Chile
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7 November 2019
Chileans have been taking to the streets around the country to protest economic inequality and a democratic system set up after the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet that many say is not responding to people's needs.
Indigenous Mapuche protesting in Temuco, a city 420 miles south of the capital of…
7 October 2019
The Regional Office for RLC is responsible for leading FAO's response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO's priority activities in the region. It ensures a multidisciplinary approach to programmes…
27 September 2019
Declarada pela Assembleia Geral da ONU no fim de 2017, a Década da Agricultura Familiar foi lançada esta semana na América Latina e Caribe, em evento na República Dominicana com o objetivo de ajudar a região a implementar plano global de impulso ao setor.
O Plano Global de Ação da Década na…
27 April 2019
SANTIAGO: With songs like “We’ll Beat the State,” Chilean rappers Wechekeche Ni Trawun are on a mission to support the Mapuche indigenous people’s fight for justice and land rights.
Before the Spanish arrived in 1541, the Mapuche – or “people of the earth” in the Mapudungun language – controlled a…
22 January 2019
The Chilean delegate recognized that there's still a long way to go and regretted Catrillanca's murder by Carabineros.
Delegations from U.N. member states recommended that Chile should stop discriminatory practices against the Mapuche and other indigenous peoples in the South American country,…
23 December 2018
Nascido na Argentina, Jones Huala foi extraditado ao Chile em setembro passado para ser julgado por sua suposta participação em um incêndio / El Clarín - Argentina
Durante séculos, o povo Mapuche transitou livremente por todo Wallmapu, territorio que compreende zonas ao oeste (Ngulumapu - Chile) e…
2 December 2018
Mapuche leaders met Saturday and discussed a set of demands for the Chilean government, mainly the demilitarization of Mapuche regions.
A group of Mapuche leaders Saturday met in Temucuicui to decide next possible steps after the assassination of Camilo Catrillanca on Nov. 14 by Chilean…
28 November 2018
SANTIAGO, CHILE - A morte de um jovem indígena nas mãos de um esquadrão policial de combate ao terrorismo intensificou as críticas ao tratamento dispensado pelo governo do Chile às comunidades nativas do sul do país.
A disputa envolvendo terras ancestrais, que os Mapuche consideram suas,…
16 November 2018
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera has promised a thorough investigation after a young indigenous man was fatally shot by police.
The incident on Wednesday sparked protests in an area in the country's south, which is marked by tensions over land ownership.
Police said Camilo Catrillanca, 24, was…
3 October 2018
The Ignacio Huilipan Indigenous community won back 97 hectares from a major Chilean conglomerate Tuesday, setting precedent for native land rights.
In a historic ruling, a Chilean judge ruled that a major national lumber company has to give back nearly 100 hectares to the Ignacio Huilipan…
15 August 2018
A Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA) comunica que estão abertas as inscrições para processo seletivo de estudantes indígenas. As inscrições são gratuitas e encerram no dia 26 de agosto.
O processo seletivo é voltado para candidatos que residam em aldeias ou comunidades…
16 July 2018
Profesor de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile defendió además la Ley Lafquenche, que ha sido catalogada por algunos sectores empresariales como entorpecedora del desarrollo y la inversión: "Efectivamente, la ley no está destinada a generar otros agentes económicos, está destinada a…