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Trivialising racism

Major advances have taken place to make the black population and the discrimination against them more visible, as was shown in the opening acts of the World Afro Summit in Cali and Cartagena.
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The Wiwa People and the Rancheria Dam

In this mini documentary, Dejusticia and the Wiwa people describe the effects of the construction of a dam without prior consulation on the affected communities. It shows the devastating affects of the dam on the lives and territority of the Wiwa People.
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What is the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta?

The Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta is a disputed territory. The resources found there attract both legal and illegal actors seeking to control the area. In this documentary members of the Wiwa and Kankuamo People explain what the Sierra means to them.
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Sumak Kawsay: The Sarayaku Case (long version)

In this documentary, Dejusticia and Canal Justicia follow one of the most important cases on environmental conflicts and indigenous rights before the Inter-American Human Rights Court in Latin America: Sarayaku v. Ecuador.
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Sumak Kawsay: The Sarayaku Case (short version)

The Sarayaku vs. Ecuador case began in 2003, when the Poeple of Sarayaku filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They accused the Ecuadorian government of authorizing a petroleum company to explore for petroleum on their indigenous territory in the Amazon, in violation of their right to prior consultation.
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Lessons from the Sarayaku People for Other Indigenous Peoples

Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what lessons they can share with other indigenous people of the region.
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The meaning of Sumak Kawsay

Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what "sumak kawsay" means.
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What is most important for the Sarayaku People?

Dejusticia asks members of the Sarayaku People what is most important to them.
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A disabled society

On a litter. That is how people in a wheel chair must board and leave an airplane when travelling throughout Colombia. I had to see this painful scene in several airports, while traveling with a foreign colleague, whose extraordinary mind and heart are highlighted by his body's immobile legs.
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