maroons

Program for the protection of human rights defenders is experiencing the worst moment in Brazil, says study

December 10, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 64 Views 0 Comments Brazil, defenders, experiencing, Human, human rights, human rights defenders protection program, lgbtqia+, maroons, moment, natives, program, protection, Rights, study, under attack, worst

The Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists (PPDDH) is facing a serious crisis that puts

Economy

Only 26% of women in Latin America have rights to land where they produce food

December 6, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 77 Views 0 Comments access to land, America, food, international, land, Latin, Latin America, maroons, natives, produce, Rights, women

Seven out of ten women food producers have access to land to produce food, but only three have title to

Economy

Bolsonaro breaks the law and ignores consultations with indigenous people and quilombolas, says research

November 28, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 62 Views 0 Comments bolsonaro, breaks, consultations, free consultation, ignores, Indigenous, infrastructure, iron grain, Isa, itaituba, law, maroons, natives, participation, people, politics, query, Quilombolas, railroad, research, sinope, socio-environmental institute

A study by the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) released last Friday (26) identified “serious flaws” and non-compliance with the law in

Economy

Between pride and resistance: Quilombolas in Ceará fight for land title

November 27, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 119 Views 0 Comments black Consciousness, Ceará, enchanted of good garden, fight, human rights, land, land regularization, maroons, Pride, quilombo communities, quilombo do cumbe, quilombo terreiro das negras, Quilombolas, resistance, supper, title

With a wide smile, colorful clothes and a head adorned with a scarf crown, the descendant of the Quilombola people

Economy

Indigenous people and quilombolas view with disbelief the possibility of COP26 results in Brazil

November 13, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 108 Views 0 Comments Brazil, climate changes, cop26, disbelief, environmental racism, from glasgow to brazil, human rights, Indigenous, maroons, natives, people, possibility, Quilombolas, results, View

In Glasgow, Scotland, the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) ended this Friday, with the direction of some

Economy

Popular movements from the interior and coast of SP act against invasions of their territories

November 2, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 62 Views 0 Comments act, attacks, coast, fight for land, human rights, Interior, invasions, land reform, maroons, movements, mst, natives, north coast of sp, Paraíba Valley, popular, seated, settlements, territories

With the planting of trees and agroecological snacks, indigenous communities, quilombolas and six agrarian reform settlements between Tremembé, São José

Economy

Quilombolas denounce institutional racism and persecution of servers at Incra in Sergipe

October 27, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 86 Views 0 Comments conaq, denounce, human rights, incra, institutional, maroons, persecution, Quilombolas, racism, reaction, sergipe, servers

A National Coordination of Articulation of Quilombola Black Rural Communities (CONAq) prepares a complaint against the current management of the

Economy

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights meets and hears allegations of attacks on indigenous peoples in Brazil

October 23, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 83 Views 0 Comments "stop killing us", allegations, attacks, Brazil, cidh, Commission, fight for land, hears, Human, human rights, Indigenous, InterAmerican, maroons, meets, natives, peoples, Rights, time frame

“It’s not just about informing them or asking them for help. It’s about asking society: what effective measures are international

Economy

Defeat for Bolsonaro: US Senate denies funding to remove quilombolas in Alcântara

October 21, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 84 Views 0 Comments Alcântara, bolsonaro, Brazil, Brazil x USA, defeat, denies, Donald Trump, funding, general, jair pocketnaro, Maranhão, maroons, Quilombolas, removal, remove, Senate, USA

The United States Senate vetoed, last Wednesday (20), the transfer of funds for the removal of quilombola families in Alcântara

Economy

Quilombo has been under attack by jagunços for 4 days in Maranhão: “They’re saying they’re going to shoot bullets”

September 14, 2021 Natia Giorgobiani 91 Views 0 Comments attack, bullets, Conflict, days, eliberto stein, human rights, jagunços, Maranhão, maroons, quilombo, shoot, silvano olive tree, Theyre, thugs, tread tank

Since last Friday (10), the Quilombo Tanque de Rodagem, in Matões, Maranhão, has been under attack by armed employees of