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National Interest versus Mining Regulations

(Translated by Steve Cagan, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: http://www.razonpublica.com/index.php/economia-y-sociedad/9513-interés-nacional-versus-las-regulaciones-mineras.html The government insists on mocking the Constitution and laws to move their … Read More »

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Tolima: territorial resistance to mega-projects

(Translated by Eunice Gibson, CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: http://www.polodemocratico.net/noticias/nacionales/10636-tolima-el-corazon-de-la-disputa-por-los-territorios-y-la-resistencia-a-los-megaproyectos The state of Tolima, in the heart of Colombia, is a focal … Read More »

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Indigenous peoples claiming their land denounce evictions in Urabá

Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/2016/02/15/indigenas-reclamantes-de-tierras-denuncian-desalojos-en-uraba/ (Translated by Ruolf Heller, CSN Volunteer Translator) The evictions are being carried out by the Police’s Anti-Disturbances Mobile … Read More »

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Private army forceably evicting indigenous in Urabá

Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/2016/02/23/ejercito-privado-desaloja-por-la-fuerza-a-indigenas-en-uraba/ (Translated by Haley Olig, CSN Intern) About 60 men armed with sticks and machetes arrived on the morning … Read More »

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Campesino Agriculture: Illusion or Challenge

Source: http://censat.org/es/analisis/la-agricultura-familiar-campesina-ilusion-o-desafio-2 (Translated by Buddy Bell, Volunteer CSN Translator) Author: François Houtart in www.alai.org Worldwide there are movements of campesino … Read More »

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The Colombian Countryside Needs More Than a Land Fund

Source: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php/desarrollo/94-general/1347-el-campo-colombiano-necesita-mas-que-un-fondo-de-tierras (Translated by Deryn Collins, a CSN Volunteer Translator). The creation of a land fund, proposed in negotiations between … Read More »

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Pan-Amazonía: The fountain of life in the heart of the Church

LATIN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL COUNCIL Justice and Solidarity Department NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS OF BRAZIL Episcopal Committee on Amazonia   [Translated … Read More »

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OPEN LETTER TO THE SECRETARIAT OF THE FARC-EP TIMOLEON JIMENEZ

CAUCA REGIONAL INDIGENOUS COUNCIL – CRIC Traditional Authority Resolution No. 025, July 8, 1999, Office of Indigenous Affairs, Interior Ministry … Read More »

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Rural Organisations Most Stigmatised in the Bajo Cauca

(Translated by Peter Lenny, a CSN Volunteer Translator) Source: IPC Link: http://www.ipc.org.co/agenciadeprensa/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=981:organizaciones-rurales-las-mas-estigmatizadas-en-el-bajo- Rural organisations are the most stigmatised in the … Read More »

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Statement from the First Worldwide Meeting of Seed Custodians

(Translated by Rudy Heller, a CSN Volunteer Translator) Source:ecoportal.net Link: http://www.ecoportal.net/Temas_Especiales/Transgenic/Declaracion_del_Primer_Encuentro_Mundial_de_Custodios_de_Semillas March 18, 2014 (In Attendance): Nabusimake, December 21, 2013, … Read More »

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