By pushing forward a hotly contested mining project and enacting a state of emergency, Ollanta Humala’s presidency is off to a worrying start.
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By pushing forward a hotly contested mining project and enacting a state of emergency, Ollanta Humala’s presidency is off to a worrying start.
Respect for indigenous rights leads to company pull-out on controversial dam project in Peru, reports Vanessa Baird.
Filed in: Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Peru
The scale of indigenous-led protests against mining in southern Peru took most by surprise. Vanessa Baird on what led to such flare-ups.
Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.
Filed in: Dams Indigenous Peoples Peru Power Rivers
An interview with Vanessa Baird, author of our October issue’s main feature on the indigenous peoples resisting environmentally damaging projects in South America and across the globe.
Filed in: Indigenous Peoples Peru
Leading voice for indigenous rights, Hugo Blanco.
Filed in: Activism Environment Indigenous Peoples Peru
Pregnant women from indigenous communities face multiple layers of discrimination. As leaders gather in New York to discuss progress on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, Cheryl Gallagher explains why statistics only tell half the story.
Filed in: Children Guatemala Indigenous Peoples Nicaragua Peru Reproductive Rights Women
Ritual drama around the murder of an Inca emperor, photographed in a Peruvian mountain village by Malu Cabellos.
Filed in: Peru
New trade treaties increase corporate control over patents. AIDS patients in Peru will pay the price, argues Stephanie Boyd.
Filed in: Activism Argentina Brazil Crime Culture Health Human Rights Iran Language Peru United States Women
Mari Marcel Thekaekara congratulates the country’s Dalit community on finally winning legal protection against discrimination.
Argument: Is it time to ditch the pursuit of economic growth?
As Mother’s Day approaches in India, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on how motherhood has changed along with the online communication boom.
As a young student is injured for wearing the ‘wrong’ clothes, Mari Marcel Thekeakara says that women will fight on against violence.
Mari Marcel Thekaekara’s home is on the edge of a wildlife sanctuary, which is a pleasure and a pain, as she explains.