COVID-19 Lowland South America

Call for Inputs: Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to the General Assembly Impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples (6-5-20)

Call for Inputs: Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples to the General Assembly Impact of COVID-19 on indigenous peoples UNHR 6-5-20 Deadline: 19 June 2020 Pursuant to resolution 42/20 of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples will dedicate part of his report to...

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Loreto: dos demonios y muchos pueblos amazónicos en riesgo (6-2-20)

Loreto: dos demonios y muchos pueblos amazónicos en riesgo Leonardo Tello Imaina 6-2-20 El periodista indígena de una de las radios más importantes en las cuencas de los ríos Marañón, Tigre, Urituyacu y Huallaga, en Loreto, analiza desde su perspectiva el avance de la pandemia en las comunidades...

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Pandemic, Racism and Indigenous and Black Genocide in Brazil: Coronavirus and Extermination Policy (6-5-20)

Pandemic, Racism and Indigenous and Black Genocide in Brazil: Coronavirus and Extermination Policy Felipe Milanez and Samuel Vida 6-5-20 Tragedies are always socially unequal and expose in a striking way historically constructed inequalities, for example in the degree of exposure to risks and the way vulnerabilities are shaped. The new...

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COVID-19 Threatens Indigenous Lives in the Amazon (6-5-20)

COVID-19 Threatens Indigenous Lives in the Amazon Amazon Watch The COVID-19 pandemic has created an additional crisis for indigenous and traditional peoples across the Amazon Basin. Amazon Watch is working on a variety of urgent initiatives in response to emerging needs. You can learn more about them...

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