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Forest Fires in the Brazilian Amazon
Thursday, 22 August 2019, 5:06 pm | Amazon Watch
Christian Poirier, Amazon Watch's Program Director, made the following statement about the fires raging across the Brazilian Amazon: More >>
Amazonian Leaders Demand Governments Protect Living Forests
Tuesday, 7 November 2017, 8:37 am | Amazon Watch
Indigenous Amazonian Leaders at COP 23 Demand Governments Protect Living Forests & Keep Oil in the Ground More >>
Amazonian Marches to Demand Indigenous Rights & Protections
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 8:46 am | Amazon Watch
Indigenous people in nine Amazonian countries will march on September 22nd to demand that their governments and the international community protect their territories and their lives More >>
Massacre in Peruvian Amazon
Saturday, 9 September 2017, 2:30 pm | Amazon Watch
Massacre in Peruvian Amazon Highlights Growing Land Conflict in the Wake of Oil Palm Expansion More >>
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 7:45 am | Amazon Watch
Munduruku leader denounces lack of consultation and violations of land rights in Brazilian government's Amazon dam boom More >>
More Secret Videos from Chevron Whistleblower
Saturday, 18 April 2015, 10:23 am | Amazon Watch
More Secret Videos from Chevron Whistleblower Show Ecuadorian Villager Asking for Help Oil Giant Never Provided More >>
Human Rights Groups Denounce Chevron CEO
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 7:26 pm | Amazon Watch
San Francisco, CA – More than 35 environmental and human rights groups are denouncing the San Francisco Commonwealth Club's decision to bestow Chevron CEO John Watson with a citizenship award slated to be presented April 2nd at its annual gala. More >>
Massive Corruption Scandal Implicates Dam Builders
Saturday, 7 March 2015, 12:21 pm | Amazon Watch
Testimony from jailed operators of Petrobras scandal point to similar corruption scheme involving politicians and major construction firms More >>
Peruvian Indigenous Communities Pleased with Settlement
Saturday, 7 March 2015, 12:19 pm | Amazon Watch
Lima, Peru – Indigenous Achuar plaintiffs from the Corrientes River Basin in the Peruvian Amazon release the following statement concerning their lawsuit against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) for alleged contamination of Achuar communities at a press ... More >>
Siemens Linked to Major Rights Abuses Across Americas
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 10:39 am | Amazon Watch
Munich, Germany – Dozens of protestors from a coalition of German and international organizations converged today on the shareholder meeting of leading German corporation Siemens to condemn the company's role in egregious human rights violations from Brazil ... More >>
Immediate Suspension of Belo Monte Dam in the Amazon
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 10:53 am | Amazon Watch
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights confirmed that indigenous peoples must be consulted before dam construction begins More >>
Occidental Petroleum Guilty of Contaminating Amazon Forest
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 1:33 pm | Amazon Watch
Los Angeles, California – Indigenous plaintiffs from the Peruvian Amazon won their appeal today in the landmark human rights and environmental contamination lawsuit against U.S. oil giant Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), as the U.S. Court of Appeals for ... More >>
Massive Chevron Ad Campaign Derailed
Wednesday, 20 October 2010, 1:22 pm | Amazon Watch
A day-long comedy of errors began Monday morning when the Yes Men, supported by Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch, pre-empted Chevron's enormous new “We Agree ” ad campaign with a satirical version of their own . The activists' version highlights ... More >>
Criminal Charges Against Indigenous Leaders
Friday, 19 June 2009, 1:29 pm | Amazon Watch
Lima, Peru – The Peruvian Congress voted today 82 – 12 to repeal two of nine contested laws in an attempt to end widespread indigenous protests that have been paralyzing transportation and commerce in the Peruvian Amazon for 70 days. In a complete ... More >>
