Notes by Adriana Meyer
Five members of a Mapuche community were sentenced for usurping their own territory
The Lof Buenuleo is recognized in the Territorial Survey of Indigenous Communities.
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A Mapuche community is accused of occupying its own territory: the State had already recognized it.
The trial began in Bariloche accusing members of the Mapuche people of occupying Lof Buenuleo, their own territory since the beginning of the last century. And recognized in the…
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What's behind the arrest of Matías Santana, a key witness in the Santiago Maldonado case?
Matias Santana has been detained in Bariloche since Saturday. His lawyer says it's a fabricated case. The plot links him to Santiago Maldonado and Rafael Nahuel, the…
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Rafael Nahuel murder: The five accused prefects were sentenced
Although the plaintiffs had requested life imprisonment for the prefects, the five were given light sentences for the murder of Rafael Nahuel, a young Mapuche man, who was shot in the back…
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Rafael Nahuel's murder: his cousin and another key witness recounted how he was shot in the back
Direct witnesses to the 2017 murder of Rafael Nahuel—his cousin Johana and another young Mapuche man, Lautaro—and his aunt María, provided crucial and heartbreaking testimonies before the…
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Six months of suspended prison sentence for the young Mapuche woman Yéssica Bonnefoi for defending herself against a police officer
It was within the framework of a repressive operation to evict the Lafken Winkul Mapu Mapuche community, on November 25, 2017.
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She is imprisoned for being Mapuche and has been on hunger strike for two weeks.
Jessica Bonnefoi Carriqueo Antimil, a young Mapuche woman and mother of five, was arrested and beaten. She remains in custody at the Airport Security Police (PSA) in Bariloche
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Jujuy: Women on the front lines of the fight against constitutional reform
Repressive incidents involving women in Jujuy as victims or complainants are on the rise. Whether at community road blockades or in the provincial capital, they…
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Repression in Jujuy: This is how the arrests of women and young people with disabilities unfolded
While the persecution and surveillance of family members and leaders continues, testimonies from those who were freed and more reports of human rights violations are beginning to emerge.
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They denounce the human rights situation in Peru: "The persecution of the LGBTI community is tremendous."
Alejandrina Barry, a legislator, is a member of the Human Rights Committee of the Buenos Aires City Legislature. Upon her return from Peru, she explains the key points to understand what is happening…
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