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Latin America Solidarity Centre - LASC

1 day ago

'The struggle for access to safe and sufficient water for drinking and irrigation defines life for the Wayuu of La Guajira, whose children suffer higher rates of malnutrition and mortality than their non-indigenous counterparts. The Wayuu blame their thirst mainly on the mine, which they say drains water from the river and groundwater they depend on and pollutes what’s left.'

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Colombia: Dying of thirst, Wayuu blame mine, dam, drought for water woes

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LA GUAJIRA, Colombia — “It was beautiful here,” said Mariella. “There were crops, flowers, animals. There was life.” Mariella is an indigenous Wayuu from the community of Wasimo in the dusty desert of Colombia’s northernmost department of La Guajira. She lives in a one-bedroom shack with...

Latin America Solidarity Centre - LASC

2 days ago

"Nicaragua is not alone in widening its definition of “terrorism” so far that activists and protesters end up behind bars. Ortega is just the latest in a line of leaders to pass sweeping counterterrorism laws that activists say can be used to infringe on civil liberties."

theintercept.com/2018/11/11/nicaragua-protests-terrorism-daniel-ortega/

LASC will be holding a campaign meeting on Wednesday to talk about how we can raise awareness about the repression in Nicaragua and put pressure on our politicians to speak up: www.facebook.com/events/2065601100171953/ ... See MoreSee Less

How Nicaragua Uses Anti-Terror Laws Against Protesters to Suppress Dissent

theintercept.com

The barricades have been cleared and there is a veneer that the crisis is over, but over 200 Nicaraguans involved in protests face trial for terrorism.

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