The UN (United Nations, of which Ecuador is a member) commemorates this August 9th the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples with a strong call to states to comply with existing agreements and commitments with these communities. In fact, the 2013 theme is "Indigenous Peoples Building Alliances: […]
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Drawing made by a child of the Ecuadorian Amazon Towards the end of last year, the former Minister of Non-Renewable Resources, Wilson Pastor, announced in a press conference that among the companies interested in participating in the current bidding round for the blocks in the southern Ecuadorian Amazon were Petrominerales, Pacific Rubiales, and […]
The Ecuadorian government must do more to protect the human rights of Indigenous peoples (in this case, the Kichwa people of Sarayaku) if it intends to fully comply with an international court ruling, Amnesty International said. Just a year ago, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that Ecuador […]
In the Kichwa Indigenous People of Sarayaku, "People of Midday," Pachamama Uyanza is celebrated every year in May. This celebration is held in gratitude for the bounty of the earth, the Kawsak Sacha – Living Forest, and the protective beings who maintain the harmony of the […]
BY: Tizziana RussoFrom a hammock I contemplate the nightIn the distance a star shinesAbove the mountain sheds a sighA deep solitude visits me and embraces me,ties me up and bites me.Last night there was hell and also heavenwhere I found a woman who was cryingand as she did her pain turned into rainthat wet my skin.A man was praying to the God […]
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 […]
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) today condemned Ecuador for granting an oil concession in the Amazonian indigenous territories of the Sarayaku Kichwa people in the early 1990s without conducting free, prior, and informed consultations, in accordance with international standards, in violation of the Sarayaku people's rights to […]
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 […]
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will arrive in Ecuador in the coming days. During its stay, it will visit the Kichwa indigenous people of Sarayaku (Pastaza Province) starting on Saturday, April 21st, and then hold its 45th Extraordinary Session in Guayaquil from April 23rd to 27th. The […]
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