In the last week of August, Brazil was close to the landmark of 120 thousand deaths from the coronavirus. The most impoverished and vulnerable populations, in addition to original peoples, have increasingly felt the impacts of this health and political crisis. In their most recent survey (27/08), the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (Articulação […]
The community of Maré Island publically denounces the destruction of the mangroves located within their traditional territories. About a week ago, with chainsaws in hand, approximately 50 unidentified men devastated the biome. In the assessment of Marizélha Lopes, one of the local leaders and a representative of the Movement of Artisanal Fishermen and Women (Movimento […]
By Claudia Florentin – ALC Notícias (ALC News) From 19 to 21 August, ACT Alliance member organizations in South America held an International Seminar “Fundamentalisms, Democracy and Human Rights: faith in action for a full and dignified life in South America”. Sixty representatives attended, from religious organizations and churches in South America, members of the […]
Usually excluded from social protection systems and denied their fundamental rights, immigrants and refugees live with xenophobia and now face new challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with CESE, Roque Renato Pattussi and Carla Aguilar, from the Migrant Support Centre and Pastoral (Centro de Apoio e Pastoral do Migrante: CAMI), describe the effects […]
Defend the lives of the people unconditionally. This is the principle of the campaign “Us for Us – the Periphery Alive to the fight against coronavirus”, which makes donations to families suffering the worst economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as providing care and the seeds of grassroots organization to the most vulnerable […]
Loss of life due to COVID-19 in Brazil has not stopped rising. This week, a total of 60 thousand deaths were recorded, while infections around the country have now moved inland. Indigenous people are one of the worst affected by the spread of the pandemic, given the social and economic vulnerabilities to which they are […]
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