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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Ecuador: Case sets poor precedent for the right to protest
6 February 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. 06 February 2013. AI Index: AMR 28/001/2013. Ecuador: Case sets poor precedent for the right to protest. ...

Public Statement       AMR 28/001/2013

Americas: Transforming pain into hope: Human rights defenders in ...
7 December 2012

Human rights defenders in the Americas have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of human rights. However, as the clamour for human rights has grown ...

Report       AMR 01/006/2012

Sarayaku Indigenous People and Amnesty International win film ...
2 October 2012

A groundbreaking documentary about an Ecuadorian Indigenous community's successful legal battle has won a prestigious award.

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Ecuador: Amnesty International urges for a meaningful consultation ...
19 September 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: AMR 28/006/2012. 19 September 2012. Ecuador: Amnesty International urges for a meaningful ...

Public Statement       AMR 28/006/2012

Ecuador: Community leaders sentenced for protesting
10 September 2012

On 14 August 2012, the National Court of Ecuador sentenced community leaders Carlos Pérez, Federico Guzmán, and Efraín Arpi to eight days in prison for blocking ...

Urgent Action       AMR 28/005/2012

Americas: Right to consultation and consent of Indigenous peoples ...
27 August 2012

This statement, to the 21st session of the UN Human Rights Council, encapsulates one of the main challenges Indigenous peoples face when their ancestral territories ...

Document       AMR 01/007/2012

Os governos devem parar de impor projetos de infraestrutura nos ...
8 August 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC DOCUMENT. 8 August 2012. Index: AMR 01/005/2012. Governments must stop imposing development projects on ...

Document       AMR 01/005/2012

Americas: Governments must stop imposing development projects on ...
8 August 2012

Governments across the Americas continue to discriminate against Indigenous peoples by denying their right to have a say on decisions which may have devastating ...

Document       AMR 01/005/2012

Ecuador: Inter-American Court ruling marks key victory for ...
27 July 2012

A regional human rights court has ruled that Ecuador was responsible for human rights violations against the Sarayaku Indigenous community in the Amazon.

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Ecuador: 'So that no one can demand anything': Criminalizing the ...
17 July 2012

Indigenous and campesino communities have taken to the streets in Ecuador to protest at the lack of consultation on proposed laws and policies which directly affect ...

Report       AMR 28/002/2012