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How an indigenous community in Ecuador stood up big oil and won

2014-12-05 18:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Standing before a packed audience of 2,000 spectators, Patricia Gualinga Montalvo calmly addressed the crowd, sharing the story of her people. The Sarayaku, a Kichwa indigenous people numbering 1,200 from the Ecuadorian Amazon, won a historic court case in 2012. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the government of Ecuador must publicly apologize, consult with, and recompense the Sarayaku for allowing oil exploration by Argentine Compaia General de Combustibles on their territory...

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