ARTICLES ON THE U'WA
http://www.moles.org/drillbits/0221/97022104.html
http://www.moles.org/mil/colombia.html
Summary: What is at stake here is not only the future of the U'wa
people; the ruling will set the stage for future relations between the
Colombian government and indigenous people; it will also conform an
important precedent for the indigenous population of Latin America. It
is not easy to obtain a decision favorable to the U'wa, given the
internal political and economic conditions of Colombia.
Urgent Action in Defense of the U'wa People - From ONIC
http://www.moles.org/drillbits/0207/97020701.html
http://www.joc.com/4GkJ1CaJ/jocweb/issues/970428/e1nergy/nfmon3.html
http://www.seattletimes.com/extra/browse/html97/leap_042597.html
http://wwwing.uniandes.edu.co/~pbinder/uwa.html
Summary: What is at stake here is not only the future of the U'wa people; the ruling will set the stage for future relations between the Colombian government and indigenous people; it will also conform an important precedent for the indigenous population of Latin America. It is not easy to obtain a decision favorable to the U'wa, given the internal political and economic conditions of Colombia.
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Links to U'wa Defense Project:
Press release from the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia
1. Asesinados dos lideres Zenu y desaparecido director nacional del Movimiento
Indigena Colombiano, M.I.C. (en Espanol / in Spanish)
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2. Project underGround: Exposing corporate human rights & environmental abuses; Supporting
communities impacted by the mining and oil industries. (Latest Shell
Nigeria/Peru/Colombia info).
http://www.moles.org/motherlode/shell/shell.html (Boycott Shell!)
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3. Rainforest Action Network: Bringing attention to the critical state of destruction of forests and the consequential displacement of its habitants around the world.
Foodfirst Information and Action Network
http://netspace.org/hungerweb/FoodFirst/projects.html
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Info Links (re: Internationally Recognized Indigenous Rights in the Americas)
SOL Communications - Information hub for the indigenous mind
http://www.solcommunications.com
Organization of American States http://www.oas.org
South and Meso American Indian Rights Center (SAIIC)