Nicaragua

Nicaraguan government’s closure of organizations defending Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples is an attempt to silence their struggle for lands and lives

23 March 2022

Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples in Nicaragua are under serious threats after governments shut down organizations supporting their rights. Read more ▸

Nicaragua: Horrific lethal attacks continue against Indigenous Miskitu and Mayangna peoples in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

29 September 2021

Indigenous leaders and the Centre for Legal Assistance for Indigenous Peoples call for justice for the 15 Indigenous children, women and men who were allegedly murdered by the Kukalón gang – the same group accused of perpetrating the massacre of the Alal community in January 2020. Read more ▸

Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples

22 March 2021

Joint briefing by several human rights organizations details systematic and widespread violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples in the Coco (Wangki) River basin and the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Read more ▸

Nicaragua’s Failed Revolution: The Indigenous Struggle for Saneamiento

29 April 2020

This new report, authored by our Honorary member Anuradha Mittal for the Oakland Institute, details the incessant violence facing the Indigenous communities in the Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions of Nicaragua and provides in-depth information about the actors involved. It breaks the silence and calls attention to the Indigenous peoples’ ongoing struggle for their territories. Read more ▸

The Second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America

19 October 2019

The second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America was held in October 2019, in Peru, before the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAPLAC). It was an occasion for the membership of the region to share experiences, deepen their strategies, and ensure the wide visibility of territories of life at the CAPLAC. Read more ▸

Tejiendo lazos entre territorios: Encuentro Latinoamericano de Defensoras

10 April 2019

En un contexto de persecución, criminalización y despojo a los defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos, la Fundación ALDEA, Miembro del Consorcio junto al CEDHU y Amazon Watch se han reunido para organizar el Encuentro Latinoamericano de Defensoras de Territorios Read more ▸

Nicaraguan government’s closure of organizations defending Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples is an attempt to silence their struggle for lands and lives

Nicaragua: Horrific lethal attacks continue against Indigenous Miskitu and Mayangna peoples in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples

Nicaragua’s Failed Revolution: The Indigenous Struggle for Saneamiento

The Second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America

Tejiendo lazos entre territorios: Encuentro Latinoamericano de Defensoras

CIDH concede audiencia sobre situación de pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes de Nicaragua

Nicaragua: SOS de los pueblos indígenas para BOSAWAS

The beating heart of ICCAs in Central America

Regional Study on Social Dimensions of MPA Practice in Central America