Leco indigenous people in Bolivia being slowly poisoned with mercury

Written on 06 December 2021.

BY KAREN GIL FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.

Over the last few years, mining activities in the Kaka River have intensified and the use of mercury to amalgamate the precious metal has increased. The Leco indigenous peoples grow their food and fish in these polluted lands and waters. Even though the risks are clear, no research has been carried out to determine how much the health of the community is affected and exposed, and there are no public policies to take care of them.

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COP26 and IWGIA's Autumn Newsletter

Written on 29 November 2021.

Fact Sheet: Violence against Indigenous women and girls in Bangladesh

Written on 30 November 2021.

Indigenous women and girls frequently experience violence in Bangladesh.

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Gold mining in Khakasia and its impact on the lives of the Shors

Written on 28 November 2021.

BY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CENTRE MEMORIAL (ADC) FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

In addition to open-pit coal mining, which has had a major impact on Shors, a small-numbered Indigenous group from South Siberia, gold mining companies are also expropriating Indigenous Peoples’ lands where they have led their traditional lifestyles for centuries, polluting the environment, and destroying Indigenous cultural sites. The companies involved in gold mining neither follow Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes, nor pay taxes in the municipalities where they operate. Thus gold mining not only puts at risk the very survival of the Shor traditional way of life and livelihoods, but also doesn’t benefit them in any way economically.

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