In Vaupés, in the Colombian Amazon, indigenous people are clinging to their beliefs to protect themselves from mining. A mining licence for coltan has three communities on the edge: leaders are threatened and their right to prior consultation has not been respected. Part 3 de 4. Español
Policy-makers and scholars need to critically reflect upon how the EU is normalising militarism and what its effects are for those it claims to be protecting and defending.
"I believe indigenous peoples can teach us a lot about the power of resilience, alongside lessons on how to save Planet Earth. May we be open to them."
Psychologist and architect of the CIA torture programme James Mitchell gave evidence last week. A consultant psychiatrist at Freedom from Torture decries the “shameful complicity” of health professionals.
En Vaupés, Amazonía colombiana, los indígenas se aferran a sus creencias para protegerse de la minería. Una concesión para la explotación de coltán tiene en vilo a tres comunidades: hay líderes amenazados y su derecho a la consulta previa no fue respetado. Parte 2 de 4. English
In Vaupés, in the Colombian Amazon, indigenous people are clinging to their beliefs to protect themselves from mining. A mining licence for coltan has three communities on the edge: leaders are threatened and their right to prior consultation has not been respected. Part 2 of 4. Español
75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, despite the EU Framework for Roma Integration which closes this year, anti-Roma racism has spiked across the continent.
