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This past Sunday an assembly was held in the Acapulco municipality of Guerrero, Mexico to decide upon the fate of La Parota Dam…. This occurred a little over a week after Senator Felix Salgado Macedonio said the People who would be effected by the completion of La Parota must be allowed to do just that: decide on whether or not la Parota may be completed.

The community of Cacahuatepec agreed to reject La Parota.

A Spokesperson from the Council of Ejidos and Communities Against La Parota Dam (CECOP) cried out “La …

Yesterday, Senator Felix Salgado Macedonio announced that the Campesinos and Indigenous People who would be displaced by the completion of La Parota Dam in Guerrero State, Mexico—must be allowed to decide the fate of La Parota Dam.

This announcement comes the same day Amnesty International released its report “Human Rights at Risk in La Parota Dam Project” which details the impact this dam would have on local inhabitants: Once constructed, “La Parota” would flood approx. 17,000 acres of land—leading to the displacement of more than 25,000 people. An additional …

Rights Action has just sent out some news that Skye Resources, the same Canadian mining company that ordered the evictions earlier this year, has recently ordered another eviction. This one, directed at the Mayan Q’eqchi’ community of La Paz.

From Rights Action - Residents of the Mayan Q’eqchi’ community of La Paz (municipality of Panzos, department of Alta Verapaz) are facing yet another eviction, which also threatens neighbouring community Lote 8, along with both Barrio Revolución and Barrio La Unión of the municipality of El Estor, department of Izabal.

The …

There has been another attempt at forcefully evicting a family from their land — this time, in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. The Villa Atuel company claims land that the Cubillo family has lived on for nearly 60 years — and wants them off. But the company doesn’t even own the land in question, and everyone knows it—including the Peru Judiciary, though they were obliged to support the claim and order police to remove the family.

From Real World Radio - Real World Radio’s correspondents in Argentina Raquel Schrott …

A festival has recently begun in Buenos Aires, Argentina — in an effort to support the thousands of People affected by Yacyreta dam, one of the longest–running unfinished hydroelectric projects in the world. Construction of the dam began in 1979 — and so far over 80,000 People have been effected.

The Dam, located on the Paraná River, is a collaborative effort between Argentina and Paraguay. Widely regarded as a monument to corruption, the project has thus far been plagued with political delays, corruption, disputes, and abuses/repression of …

In Los Limones, Honduras there are 74 Peasant families, members of the Tierra Nusetra Peasant movement, who are currently faced with an imminent forced removal from their homes. Since 2005, Tela Railroad Company (A subsidiary of Chiquita) has wanted to remove the families so they can plant Afican Palms.

Tierra Nusetra has so far resisted the forced removal — suffering all kinds of intimidation, violence, and murders by the private security forces hired by the company.

From fian.org - The “Los Limones” community has been living since 1951 on …

The Pan Am Games, set to begin in Rio de Janeiro next week, is expected to bring an increase of violence—particularly against the people living in the slums of Rio. Since the beginning of the year, military/police violence has dramatically increased, with the support of a National Security Force that’s been employed specifically for the games.

One recent incident occured on June 27, when an armed police force ordered “not to take any prisoners,” executed 19 people. There is also a further concern that, since this recent “operation” was …