Full Coverage: Indigenous Rights

11/30/2007

11/27/2007 Tribal women across the world, often seen as backward and primitive, suffer violence and sexual exploitation at the hands of outsiders who invade their land. As most cases go unreported, such acts of hostility remain hidden from the public gaze.

11/14/2007 Wasim Wagha of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples of Indus (CIPI) writes how the war against terror has taken its toll on the livelihoods of people in the Swat valley.

11/14/2007 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (OneWorld) - An international rights advocacy group is demanding the world's tourism industry shed business practices that harm indigenous communities and their cultures.

11/12/2007 Kasus HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Biak Numfor hingga 31 Oktober terus mengalami peningkatan. Menurut data Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Biak Numfor, sepanjang Oktober terdapat penambahan 13 kasus. Sehingga, secara keseluruhan mencapai 367 kasus.

11/02/2007 Recent lynching of ten members of a denotified tribe in Bihar is a gruesome reminder of the societal prejudices that run deep. Even after sixty years of independence, millions of people in India continue to be treated as criminals, feels Kannan Kasturi, an independent researcher and writer on issues related to law, policy and governance.