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20-Jun-2009 LA Times
Peru revokes Amazon mining laws
Peru’s Congress voted Thursday to revoke two laws enacted last year to open the Amazon to mining, oil and timber development, measures that enraged many indigenous groups and led to a bloody confrontation this month. -
20-Jun-2009 Wanderlust
Peru Amazon protests a success
Indigenous people in Peru’s Amazon are celebrating after the government revoked two land laws out of the 11 new laws passed to implement the US-Peru FTA -
19-Jun-2009 Semana
IV Round of Colombia-EU FTA negotiations extended
The IV negotiating round between Colombia, Perú, Ecuador and the EU will conclude today, Friday. Important topics include bananas, sugar and intellectual property, which have faced some obstacles during the discussion. -
19-Jun-2009 Grainews.com
Canada/Peru FTA seen implemented by July 1
Canadian ag exports such as wheat, barley, lentils, peas and some boneless beef could get "immediate duty-free access" to the Peruvian market as early as July 1. -
19-Jun-2009 Emirates 24/7
GCC states advised to sign free trade pact with China
Urgent talks should be held to help reach a free trade agreement (FTA) between Gulf Cooperation Council member states and China, said a new GCC study. -
19-Jun-2009 FPIF
Trade agreement kills Amazon indians
The recent clash between indigenous peoples and Peruvian national police sends a powerful message from the Amazon jungle straight to Washington: The enormous social, political, and environmental costs of the free-trade model are no longer acceptable. -
19-Jun-2009 Business Mirror
Group says Cha-cha to lift ban on 100% foreign ownership of land
Pamalakaya’s Hicap believes the EU wants the ban on foreign ownership abolished because it would soon enter into a bilateral economic agreement with the Philippine government under the EU-RP Free Trade Agreement, where one of the major provisions is the removal of the ban on foreign ownership of land. -
18-Jun-2009
Declaration: STOP the violence against Peruvian indigenous people! STOP NOW THE FTAs!
The Declaration was signed by more than 200 social movements, civil society organizations and networks members of OWINFS, S2B and Europe-Latin America Bi-regional network Enlazando Alternativas. Full list of signatures at: http://www.ourworldisnotforsale.org/en/signon/perufta -
18-Jun-2009 DTE
Say cheese to Brussels
A free-trade pact with EU will weaken India’s stance at WTO -
18-Jun-2009
DoS attack at bilaterals.org | 2 October 2009
DoS attack at bilaterals.org | 2 October 2009 Dear friends Over the past few days, bilaterals.org has been the target of a sustained and powerful ’Denial of Service’ attack. Read more... -
17-Jun-2009 Al Jazeera
Peru protests fuel regional tensions
The recent clashes between the Peruvian government and indigenous peoples exacerbated tensions between Peru and neighbouring Bolivia whose indigenous president, Evo Morales, accused the Peruvian government of genocide against tribal protesters.
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15-Jun-2009 AQ
Peruvian indigenous land conflict explained
Peru is back on the international human rights community’s blacklist -
15-Jun-2009
Glossary
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13-Jun-2009 Political Blog
US should consider trade pact with EU: manufacturers
A proposed trade deal between Canada and the European Union puts pressure on the United States to begin thinking about its own trade pact with Europe, U.S. manufacturers said Tuesday. -
13-Jun-2009
Biodiv
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13-Jun-2009
What where
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13-Jun-2009
Women
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13-Jun-2009
Resource
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13-Jun-2009
Regional Integration
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13-Jun-2009
Mexico