Current government really needs great minds to redo their negotiation and policy implementation. It is highly questionable that a long, hard walk from Beni to La Paz, has to end in this type of minutia. El Deber reports: Government questioned leaders of the 9th March and ruled out dialogue with them The Government today asked…
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TIPNIS protest-walk arrived La Paz city!!
Despite the logistics and threats by central government, the brave TIPNIS marchers arrived destination. Kudos for those brave Bolivians, for fighting and defending their territories and also for fighting to protect OUR National Parks!! ANF reports and appears in El Deber’s website: Indigenous Peoples arrived in the city of La Paz and call for dialogue…
TIPNIS Indigenous March announced to arrive La Paz city on Wednesday
The brave protest-walk composed of TIPNIS, CIDOB, CONAMAQ and other Bolivians, is closer to their goal. They wisely decided not to enter La Paz city earlier than Wednesday. Current government’s lack of negotiation skills has caused Bolivia great distress with the police mutiny. The marchers do not want to be involved around that issue. ANF…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
CIDOB sends Indigenous Commission to Rio + 20 Summit in Brazil
A TIPNIS UPDATE from ANF in El Deber; Rodrigo Urzagasti photograph: The Confederation of indigenous peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) sent a delegation of indigenous people to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil so that they can submit to the Río+20 Summit to denounce the “violation” of their rights and the intervention of the…
The UN calls for respect to the TIPNIS marchers and avoid conflicts
The United Nations has finally issued an statement to protect the brave TIPNIS protest-walk group, who are not only defending their indigenous territory but our National Parks’ structure and survival. El Deber reports: UN calls for respect to the marchers of the TIPNIS and avoid conflicts The United Nations system in a statement called this Saturday…
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