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UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights

Ileana Fernandez - October 11, 2022

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Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

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IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

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Costa Rica issues invitation to Commission on Human Rights following murder of Bribrí leader

UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights

Ileana Fernandez - October 11, 2022

The United Nations (UN) issued a statement calling for respect for the rights of indigenous people. August 9 is the International Day of the...

Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

The Tico Times - January 18, 2020

After the murder of Sergio Rojas, the struggle to regain indigenous land has continued.

IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

The Tico Times - May 21, 2019

During the visit, the mission of the IACHR also intends to learn about the situation of Nicaraguan migrants in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica issues invitation to Commission on Human Rights following murder of Bribrí leader

Alejandro Zúñiga - March 23, 2019

The IACHR issued precautionary measures in favor of the communities due to the threats they faced in the defense of their lands.

Environmental leader killed in Honduras

The Tico Times - July 7, 2016

A Honduran environmentalist campaigning against a dam project in indigenous lands was killed with a machete blow to the head, her organization said Thursday.

Four arrested over murder of Honduras activist Berta Cáceres

The Tico Times - May 3, 2016

Four people were arrested in Honduras Monday over the murder of a high-profile indigenous activist earlier this year, officials said.

Another activist killed in Honduras

The Tico Times - March 16, 2016

Two weeks after the slaying of Honduran environmentalist Berta Cáceres, a colleague is killed by two unknown assailants.

Guatemala convicts 2 ex-soldiers for sex slavery, murder in landmark case

The Tico Times - February 27, 2016

A Guatemalan court has sentenced two former soldiers to 120 and 240 years of prison for subjecting at least 15 indigenous women to sexual slavery and other crimes during the country's civil war.

Nicaraguan indigenous, Afro-Caribbeans sue government over pressure for inter-oceanic canal

The Tico Times - February 12, 2016

Rama-Kriol leaders say they were coerced into consenting for the planned $50-billion Nicaragua Canal project to pass through their territory.

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UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights

Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

Costa Rica issues invitation to Commission on Human Rights following murder of Bribrí leader

UN Calls for Protection of Costa Rica’s Indigenous People’s Rights

Some progress, and a complicated legacy, 10 months after Sergio Rojas’s murder

IACHR mission visits Costa Rica to evaluate protections for indigenous communities

Costa Rica issues invitation to Commission on Human Rights following murder of Bribrí leader

Environmental leader killed in Honduras

Four arrested over murder of Honduras activist Berta Cáceres

Another activist killed in Honduras

Guatemala convicts 2 ex-soldiers for sex slavery, murder in landmark case

Nicaraguan indigenous, Afro-Caribbeans sue government over pressure for inter-oceanic canal

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