Indigenous People

Peru’s Domestic and Diplomatic Downturn

By Fernanda PadillaStaff Writer Peru’s Democratic Crisis In December 2022, Peru’s now former president, Pedro Castillo, attempted to dissolve congress with a self-coup. It was the culmination of a long trend of democratic uncertainty in the country, and the fallout has exposed Peru’s social and diplomatic instability. Castillos’ attempt has been compared to the 1992 “Fujimorazo”…

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March 9, 2023

BLOG, Coalition, EVENTS, HUMAN RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICS

coup, Democracy, Indigenous People, peru, Protests

PROFITEERING FROM DEATH: HONDURAS’ WAR ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

Managing Editor Nick Vacchio contextualizes the violence and environmental devastation propagated by the Honduran government against its indigenous communities.

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June 15, 2017

ACADEMIC, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICA, POLITICS

Berta Caceres, COPINH, Honduras, Indigenous People, Manuel Zelaya, Paramilitary

THE SAMI: A DISAPPEARING INDIGENOUS MINORITY IN SCANDINAVIA

Editor in Chief Omkar Mahajan gives a broad overview of the history of the discrimination that the Sami face in Scandinavia and how it continues to persist even in the present day.

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October 31, 2016

ACADEMIC, BLOG, CULTURE, EUROPE, HISTORY, HUMAN RIGHTS

Indigenous People, Northern Europe, Sami, Scandinavia