Ecuadorian Court Rejects Oil Drilling on Indigenous Lands
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By Democracy Now
HAVANA TIMES – A court in Ecuador has rejected plans to drill for oil in a protected area of the Yasuní National Park in the Amazon. It’s a major victory for Indigenous and land rights and comes just days after a pipeline burst and started spewing crude oil in the Ecuadorian Amazon.