Intercontinental Cry https://icmagazine.org News From the Front Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:38:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Eagle and Condor: How Ecuador Translated Indigenous Cosmology Into Constitutional Law https://icmagazine.org/eagle-and-condor-how-ecuador-translated-indigenous-cosmology-into-constitutional-law/ Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:38:34 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52834 Last Updated on August 8, 2026 In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in history to grant constitutional rights to nature. Rivers, forests, and ecosystems were no longer treated solely as resources to be managed, but as living entities with rights of their own. For some it was a legal innovation. For others it was […]

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]]> Rights Groups Urge Honduras to Drop Charges Against Five Garifuna Land Defenders https://icmagazine.org/rights-groups-urge-honduras-to-drop-charges-against-five-garifuna-land-defenders/ Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:51:30 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52831 Last Updated on August 7, 2026 Dozens of human rights organizations are calling on Honduras’ judiciary to end the criminal prosecution of five members of the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras, known by its Spanish acronym OFRANEH. In a letter addressed to Wagner Vallecillo Paredes, presiding justice of Honduras’ Supreme Court and head of the […]

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]]> Penan Communities Reject Proposed Cascade Dams, Demand Respect for Indigenous Rights https://icmagazine.org/penan-communities-reject-proposed-cascade-dams-demand-respect-for-indigenous-rights/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:29:36 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52828 Last Updated on August 6, 2026 More than 100 representatives from 40 Penan communities have unanimously rejected a proposal to construct hydroelectric dams along the Tutoh River in Baram, describing the project as a serious threat to their customary lands, livelihoods, and the future of the Penan people. The proposal involves the construction of hydroelectric […]

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]]> In Defense of Interspecies Flow https://icmagazine.org/in-defense-of-interspecies-flow/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:21:15 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52820 Last Updated on June 25, 2026 Sea turtles always return to the beaches where they are born to nest. Hawksbill and Olive Ridley sea turtles have nested on the beaches of Manglaralto, Ecuador, for over 120 million years. Once born, they travel the Pacific ocean for about twenty years before returning to lay eggs when […]

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]]> Indigenous defenders in Panama say they are being threatened and harassed for exposing abuses https://icmagazine.org/indigenous-defenders-in-panama-say-they-are-being-threatened-and-harassed-for-exposing-abuses/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:16:46 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52809 Last Updated on June 17, 2026 Ngäbe leaders from a grassroots network of Indigenous and Campesino land defenders say that Dennis Lucas, an alleged land grabber who has been harassing the community of Valle de Agua since 2005, may be colluding with local officials to silence them. MODETEAB, the Movement for the Defense of the […]

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]]> The Cost of Speaking Out in Ecuador https://icmagazine.org/the-cost-of-speaking-out-in-ecuador/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:20:38 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52797 Last Updated on June 17, 2026 Santa Elena, Ecuador – On June 8, nature defender and anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek was found dead in her home in the coastal community of Montañita. The scene was set for a suicide – she was found on the floor with a noose around her neck – but […]

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]]> First Nations Water Bill Sparks Concerns After Dropping Explicit Right to Clean Water https://icmagazine.org/first-nations-water-bill-sparks-concerns-after-dropping-explicit-right-to-clean-water/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:54:46 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52781 Last Updated on June 15, 2026 A new federal bill aimed at addressing water and wastewater services on First Nations lands is drawing criticism after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government omitted language recognizing the human right to clean drinking water. The legislation, introduced by the federal government this week, seeks to establish a framework for […]

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]]> New 1.6M Hectare Indigenous Protected Area Creates a Major Conservation Corridor in Australia https://icmagazine.org/new-1-6m-hectare-indigenous-protected-area-creates-a-major-conservation-corridor-in-australia/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:09:59 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52769 Last Updated on June 13, 2026 Traditional Owners in Australia’s Northern Territory have formally dedicated a new Indigenous Protected Area spanning more than 1.6 million hectares, creating a massive, Indigenous-owned conservation corridor. The Mimal Indigenous Protected Area was officially dedicated during a ceremony near the remote community of Bulman in south-central Arnhem Land on Saturday. […]

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]]> Mexico: Organized crime uses US bullets to dispossess Indigenous communities https://icmagazine.org/mexico-organized-crime-uses-us-bullets-to-dispossess-indigenous-communities/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:39:07 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52762 Last Updated on June 13, 2026 Organized crime group Los Ardillos attacked Nahua indigenous towns in Guerrero state, Mexico, last month, with an onslaught of drones, guns and fire that lasted days. Almost two weeks later, the towns I visited were still completely abandoned. Bullet casings littered the ground and corn crops and houses had […]

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]]> Indigenous Peoples are a Leading Force in the Global Fight Over Seabed Mining https://icmagazine.org/indigenous-peoples-are-a-leading-force-in-the-global-fight-over-seabed-mining/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:28:31 +0000 https://icmagazine.org/?p=52756 Last Updated on June 12, 2026 As governments and corporations race to secure minerals needed for the global energy transition, Indigenous peoples across the Pacific are emerging as some of the most influential voices shaping the future of seabed mining. The debate centers on vast deposits of nickel, cobalt, manganese and other minerals found on […]

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