Daily Archives: 03/09/2010

Politicians Debate Modifications to Antiterrorism Law

Posted on 03/09/2010 by Laura Seelau

On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior, Rodrigo Hinzpeter, speaking from La Moneda, announced the government’s openness to modifying the Antiterrorism Law as well as limiting the reach of military justice, two of the issues at the heart of the ongoing hunger strike by Mapuche political prisoners.   Continue reading →

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Aymara Acquire Water Rights

Posted on 03/09/2010 by Ryan Seelau

According to a report in Diario El Nortino, the National Corporation for Indigenous Development (CONADI) in collaboration with the Department of Desert Agriculture and Biotechnology at the Universidad Arturo Prat had a ceremony yesterday to present 56 water use titles to indigenous communities. Continue reading →

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