Help Make Sarayaku’s Victory a Reality!

This Thursday is the one-year anniversary of the historic court decision for Sarayaku and indigenous rights. It’s also the deadline for the government to apologize and pay reparations. Sixty members from the community will be traveling to Quito to hold the government accountable and to make sure that what happened in their territory is not allowed to occur again. Join the Cause to show your support for Sarayaku today!

Last July the Kichwa of Sarayaku, an indigenous community from Ecuador’s Amazon, won a landmark legal victory against the Ecuadorian government at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The decision, which the Correa administration said it would respect, establishes new guidelines on the right to consultation of indigenous peoples and has widespread implications not only for governments of Latin American countries but also for multinational companies operating there.

Amazon Watch and our allies are doing all we can to support the community’s journey from the Amazon to the National Assembly in Quito, but we need your help to make it a reality. Please support Sarayaku in the culmination of their fight for justice and accountability for indigenous rights in the Amazon and beyond. Join and support the Cause today!

For the Amazon,

Adam Zuckerman
Environme