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Comunicado Movimiento 10 de Abril para Defensa del Río Tabasará

The Movement 10 of April by this means communicates to all the face of the country that solidary organizations reunited today 26 of June of 2011 in Santiago Veraguas made the following decisions. We contemplate the date of 18 of July in a call to solidary organizations to meet in the Working Jesus missionary center in the population of Tole…

Plan de Acción contra la Coda Minería

Schedule of action against amendments to the mining laws, Saturday 19th February – Thursday 24th February.

The Interamerican Commission on Human Rights admits case against the State of Nicaragua

The case regarding the assassination of Fransisco José Garcia Valle – the husband of prominent human rights lawyer Dr María Luisa Acosta – has been admitted to the Interamerican Commission on Human Rights for alleged violations of the right to a fair trial.

Food crisis in Waspam, Nicaragua

At least 24000 people from 62 villages on the Rio Coco are facing famine according to a website, Indigenous Peoples Issues, published 7th November 2010.

Harrison-Altamirano Treaty

The Harrison-Altamirano Treaty between Britain and Nicaragua was signed in 1905 and ratified in 1906. This historic agreement extended Nicaraguan sovereignty over the former Mosquitia and concluded British involvement in the region. Click ‘download’ to download a PDF version.

Slideshow: Caribbean Coast 2010

Scintillating off-shore keys, verdant lagoons, crumbling port towns and scores of ‘end-of-the-world’ settlements conspire to make Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast one of the most photogenic locations in the country. Snapped in April 2010, these images supply fleeting impressions of the Creole communities of Bluefields and Pearl Lagoon, as well as the Garifuna capital of Orinoco, the Corn Islands and Pearl Keys. Further afield, in the Northern Atlantic Autonomus region, the Miskito port of Bilwi and remote village of Waspam are pictured.

Take off from Waspam, RAAN

Located in Nicaragua’s most remote and disconnected province – the North Atlantic Autonomous Region – the diminutive settlement of Waspam is the centre of the Miskito universe. This short video clip, featuring music from Miskito musician Li Lamni, was shot on take-off from town’s modest airstrip.

The Rama-Kriol Territorial Government (GTRK)

The Rama-Kriol Territorial Government (GTRK), based in Bluefields, is responsible for administering a territorial bloc that broadly corresponds to ancient Rama ancestral lands. As a local authority, it provides political representation to both indigenous and Afro-descendant communities. Interamericana talked to the GTRK’s President, Mr Santiago Thomas, about Law 445, the demarcation process and recent acts of violence that have occurred in Rama lands.

The National Commission for Demarcation and Titling (CONADETI)

After the passing of Nicaragua’s progressive Law 445 in 2003, which demands the official demarcation of all indigenous and Afro-descendant territories, The National Commission for Demarcation and Titling (CONADETI) was created. Interamericana talked to CONADETI about law 445, the challenges of demarcation, and the problematic nature of Nicaraguan politics. This post features nearly 30 minutes of interview footage.