SOS in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest

A PSA broadcast in 2007 on Live Earth representing the struggle to save a national forest, Yasuni, in Ecuador. How to learn a lesson from the toxic legacy Chevron left in Ecuador.

Ecuador

Corporations and human rights, Environment, Indigenous peoples

UDHR 60th Anniversary: Kelly Matheson

For 16 years, WITNESS has harnessed the power of video to advance human rights....

Ecuador

Corporations and human rights, Environment, Indigenous peoples

Justicia Now

Justicia Now!...

Global, Ecuador, United States

Crimes against humanity, Environment, Indigenous peoples

Roundup: Highlights this week on the Hub

Three highlights from the wonderful world of the Hub this week: 1) On the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, the WITNESS Media Archive brought us ...

Ecuador, Guatemala, United States

Corporations and human rights, Elections, Indigenous peoples

viva amazonia

Ecuador

Indigenous peoples

Dream People of the Amazon

The story of the indigenous people, Achuar, who live in a remote and pristine part of the Amazon rain forest in southeastern Ecuador....

Ecuador

Environment, Natural disasters, Sustainable development

Amazon Watch

Amazon Watch works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples' rights in the ...

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador

Environment, Indigenous peoples, Internally displaced persons

Companies

Embedding Human Rights in Business Practice: A joint publication of the United Nations Global Compact Office and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (Ursula Wynhoven and Jeff Senne (eds...

Afghanistan, Africa, Albania

Child labor, Discrimination