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July 4, 2020

Civil society groups sound alarm over COVID-19 claims in 'corporate courts'

The ISDS system could be used to claim billions from governments over pandemic protections, say groups in over 90 countries.
January 18, 2019

Illegal logging of the Peruvian Amazon 'continuing at a rapid pace'

The independence of the Peruvian forest oversight agency has been significantly weakened.
April 6, 2018

Uncontacted tribes’ rights recognised in Peru's historic land pledge

Peru is to create two Amazonian reserves for the protection of uncontacted tribes, covering more than 2.5 million hectares.
January 27, 2018

Peru passes law approving Amazonian 'death roads'

Peru has approved a law allowing the construction of roads that could devastate several uncontacted Amazon tribes.
March 15, 2017

Peruvian government denounced for failure to protect uncontacted tribes

In an open letter to the Peruvian authorities, three organisations have denounced the failure of the country's government to protect uncontacted tribes.
February 1, 2017

Matsés Indians denounce oil exploration on uncontacted tribes’ land

Matsés Indians from the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon have denounced the threat of oil exploration on their ancestral land, which is home to uncontacted tribes.
January 4, 2017

Last female speaker of indigenous Amazonian language murdered

The last female speaker of the Resígaro language has been murdered in Peru. Her body was found decapitated at her home in the Amazon rainforest.
May 23, 2016

Loggers removed from land of uncontacted Peruvian Indians

An illegal logging camp has been dismantled and fifteen loggers removed from an uncontacted Indian reserve in Peru.
February 23, 2016

Oils spills in Peruvian Amazon devastate indigenous communities

Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon have suffered from three oil spills in two months.
September 2, 2015

Peruvian tribe receive title to ancestral lands after murder of their leaders

Ashéninka Indians in Peru have obtained title of their ancestral land on the anniversary of the murders of four of their most prominent leaders.