NEW : Indigenous leader Morales calls for end of political persecution of other leaders . Indigenous leader Morales faces persecution in Peru , is granted asylum in Nicaragua . Laws led to violence between government , indigenous . Decrees made it easier for indigenous to gain concessions for oil exploration , mining , logging .
NEW : Indigenous leader Zapata calls for end of political persecution of other leaders . Indigenous leader Pizango faces charges in Peru , is granted asylum in Nicaragua . Laws led to violence between government , indigenous . Decrees made it easier for firms to gain concessions for oil drilling , mining , logging .