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PUERTO MALDONADO — The scene takes place in utter obscurity. Along a deserted dirt road in this small town in western Peru, a group of 11 Haitians walk down the stairs that lead away from several makeshift bedrooms, hastily built above a bar in the outskirts of Puerto Maldonado. And that quick, the...
National Indigenous Times Indigenous people from Brazil and Colombia are suing French supermarket chain Casino for allegedly selling beef linked to deforestation and land grabbing. Eleven Indigenous groups backed by non-government organisations in the United States and France are seeking $4.8 million in damages. The lawsuit is claiming the systemic violation of human rights and environmental laws in Groupe Casino’s supply chains in both Brazil and Colombia over an extended period. This is the first time a supermarket chain has been sued over deforestation and human rights...