Protesters were removed from in front of the Honduran Presidential Palace after days of protesting the state-sponsored assassinations of indigenous leaders.
Government-sponsored violence against indigenous communities in Sonsonate, El Salvador has increased, an action justified by the statement that the land is under the ownership of UCESISTA members.
The Sumo have appealed to the Nicaraguan government to prevent Korean logging activities on their land. This has not proved fruitful, which may lead the Sumo to seek demarcation.
The U'wa have been told by the Colombian government that the they must be consulted regarding oil concession on their land, a statement that may be void of meaning.
Increasing violence in Mexico has led to an increase in state-sponsored murders and killing by the police, the military, and paramilitary forces in an attempt to re-establish state control across the country.
The Panara in Brazil have organized to sue for the protection of the land from private interests and have made steady gains in the government to do so.