The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on ...

In 2003, Indigenous organizations petitioned the Peruvian government to create Yavarí Mirim, an Indigenous reserve on the ...

An ongoing federal highway project that will cross through protected areas and Indigenous lands in Peru’s Amazon is facing ...

For the first 10 years of her life, Tarcila Rivera-Zea lived a cloistered existence. Growing up in the Peruvian Andes as part ...

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is on trial, charged with rebellion and abuse of authority, after attempting to dissolve Congress. His removal sparked protests, highlighting divisions in Peru ...

Peru’s Congress has passed a controversial reform expanding the powers of a government agency which oversees international ...

Americascategory· February 17, 2025 Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as 'human shields' in the Amazon The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the ...

The Inter-American Foundation supported a project for alpaca farmers in Peru in 2023 but the grant was smaller than the one ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international ...