Recursos

The Green Monster: Human Rights Impacts of the Sugarcane Industry on Black Communities in Colombia

23 Jun 2021
The “green monster” of sugarcane plantations carpeting Colombia’s Cauca valley conceals a multitude of human rights violations, finds a new report out today. They include violence, killings, land loss, displacement, denial of free, prior and informed consent, denial of rights to livelihood resources and the right to a healthy environment, among others. The sector in Colombia is also tainted by evidence of corporate abuse linked to ties with illegal armed groups and repression of social leaders. 

Amerindian Peoples Association publishes National Land Tenure Assessment in Guyana

25 Feb 2021
The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today launched a national land tenure assessment report, Our Land, Our Life: A Participatory Assessment of the Land Tenure Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Guyana. The report compiles the findings from participatory research carried out in Regions 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 over the past eight years from 2012-2020.