International: IACHR welcomes enactment of prior consultation law in Peru
September 13, 2011—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the enactment in Peru of a law on prior consultation of indigenous peoples, which incorporates into domestic law a right already recognized in international human rights law and thus constitutes a significant step forward in defending the human rights of the country’s indigenous peoples. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 3,825 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 09 13th, 2011 | Alguien opino »
(+1 votos, 1 votaron) Loading ...Peru: “We lack a proper census to know what the country’s current situation is.” Interview F. Matuk
Servindi, August 21, 2011 – Servindi talked with Farid Matuk, former president of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), who questions the validity of the official figures from the government led by the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance Party (APRA). He proposes that urgent measures be taken in order to have a better idea of the country’s current situation and to know, for example, whether the indigenous peoples’ situation has improved in the last five years. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 3,163 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés, Entrevistas, Noticias | 08 21st, 2011 | 2 comentarios »
(+3 votos, 3 votaron) Loading ...Peru: Minera Majaz compensates 33 Farmers for Death and Torture in Mining Camp
Servindi, July 28, 2011 – Monterrico Metals Plc., a British company that owns Río Blanco Copper S.A., previously known as Minera Majaz S.A., agreed to compensate 32 farmers tortured at the mining camp and the relatives of a farmer who died, both of which occurred between August 1 and 3, 2005. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 3,256 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 07 28th, 2011 | Alguien opino »
(+3 votos, 5 votaron) Loading ...Peru: Ombudsman’s Office asks to prioritize the Education of Indigenous Peoples in…
… Light of Serious IBE Deficiencies
Servindi, July 25, 2011 – The Ombudsman’s Office called on the next government to prioritize the education of the indigenous peoples in light of the serious deficiencies in the implementation of the Intercultural Bilingual Education (IBE) as made evident in Ombudsman’s Report 152: «Aportes para un Política Nacional de Educación Intercultural Bilingüe a favor de los pueblos indígenas del Perú» (Contributions to a National Policy on Intercultural Bilingual Education for the Indigenous Peoples of Peru). Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 2,859 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 07 25th, 2011 | Alguien opino »
(+4 votos, 4 votaron) Loading ...Peru: A Real Boost in Intercultural Health is urgently needed
By Jahve Mescco
Servindi, July 13, 2011 – Access to quality health services is one of the fundamental rights of every human being, but, in this country, most people are excluded from the health system. As usual, indigenous populations are most affected, given their extreme vulnerability and limited inclusion in government policies.
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Leído: 1,634 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 07 13th, 2011 | Alguien opino »
(+2 votos, 2 votaron) Loading ...Peru: The bleak Future of Intercultural Bilingual Education
Photo: Blog by Elmer Torrejón
By Jahve Mescco
Servindi, June 29, 2011 – More than 90% of 4th grade students, whose native language is Quechua, Aymara, Awajún and Shipibo, do not achieve the expected performance for their grade. The result is not surprising, given the many deficiencies in the implementation of the public policy of Intercultural Bilingual Education (IBE).
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Leído: 1,404 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 07 8th, 2011 | Sin comentarios »
(+1 votos, 3 votaron) Loading ...Perú: Baguazo: Blameless and Guilt Free
By Patricia Wiesse Rizo-Patrón
The full Congress approved the report about the events that occurred in Bagua with a majority vote, thus releasing the ex-ministers, involved in an act of deadly consequences, from criminal liability and any type of punishment. Mockery, once again. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 2,032 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 06 27th, 2011 | Alguien opino »
(+1 votos, 3 votaron) Loading ...Peru: Two years since “Baguazo”: much needed accountability
A Otra Mirada
June 8, 2011 – Last Sunday, the day of the run off election, also marked the second anniversary of the bloody events that occurred in the city of Bagua on June 5, 2009. This date should not be overlooked now that a new government, which has promised to respect the rights of the indigenous peoples within the framework of Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization, is about to take office. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 1,257 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés | 06 8th, 2011 | Sin comentarios »
(+2 votos, 2 votaron) Loading ...Brasil: Bill Clinton se une a rechazo del proyecto de Belo Monte
Servindi, 7 de abril, 2011.- El ex presidente Bill Clinton se unió a las voces de protesta en contra de la construcción de la gigante hidroeléctrica de Belo Monte en el río Xingú de la Amazonía brasileña. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 1,681 lecturas | Servindi2 | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés, Noticias | 04 7th, 2011 | 4 comentarios »
(+3 votos, 3 votaron) Loading ...Peru admits timber certificates faked in secret cable
Peru’s government has secretly admitted that 70-90% of its mahogany exports were illegally felled, according to a US embassy cable revealed by Wikileaks. Seguir leyendo…
Leído: 1,113 lecturas | Servindi | Actualidad, Artículos en inglés, Noticias | 03 3rd, 2011 | Sin comentarios »
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