Peru’s Congress has voted to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country.

The stakes are high, and conflict is escalating. The tussles are over rare metals, ores, timber, space – and the right to be left alone.

The France-based agency in a statement named the 33-year-old victim, previously known only as "the woman in the chicken coop, ...

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte should veto a bill approved by Congress that would severely restrict the work of independent ...

A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...

The Haskell Indian Nations University women's basketball team is set to compete in the first round of the NAIA National ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Peru’s Congress has approved a controversial reform ... Rivera said the law could severely restrict Indigenous communities’ access to justice, as they rely heavily on legal support ...

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Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights on ...

Numerous events and policy decisions across the world in the last several months are causing despair among many ...

The group argues that the projects also pose risks to uncontacted Indigenous groups and also noted specific impact on Indigenous women. During the meeting ... There are at least 20 uncontacted tribes ...