LENCA INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF LA PAZ ATTACKED
Press release by MILPAH (Lenca independent indigenous movement of La Paz) and CONROA (National Coalition of Environmental Networks and Organizations)
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Amnesty International Alert
Amnesty International just released the following alert (PDF) alert regarding the killing of Juan Angel Lopez Miralda in the community of Rigores in Tujillo noting that others in the community could be at risk.
Nicaragua Presente at SOA vigil
This weekend, Jose Angel Corrales Perez, from the rural community of El Lagartillo, in northwestern Nicaragua will be on stage at the SOAW vigil in Fort Benning Georgia. A gifted musician, Jose is a member music group Los Rusticos del Norte, which has won local and national musical competitions and is recognized for its performance of original music. He is proud of his campesino roots, and his courageous community.
Excerpts from Congressional Briefing on the Impact of U.S. Security Assistance on HR in Mexico, Central America and Colombia
During a visit to Washington in late July, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina jointly called for a regional security initiative modeled on Plan Colombia in response to the rampant violence sweeping their countries.
In an October 29th Congressional brie
Statement by the Mesoamerican Working Group* on the Impact of U.S. Security Assistance on Human Rights in Mexico, Central America, and Colombia
October 29, 2014 U.S. military and police assistance to Central America and Mexico has skyrocketed over the last fifteen years. U.S.
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary August-September 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- August-September 2014
The Hondurans that don’t migrate: Indigenous communities face death threats to defend their land
We link to an article, published in Latin Correspondent, written by a recently returned PROAH volunteer about what is happening in Locomapa- a community in Yoro, Honduras that is struggling to protect communal lands from illegal logging and mining:
http://latincorrespondent.com/honduras/locomapa-de-yoro-indigenous-tolup…
The Hondurans that don’t migrate: Indigenous communities face death threats to defend their land
We link to an article, published in Latin Correspondent, written by a recently returned PROAH volunteer about what is happening in Locomapa- a community in Yoro, Honduras that is struggling to protect communal lands from illegal logging and mining:
http://latincorrespondent.com/honduras/locomapa-de-yoro-indigenous-tolup…
Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 17 2014 (IPS) – World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly on Sep. 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilise political will and advance solutions to climate change.
They will also need to address its closely connected challenges of increasing access to sustainable energy as a key tool to secure and advance gains in the social, economic and environmental realms.
PROAH Monthly Human Rights Summary – July 2014
Attached is our Summary of Human Rights issues and events in Honduras- July 2014