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The Brazilian government continues to ignore crimes against indigenous peoples. Also, brief stories on technology being utilized for communication and successes in environmental sustainability.

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The Mexican Government launched a recent, short-lived offensive in Zapatista-held territory in Chiapas.

The Organization of American States (OAS) commences an investigation on human rights violations related to oil development on the part of US-based multinational corporations in Ecuador

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Dialogue between the Guatemalan Government's Commission on Peace and the National Guatemalan Revolutionary Union has lacked input from representatives from the Mayan community. Disappointed with the lack of progress in the negotiations, the UN issued…

Safeguarding traditional knowledge and biogenetic materials has become a major issue among indigenous peoples. The article explores what is at stake for indigenous communities as well as possible frameworks for protecting resources and knowledge.

An extension of the of protecting indigenous indigenous intellectual property.

There is emerging global concern for the loss of native crop seed diversity. Unfortunately, current efforts by prominent international organizations like the UN and World Bank ignore the role of Indigenous communities and campesinos in the protection…

Bioprospecting has become a tremendous threat to indigenous groups across the globe. Indigenous communities need to develop a common strategy for responding to these external encroachments.

A woman in Panama was unwittingly made part of the Human Genome Project when she was diagnosed with leukemia. This was a violation of her rights and the Guaymi community as a whole.

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