Ecuador's government shuts down indigenous rights organization over oil battle

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceDec 10, 2013, 11:38 am83 pts
Last Wednesday, the government of Ecuador shutdown the indigenous rights NGO, Fundación Pachamama, in Quito over the group's opposition to oil drilling in indigenous areas. More than a dozen government officials showed up at Pachamama's office with a resolution by the Ministry of Environment that officially…

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