

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (OneWorld.net) - The Kenyan government has reportedly issued an oil drilling permit to a Chinese company for an area where the Samburu people have faced lethal government assaults and intimidation over the past year, according to an indigenous rights group.
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (OneWorld.net) - After a protracted pressure campaign led by some of the country's most marginalized groups, the Guatemalan legislature is considering a bill to protect community radio stations, which are often the only local-language source of information but have been raided and closed in regions where indigenous people are resisting infringements on their rights.