Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued a historic ruling, finding in favor of Indigenous leaders who say their ...

The ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights could shape climate policies and bolster climate pollution lawsuits ...

In a landmark advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that governments have a legal obligation to ...

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin. They say ...

The United Nations human rights office in Colombia says that five Indigenous groups in northern Colombia's storied mountain range face "physical and cultural" extinction.

Colombia's new framework gives Indigenous groups direct authority over their territories, streamlining governance and boosting protections for forests that are critical to combating climate change.

Sovereignty for Colombia’s Indigenous people By granting autonomy to Indigenous groups, the government promotes peace and protects the environment.

Colombia has taken a major step in Indigenous rights by formally recognizing Indigenous councils as local governments across parts of the Amazon. The decision announced Monday grants Indigenous ...

Colombia's new framework gives Indigenous groups direct authority over their territories, streamlining governance and boosting protections for forests that are critical to combating climate change.

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...