Monthly Archives: October 2014

Indigenous Groups Occupy Airport Near Amazon Oil Reserves

Posted on October 30, 2014 by iccaconsortium

‘Without a satisfactory response to the interests of the Amazon Indians, the measures [of force] will get more radical,’ community leader Hugo Perez Petza said by Nadia Prupis, staff writer extracted from: http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/29/indigenous-groups-occupy-airport-near-amazon-oil-reserves   Peruvian indigenous groups took control of … Continue reading →

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Unprecedented Case Filed at International Criminal Court Proposes Land Grabbing in Cambodia as a Crime Against Humanity

Posted on October 8, 2014 by iccaconsortium

Article extracted from here   A case brought to the International Criminal Court this week could change the way we view the problem of “land grabbing” and trigger a major review of how the human rights violations that result are … Continue reading →

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Press release: Note for Press Conference at CBD COP12

Posted on October 7, 2014 by iccaconsortium

Note for Press Conference at CBD COP12      7 October 2014 ICCAs are the World’s Best Bet for Achieving Many Aichi Targets New publication shows the contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities to meeting the Aichi Targets of CBD’s Strategic … Continue reading →

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