Will Peru’s highest court secure justice and make environmental and social history?
On 20 August 2018, Peru’s highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal (TC) ag
On 20 August 2018, Peru’s highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal (TC) ag
El 20 de agosto de 2018, el tribunal superior del Perú, el Tribunal Constitucional (TC), se comprometió a resolver la demanda
Amicus Curiae Brief submitted by Global Justice Centre of New York and Forest Peoples Programme to the Constitutional Court of Peru in the Case of the Santa Clara Native Community of Uchunya v. Regional Government of Ucayali and the company Plantaciones de Pucallpa
Amicus Curiae entregada por el Global Justice Centre of New York y Forest Peoples Programme al Tribunal Constitucional de Peru en relación al caso de la Comunidad Nativa de Santa Clara de Uchunya contra el Gobierno Regional de Ucayali y la empresa Plantaciones de Pucallpa S.A.C."
In a high level meeting on 12th September, representatives of the regional government of San Martin agreed to abandon their attempts to suspend the titling of indigenous communities in the vicinity of the Cordillera Escalera Protected area (ACR-CE), a threat made by the government in response to a landmark law suit filed in August 2017.
En una reunión de alto nivel el 12 de septiembre, los representantes del gobierno regional de San Martín acordaron abandonar sus intentos de suspender la titulación de las comunidades indígenas en las cercanías del Área Protegida de la Cordillera Escalera (ACR-CE), una amenaza por el gobierno en respuesta a una demanda histórica presentada en agosto de 2017.
Breaking news: Historic legal decision for Peru's indigenous peoples as the nation's highest court agrees to resolve the lawsuit filed by the Shipibo community of Santa Clara de Uchunya.
Flash info : Une décision juridique historique pour les peuples autochtones du Pérou lorsque la plus haute instance du pays a accepté de résoudre l’action en justice déposée par la communauté Shipibo de Santa Clara de Uchunya.
Breaking news: Historic legal decision for Peru's indigenous peoples as the nation's highest court agrees to resolve the lawsuit filed by the Shipibo community of Santa Clara de Uchunya.
Leaders from the Shipibo community of Santa Clara de Uchunya, Peru, have reported a spike in violent threats and intimidation in the weeks following a court injunction against the palm oil company responsible for appropriating and deforesting more than 7,000 hectares of their ancestral territory.
Les chefs de la communauté Shipibo de
Los líderes de la comunidad Shipibo de Santa Clara de Uchunya, Perú, han reportado un aumento significativo en las amenazas violentas y la intimidación durante las semanas siguientes al mandato judicial en contra de la empresa de aceite de palma responsable por la apropiación y
Pemimpin-pemimpin komunitas Shipibo di Santa Clara de Uchunya, Peru, telah melaporkan lonjakan ancaman kekerasan dan intimidasi dalam minggu-minggu setelah pengadilan mengeluarkan keputusan terhadap perusahaan kelapa sawit yang bertanggung jawab merampas dan menggunduli lebih dari 7.000 hektar wilayah leluhur mereka