What's new since the launch of SOSOrinoco
A lot has happened since we launched the website and social media for SOSOrinoco in February of this year.
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Since we launched in February, engaged activists, journalists, politicians and scientists have been following SOSOrinoco on social media, particularly Twitter, where more than 4000 followers are actively tweeting on a daily basis. Lately, people in Venezuela, specifically in the region South of the Orinoco have been contacting the SOSOrinoco Team to offer information, photos, testimonials of environmental and human rights abuses.
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SOS Orinoco has highlighted human rights abuses in Amazonas and Bolivar states, where indigenous peoples are being abused by the Venezuelan armed forces and Violent Non-state Actors such as dissident FARC groups, ELN guerrillas groups from Colombia, local mafias known as "pranes". Here is a link to one of our blog posts.
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Maps, photos and videos
The website has various maps, photos and videos of sites where illegal mining is taking place. Clic on this link to see one of our posts on this topic
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We aim to raise the profile of the abuses occurring South of the Orinoco River so that we can preserve Venezuela's human and natural treasures
Keep Reading
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Update on health crisis affecting the indigenous peoples of Venezuela
Read our blog on the dramatic expansion of Malaria originating in the gold mines of Venezuela, the measles outbreak and malnutrition affecting pregnant indigenous women Read more
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