Full Coverage: South America
April 2008
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30.04.2008
The indigenous Ayoreo peoples of Bolivia and Paraguay are increasingly forced out of the wilderness by ecological destruction only to confront a new brand of isolation from their ancestral way of life.
more...From: Cultural Survival, Inc. Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Bolivia] |
30.04.2008
Brasilian viranomaiset ovat päättäneet kunnostaa Amazonin sademetsän sydämessä kulkevan valtatie BR-319:n. Ympäristöjärjestöt vastustavat hanketta, koska pelkäävät sen kiihdyttävän sademetsän hakkuita.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Brazil] [Forests] [Economy] [Transport] |
28.04.2008
Hundreds of Chileans have announced their intention to leave the Catholic Church following the Vatican's involvement in a local constitutional ruling to ban free contraception.
more...From: Feminist Majority Foundation Related topics/regions: [Vatican City State (Holy See)] [Chile] |
28.04.2008
Kolumbian naisia, erityisesti maaseudulla asuvia, mustia tai intiaaneja, uhkaa jatkuvasti kova kohtalo maata repivän konfliktin uhreina. Ihmisoikeusloukkaukset ja köyhyys koettelevat erityisesti naisia.
more...From: OneWorld Spain Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Conflict] [Gender] [Human rights] Image: - © Christian Aid
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23.04.2008
Small farmers from around the world celebrated last week the International Day of Peasant's Struggle and honored the communities and organizations in over 25 countries that are challenging escalating food costs.
more...From: Grassroots International Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Cameroon] [Germany] [Indonesia] Image: An Ethiopian farmer. © International Food Policy Research Institute
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23.04.2008
Kahdeksan tunnin työpäivä on Argentiinan muotiteollisuuden paperittomille ompelijoille kaukainen haave. Bolivialaiset työläiset perustivat hikipajojen orjatyötä paetakseen oman osuuskunnan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Bolivia] [Migration] [Labour] |
22.04.2008
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22 (OneWorld) - Paraguayans are celebrating the Sunday win of presidential opposition candidate and progressive former bishop Fernando Lugo.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] Image: President Lugo. © Fernando Lugo APC
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22.04.2008
Paraguayn uudeksi presidentiksi valittu entinen piispa Fernando Lugo lupaa maalleen uusia asuntoja, peruspalveluja ja katulasten auttamista.
more...From: UnMundo América Latina Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Politics] |
22.04.2008
Chileläisen sellutehtaan suunnitelma rakentaa kymmeniä kilometrejä pitkä jäteputki merelle on saanut rannikon kalastajat tappelemaan verisesti toisiaan vastaan.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Chile] [Indigenous rights] [Pollution] Image: - © Centre for Science and Environment
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21.04.2008
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest may be increasing suggest high-resolution satellite images released by the Brazilian government.
more...From: Worldwatch Institute Related topics/regions: [Brazil] Image: © WWF International
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21.04.2008
In 2006 a group of Bolivians who had escaped slave labor in the Argentine fashion industry founded their own clothing co-operative.
more...From: North American Congress on Latin America Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Bolivia] Image: A worker in the Alameda Workers Co-Op. © North American Congress on Latin America
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21.04.2008
Venezuelan presidentti Hugo Chavez on ottanut valtion hallintaan maan suurimman terästehtaan. Tehtaan työläiset olivat vaatineet kansallistamista kiisteltyään kuukausia työnantajan kanssa palkoista ja eläkkeistä.
more...From: Trade Union News from Finland Related topics/regions: [Venezuela] [Corporations] [Labour] |
18.04.2008
The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world.
more...From: Center for Reproductive Rights Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Brazil] [Ecuador] [India] [Philippines] [Poland] Image: Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of women’s sexual and reproductive rights." © International Women's Health Coalition
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18.04.2008
ASUNCION, Apr 17 (IPS) - An indigenous woman has an excellent chance of winning a seat in Congress for the first time in the history of Paraguay, in Sunday's general elections.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Governance] [Democracy] [Politics] [Indigenous rights] Image: Margarita Mbyvângi © Movimiento Popular Tekojoja
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16.04.2008
Paraguayn presidentinvaaleissa 20. huhtikuuta on ensi kertaa mukana naisehdokas. Blanca Ovelar edustaa maata 61 vuotta johtanutta oikeistolaista Colorado-puoluetta, mutta saattaa hävitä opposition ehdokkaana olevalle entiselle piispalle.
more...From: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Democracy] [Gender] Image: Blanca Ovelar pyrkii Paraguayn johtoon. © Blanca Ovelar official Web site
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15.04.2008
A "megaproject" to integrate infrastructure across South America will likely lead to "poverty, displacement, exposure to diseases, cultural erosion, physical threats, and violent conflicts" for indigenous people in the region, writes Zachary Hurwitz.
more...From: Cultural Survival, Inc. Image: An indigenous woman from the Peruvian Amazon. © Inter-American Development Bank
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14.04.2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 14 (OneWorld) - Long-time critics of corporate-friendly free trade agreements are applauding House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for effectively putting the brakes on a deal with the South American nation of Colombia.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [United States] [Geopolitics] [Trade] [Economy] [Labour] Image: Colombian farmers stood to lose a lot from the trade deal, said anti-poverty groups. Image © Lutheran World Relief
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11.04.2008
Perun kouluissa podetaan kovaa pulaa pätevistä opettajista. Opettajantutkinnon suorittaneille järjestettiin hiljattain kokeet yli 20 000 avoimen viran täyttämiseksi. Kokeen läpäisi kuitenkin vain 151 hakijaa.
more...From: global.finland Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Education] Image: Bernhard Smid
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10.04.2008
ASUNCION, Apr 10 (IPS) - For the first time in Paraguayan history, a woman is running for president in the elections on Apr. 20, as the candidate of the Colorado Party, which has governed this country continuously for 61 years.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Paraguay] [Democracy] [Politics] [Gender] Image: Blanca Ovelar represents change for Paraguay, but how much? © Blanca Ovelar official Web site
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10.04.2008
"Show your support of trade agreements that assure job security and decent livelihoods, and take a stand against the NAFTA model that displaces millions from their homes and jobs and furthers environmental destruction," urges a group advocating fairer globalization.
more...From: Global Exchange Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Panama] [Peru] [South Korea] [United States] [Geopolitics] [Environmental activism] [Trade] [Labour] [International cooperation] [Agriculture] Image: © American Friends Service Committee
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