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February 2008

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02/27/2008 Tuhannet Brasilian intiaanit elävät tilapäisleireissä, eikä heidän ajoittain väkivaltaiseksi äityvälle kamppailulleen maasta näy loppua. Ongelma on erityisen kärjistynyt Mato Grosso do Sulin osavaltiossa, jossa sekä guaranít että terenat ovat vallanneet esi-isiensä maita.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Brazil] [Land]
Displacement in the Terai is increasing due to escalating ethnic tension / Photo credit: INSEC/IRIN
02/25/2008 Fears are being expressed that Nepal can face a serious humanitarian crisis. Ethnic Madhesis – who suffer from extreme poverty, unemployment and lack of citizenship – are on an indefinite strike since February 12 demanding a separate region for themselves. Essential services remain disrupted and the situation can only worsen from here.
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Related: [South Asia] [Emergency Relief] [Social Exclusion]
Image: Displacement in the Terai is increasing due to escalating ethnic tension / Photo credit: INSEC/IRIN
No Dirty Gold.
02/12/2008 NEW YORK, Feb 12 (OneWorld) - Some of the nation's top jewelers declared Tuesday they were ready to dump gold miners who abuse indigenous communities and their environment.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [United States] [Land] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Pollution]
Image: No Dirty Gold. © Oxfam America
Macchu Piccu, Peru
02/12/2008 Tuhannet osoittivat mieltään Perussa suunniteltua uutta lakia vastaan, joka sallisi hotellien rakentamisen kulttuurihistoriallisesti arvokkaille vanhoille inka-alueille, muun muassa Machu Picchuun.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related: [Peru] [Tourism]
Image: Macchu Piccu, Peru © Helen Jones
Mayaintiaanit ovat guatemalalaisten enemmistö.
02/06/2008 Jopa kaksi kolmesta guatemalalaisesta kuuluu johonkin maan yli kahdestakymmenestä alkuperäiskansasta. Nyt Guatemalan intiaanilapset saavat kouluissa opetusta omilla kielillään, mikä vahvistaa monikulttuurisuutta ja ottaa intiaanit mukaan kehitykseen.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Guatemala] [Education]
Image: Mayaintiaanit ovat guatemalalaisten enemmistö.

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