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Monthly Archives: August 2010
March in Arica for Environmental Protection
On August 28 in Arica, the Red por la Defensa del Medio Ambiente de Arica y Parinacota (Network for Environmental Defense of Arica and Parinacota) organized a march in protest of national government development policies and programs that are expected to have a negative environmental impact in the region of Arica and Parinacota. Continue reading
Piñera Seeks to Change Antiterrorism Law
Updating our post earlier today on political responses to the ongoing Mapuche conflict, President Piñera announced–through the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Hinzpeter–that he intends to send a bill to the Chilean Congress next week that will improve the Antiterrorism Law and better define when individuals will be subject to military courts. Continue reading
La Moneda, Politicians Discuss the Mapuche Hunger Strike
On Monday, La Moneda finally acknowledged the Mapuche hunger strike, and then quickly dismissed it. Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Mapuche
Tagged Antiterrorism Law, Convention 169, Hunger Strike, Piñera
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Rapa Nui Present Demands to Piñera
At noon on Monday, representatives of 36 Rapa Nui clans sent a letter to President Piñera calling for the return of their ancestral lands, which they claim were usurped by the government without compensation. Continue reading
Court of Appeals in Arica Overturns Judgment Against Aymara Woman
Today, the Court of Appeals in Arica (Rol. 158-2010) annulled the judgement and sentence against Gabriela Blas Blas, a member of the Aymara ethnicity who, in April, was sentenced to 10 years and 1 day for the crime of abandoning a minor under 10 years old. Continue reading
Chile: Indigenous News Briefs for August 28, 2010
Below are links to the various indigenous news stories that were published online in Chile on August 28, 2010. Continue reading
Chile: Indigenous News Briefs for August 27, 2010
Below are links to the various indigenous news stories that were published online in Chile on August 27, 2010. Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Kawashkar, Mapuche, Rapa Nui
Tagged Antiterrorism Law, Convention 169, Hunger Strike, Piñera, Selk'nam
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Chile: Indigenous News Briefs for August 26, 2010
Below are links to the various indigenous news stories that were published online in Chile on August 26, 2010. Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Mapuche, Rapa Nui
Tagged Convention 169, Hunger Strike, Lafkenche, Piñera
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Working Group Created to Address Rapa Nui Situation
A working group has finally been created to address the situation with the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island. According to La Nación, the Subsecretary for Regional Development will be the coordinator of the group. Continue reading
Congressional Commission to Examine Indigenous Issues
Congressman Gonzalo Arenas (Unión Democrática Independiente), who represents 8 comunas in the Araucania Region of southern Chile, called for the Chilean government to guarantee the rights of the Mapuche people through legislative reform and consultation on decisions made concerning indigenous peoples. Continue reading