Ecuador’s president meets Trump amid martial law elections and plans to deploy US troops
Trump meeting should sound the alarm over a conspiracy to use the state of exception and the threat of a US military ...
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Ecuador must improve conditions for uncontacted Indigenous communities, human rights court rules
An international court published its ruling this month that the Ecuadorian government was responsible for a long list of ...
Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon
The free-trade agreement was negotiated by Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa's administration. His administration has ...
In Ecuador’s mountains, a photographer’s search for ultra-long hair
Over the past two decades, photographer Irina Werning has traveled around Latin America with a specific directive in mind: ...
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Professor helps to bring machine learning to indigenous communities
RIT imaging science professor Anthony Vodacek is part of a new project that brings machine learning to Indigenous communities ...
Ruling on Indigenous peoples’ rights strikes at oil industry
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil operations and to leave oil in the ground underneath their lands ...
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Rainforest Oil Exploration Stopped as Court Rules Uncontacted Tribes Have Right to Remain in Isolation
The court also ruled that Ecuador must honor the results of a 2023 referendum, in which voters chose to stop oil operations ...
Contentious Copper Boom Sparks Existential Mining Crisis in Peru
The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...
Ecuador Indigenous organization asks leftist candidate to respond to proposals
Major Ecuadorean Indigenous organization CONAIE and leftist social organizations said on Wednesday they will not support incumbent Daniel Noboa for president in an April run-off and that they have ...
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Ecuador Indigenous organization asks leftist candidate to respond to proposals
Among the proposals floated to Gonzalez by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and the other groups are a halt to privatizations and large scale mining projects and ...
The Cultural Significance of Long Hair in Ecuador: A Photographer's Journey
In the highlands of Ecuador, photographer Irina Werning’s quest for ultra-long hair reveals deep cultural roots and traditions. This article delves into her long-term project, exploring how hair ...