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Peru, Bolivia, and a Quote from "From Conquest to Counterinsurgency"

Voz Indigena is published by AIDESEP and emphasizes current information regarding the jungle regions of Peru. The most recent issue includes articles on the following topics:

Peruvian Indians are in the midst of a major crisis that is reason for renewed solidarity with their struggle against ethnocidal forces.

The violence in Peru continues to escalate, and Indian people, along with many others, suffer...

Reports reaching us at SAIIC indicate increasing violence and escalating abuse of human rights in Peru.

In Peru where .over 50% of the population is Indian, national perspectives are increasingly worse.

CONAIE has condemned the treatment of indigenous communities at the hands of paramilitary groups near Veracruz.

The Worldwide Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Rain Forests held their second conference in Peru which focused on indigenous autonomy.

A bill on industrial property rights was proposed by the federal administration of Brazil. If this bill is passed, Brazil may have to pay royalties on resources and life forms that are native to its territory and can only be found there.

400 armed militants attack and kill local Indians.