Peru: Why are the indigenous peoples protesting?
16 June 2009
• The Peruvian Amazon is inhabited by over 50 different ethnic groups. • Each ethnic group has a close tie to the territory it inhabits. The indigenous peoples and the territory that belongs to them. They are inseparable. For the indigenous communities, the territory is the embryo that gave birth to their communities, including their own distinct cultures and identities. The indigenous peoples’ relationship with the land is vital; the land gives them food, a home and in it they recreate (...)
STOP the violence against Peruvian indigenous people. STOP NOW THE FTAs!
15 June 2009
The Indigenous populations of the Peruvian Amazonia started a general and peaceful strike for almost 60 days to protest against 10 legislative decrees promoted by the Peruvian Government in order to comply with the Free trade Agreement (FTA) with US that threatens their rights and their environment. More specifically, the FTA with the US permits oil and mining companies to enter 44 out of 75 million hectares of Amazonian forest, which are Indigenous territories, without any kind of (...)