"Como hombre gay Indígena, no ha sido fácil. Tuve que enfrentar el rechazo de la familia y la comunidad, por ello tomé la decisión de abandonar el ambiente de violencia y  discriminación que existe en Honduras y decidí emigrar.  Siempre digo que los gays Indígenas enfrentamos una discriminación doble o triple, primero por ser Indígena, luego por ser gay y, finalmente, por tener recursos limitados.  Con dinero todos te respetan.  Muchos gays son expulsados ​​de sus hogares y sus familias por sus "principios",  disfrazados de moralidad o religion,

Organizaciones Indígenas y campesinas en Guatemala permanecen en alerta máxima a la audiencia llevada a cabo en el tribunal de apelaciones más alto de Guatemala, y su dictamen final, por las implicaciones que este precedente establecerá en el curso de emisión del pensamiento y libertad de expresión.

The following statement was issued at the conclusion of a meeting of Indigenous representatives from 45 different Brazilian Indigenous Nations. The group convened at the invitation of Raoní Metuktire (Mẽbengokre), also known as Ropni, who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Award. Representatives met from January 14-17, 2020 in the village of Piaraçu in the Capoto Jarina Indigenous Territory.

Daniel Pascual speaking at March for “Dia de la Resistencia,” outside Guatemala’s Congress, October 2012. Photo By Danielle DeLuca

Indigenous and campesino organizations across Guatemala are on high alert as a case which has the potential to alter the course of freedom of expression in Guatemala begin hearings at Guatemala’s highest appellate court.

On December 31, 2019, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued an injunction to allow construction on the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, giving unlimited access to Wet’suwet’en lands.  The Coastal GasLink pipeline is intended to be 416 miles long, stretching from northeast British Columbia to near Kitimat. Within this swath of land lies 22,000 square kilometers of unceded Wet’suwet’en land. In 1997, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that Indigenous claims to land in this area still exist, and the Wet’suwet’en Nation has vehemently opposed the pipeline’s construction.

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By Dev Kumar Sunuwar

The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was passed by the parliament of India on December 11, 2019, amending its existing Citizenship Act of 1955, and causing violent protests throughout the country. The protests were seen mostly in India’s northeast regions, particularly in Assam and Tripura, home to more than 230 different Indigenous Peoples. India’s northeast seven states share borders with Bangladesh, Myanmar (also known as Burma) and China.
 

By Terri Hansen and Joe Yracheta

This is turning out to be a particularly nasty flu season and is especially concerning for Indigenous children and adults migrating from Latin, Central, and South America detained in holding pens at the U.S. southern border, and then denied flu vaccination.

By Alexandra  Carraher-Kang