Full Coverage: Indigenous Rights
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.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Brazil] [Land] |
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.
Read moreRelated: [South Asia] [Emergency Relief] [Social Exclusion] Image: Displacement in the Terai is increasing due to escalating ethnic tension / Photo credit: INSEC/IRIN
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02/22/2008
More...From: Machizo Multimedia Communication Related: [Bangladesh] [South Asia] [Asia and the Pacific] [Social Exclusion] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Race Politics] [Culture] [ICT] [Media] [War and Peace] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Peace] Image: Language Monoment :: Shahid Minar
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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.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [United States] [Land] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Pollution] Image: No Dirty Gold. © Oxfam America
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02/12/2008
Tuhannet osoittivat mieltään Perussa suunniteltua uutta lakia vastaan, joka sallisi hotellien rakentamisen kulttuurihistoriallisesti arvokkaille vanhoille inka-alueille, muun muassa Machu Picchuun.
Read moreFrom: UnMundo América Latina Related: [Peru] [Tourism] Image: Macchu Piccu, Peru © Helen Jones
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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.
Read moreFrom: Suomen IPS Related: [Guatemala] [Education] Image: Mayaintiaanit ovat guatemalalaisten enemmistö.
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