América do Sul e Central

Threats to right to food and ancestral sovereignty over territory

Published in Monday March 18th, 2013 In In the media

Indigenous Communities and Organizations for the Ancestral Forest, made up of about twenty Mapuche groups, presented on March 11 a declaration directed to the United Nations Special Rapporteurs Oliver De Schutter, about the right to food, and Raquel Rolnik, about the right to housing, denouncing the damaging effects of the Chilean forest policy, which endangers their right to food and ancestral sovereignty over their territory.

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Expropriation, no title and no compensation in Haiti

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In Social movement news

Tuesday, as part of the construction of the new administrative city in the heart of the Capital, Jean-Baptiste Clark Neptune, Director General of Taxes (DGI) announced that the compensation process of owners within the perimeter declared of public utility, will begin.

Venezuela’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Venezuela’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Peru’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Peru’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Guatemala’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Guatemala’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Costa Rica’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Wednesday March 6th, 2013

Read Costa Rica’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Brazil’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Wednesday March 6th, 2013

Read Brazil’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Venezuela’s statement (on behalf of ALBA) on the security of tenure report

Published in Wednesday March 6th, 2013

Read Venezuela’s statement (on behalf of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas – ALBA) regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

NGOs address sports-megaevents and human rights at the UN

Published in Monday March 4th, 2013

Conectas, in partnership with other organizations, spoke at the UN Human Rights Council about sports mega-events in Brazil and their impacts on human rights.

MAB holds first meeting in Paraná state, Brazil

Published in Friday March 1st, 2013 In Mobilisation and agenda

The Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) will organise, between March 13th and 15th, the first State Meeting of Populations Affected by Dams in the state of Paraná. The event will take place in the Parish Hall of St. Francis of Assisi and provides the participation of 350 militants and partners.

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