Peru’s government is set to convene the first “prior consultation” with Amazonian indigenous peoples on oil development in their territory—but local skepticism runs deep.
A months-long civil disobedience campaign against the Koodankulam nuclear plant in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state turned violent as police opened fire on protesters.
Insurgents attacked Bagram Air Base outside Kabul—and a skateboarding program run by a nonprofit for Kabul youth, killing four kids.
Human rights groups fear Iraq’s government may be using state-sanctioned executions to eliminate opponents held in prison following spate of over 20 executions last month.
Mexican poet and author Javier Sicilia stands on the steps of New York’s Federal Hall, across Wall Street from the Stock Exchange, in a Sept. 7 rally by the Caravan for Peace With Justice and Dignity that culminated a tour… Read moreMexican Peace Caravan Occupies Wall Street
An employee of the controversial Yanacocha gold mine in Peru’s Cajamarca region was arrested for the slaying of a local campesino leader who opposed the mine’s expansion.
A proposed law in Peru would impose a prison term for “denial” of Sendero Luminoso’s terrorism, but critics insist that if the law is instated it should also include “state terrorism.”
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos rejected a proposal by the FARC for a ceasefire during talks set to begin in Oslo next mont to end to the country's long civil war.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged Venezuelan authorities “to conduct a thorough investigation” into claims of a massacre at a remote Yanomami setlement.
The US State Department issued a finding that Mexico’s ex-president Ernesto Zedillo should be immune from a suit brought against him in connection with the 1997 Acteal massacre.
Women at the International Peoples’ Health Tribunal (IPHT) at San Miguel Ixtahuacán in Guatemala’s western Highlands, site of the giant Marlin open-pit gold mine that is one of the most important projects of Canadian major Goldcorp Inc—linked to grave health… Read moreGuatemalan campesinos put Goldcorp on trial
In the third day of mass protests, Palestinians marched throughout West Bank cities on Sept. 6, calling on the Palestinian Authority to set a minimum wage, create jobs for the unemployed and lower university fees. Taxi drivers, angry at a… Read morePalestinian Spring
