Stories/Oto
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VSG looks back with satisfaction on participation in Saamaka Mbei Mbei Wojo Wojo 2026 fair
ATJONI — The Association of Saamaka Communities (VSG) looks back…
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VSG Statement: Decisiveness of traditional leaders offers hope in the struggle for land rights
The recent meeting between the President and our traditional leaders…
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Statement by the Association of Saamaka Communities (VSG) regarding amendments to the draft law on the Collective Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
A Gross Violation of Fundamental Protections and International Law The…
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Saamaka Oto, ALLIED & Treevaluation join forces to safeguard tribal land rights and the intact Amazon of Suriname through a unique crowdfunding campaign
We are proud to announce our partnership with ALLIED and…
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Interview with VSG youth leaders, Samunda Jabini and Biza Akienboto, regarding the work of VSG on land rights. Suriname, November 30, 2022.
As a result of the petition handed in by the…
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11 members of the VSG youth, hand in a petition to Mr. Marinus Bee, chair of Suriname National Assembly, to ask him to approve the land rights law and comply with the Saamaka judgement
On 28 of November 2022 the VSG and VGS Youth…
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From November 16 to 18, about 45 traditional authorities, including 5 members of the VSG board, met in Menimi resort, in the Upper Suriname River to define strategic actions for 2023 in relation to land rights recognition and local readiness
From November 16 to 18, about 45 traditional authorities, including…
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About 20 Saamaka youth members, from the interior and from Paramaribo, meet in Eselie Resort, Nieuw Aurora from 4 to 5 November 2022 to discuss the role they want to have in territorial governance of the Saamaka territory
They conclude that they want to get formally established as…
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VSG board pays a visit to the Gaanma, Albert Aboikoni, in order to clarify misunderstandings
As part of the consultations about the draft law Collective…
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Between June and November 2022, a round of 65 meetings with 137 Saamaka traditional authorities 640 Saamaka community members were completed by VSG, VSG youth and Tropenbos Suriname to discuss the legal personality that needs to be defined to administer land rights
In the period of June to October 2022, 65 villages…