoples and nationalities, Afro-Ecuadorians, Montubio peoples, and other communities, as well as the general public, to demand that their […]
Originally published: Dec. 2, 2011 Republished: Feb. 19, 2013 Organizations, communities, nationalities, collectives and individuals from the continent, along with academics, researchers, scientists, writers, poets, artists, dreamers, lovers of life, who met months ago in Cuenca de Guapondelig (Cañari city) to defend water and Pachamama and after exchanging experiences, reflecting, debating and building proposals that help […]
Pollution cloud in China. PHOTO: NASA. The growing pollution in China is now easily observable from space. A gigantic pollution cloud affecting 12 Chinese provinces is visible via NASA satellites and has affected transportation for several days, in addition to a significant increase in traffic.
Martin Cúneo / Lago Agrio (Ecuador) Published in Diagonal The Ecuadorian court orders Chevron to pay $19 billion. And the Argentine court seizes all of its assets. The end of the "trial of the century" is near. In a process unprecedented in the world, in January 2012 the Ecuadorian court upheld the ruling […]
One of the activists presented Leticia Ortiz with a dossier on Repsol's impact on Yasuní National Park. Photo: Beno Bonilla. During the visit a few days ago for the Spanish-Ecuadorian Business Forum, an event attended by the Prince and Princess of Asturias and several representatives of the oil company Repsol, a group of human rights activists […]
Reprint requested. The interviewees come from diverse backgrounds but share a common characteristic: their commitment to defending the rights of nature. Also present with Decio Machado were: scientist, writer, and social activist Vandana Shiva, from India, who recently visited Ecuador; the current president of the Confederation of […]
Mr. President of the Republic of Ecuador: As you are aware, on June 27, 2012, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a judgment in the case of the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku against the Ecuadorian State. In that judgment, the Court declared the Ecuadorian State internationally responsible for the violation […]
Press Release: Amnesty International. Authorities are using Ecuador's judicial system to repress Indigenous and peasant leaders in what appears to be a deliberate attempt to prevent them from protesting measures affecting their environment and lands, Amnesty International said in a statement.
Franco Viteri, from the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, is currently a representative of the Amazonian Indigenous Peoples. The Tegantai Environmental Agency conducted this interview. Tegantai Agency: What has oil exploitation historically meant for Indigenous Peoples? Franco Viteri: It has represented the gradual death of Indigenous cultures. The deterioration of the quality of life of Indigenous peoples […]
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