In Nicaragua, settlers burn Wilú Indigenous community, leaving five dead and two injured
On March 11, 2023, settlers (colonos) massacred at least five Indigenous Mayangna people in the community of Wilú, Mayangna Sauni As territory. Read more ▸
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Nicaraguan government’s closure of organizations defending Indigenous and Afro-descendant Peoples is an attempt to silence their struggle for lands and lives
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
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
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
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 ▸
Roger Atahualpa Palma Mairena
Internal Team Support Co-coordinator
The Second Regional Assembly of the ICCA Consortium in Latin America
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
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 ▸
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Alianza de Pueblos Indígenas y Afrodescendientes de Nicaragua National IPLC Organisation |
CIDH concede audiencia sobre situación de pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes de Nicaragua
Por: Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas – CALPI El Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas (CALPI), junto al Centro por la… Read more “CIDH concede audiencia sobre situación de pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes de Nicaragua” ▸
Nicaragua: SOS de los pueblos indígenas para BOSAWAS
Por: María Luisa Acosta, Coordinadora del Centro de Asistencia Legal a Pueblos Indígenas – CALPI (miembro Honorario) BOSAWAS, la primera Reserva de la Biosfera… Read more “Nicaragua: SOS de los pueblos indígenas para BOSAWAS” ▸
The beating heart of ICCAs in Central America
By: Bas Verschuuren (Honorary Member) and Felipe Gomez, Oxlajuj Ajpop (Member) From the 17th till the 27th of March participants from various Mesoamerican countries… Read more “The beating heart of ICCAs in Central America” ▸
Regional Study on Social Dimensions of MPA Practice in Central America
Regional Study on Social Dimensions of MPA Practice in Central America: Case Studies from Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica & Panama, Vivienne Solís Rivera et… Read more “Regional Study on Social Dimensions of MPA Practice in Central America” ▸
