Posts Tagged ‘Sarayaku’
The Sarayaku and the Inter-American System on Human Rights: Justice for the “Medio Dia” People and their Living Jungle
Mario Melo Cevallos, lawyer of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku, presents his version of the history of resistance and mobilization of the indigenous people before the State plans to exploit the oil that was in the heart of the Amazon.
Read MoreIndigenous Leaders of the World: Register for the Third Global Indigenous Workshop
The concept of the “living jungle” will be the guide for this workshop, which will occur in December in the territory of the Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Applications open until July 10.
Read MoreIntervention before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in follow-up to the situation of the Sarayaku people of Ecuador
Dejusticia, EarthRights International and the Foundation for Due Process presented an intervention before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the follow-up that this court is giving to the situation of the Sarayaku people of Ecuador.
Read MoreSawhoyamaxa and the Struggle for Land
For the last 7 years, Paraguay has failed to comply with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ decision ordering land titles for their ancestral land to be granted to the Sawhoyamaxa indigenous community.
Read MoreSumak Kawsay: The Sarayaku Case (long version)
In this documentary, Dejusticia and Canal Justicia follow one of the most important cases on environmental conflicts and indigenous rights before the Inter-American Human Rights Court in Latin America: Sarayaku v. Ecuador.
Read MoreSumak Kawsay: The Sarayaku Case (short version)
The Sarayaku vs. Ecuador case began in 2003, when the Poeple of Sarayaku filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They accused the Ecuadorian government of authorizing a petroleum company to explore for petroleum on their indigenous territory in the Amazon, in violation of their right to prior consultation.
Read MoreLessons from the Sarayaku People for Other Indigenous Peoples
Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what lessons they can share with other indigenous people of the region.
Read MoreThe meaning of Sumak Kawsay
Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what “sumak kawsay” means.
Read MoreWhat is most important for the Sarayaku People?
Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what is most important to them.
Read MoreWhat the Kichwa People of Sarayaku Leave Behind
What do the Kichwa People of Sarayaku leave behind?
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