Full Coverage: Indigenous Rights
May 2008
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05/29/2008
Although the national ID card is a "hallmark of citizenship" in Kenya, this and other rights are routinely denied to some of the country's ethnic minorities, including Nubians, Kenyan Somalis, and coastal Arabs.
Read moreFrom: Refugees International Related: [Kenya] [Civil Rights] [Race Politics] [Social Exclusion] [Governance] |
05/23/2008
A local forensic team is set to exhume and identify more than 120 people massacred by the Peruvian military in 1984, a process that will help relatives of those "disappeared" during the country's civil war heal and demand justice.
Read moreFrom: Advocacy Project Related: [Peru] [Justice and Crime] [Conflict] [Conflict Resolution] [Arms & Military] |
05/16/2008
NEW YORK, May 16 (OneWorld) - Pressure is mounting on the Canadian government to take actions against private loggers and other business concerns that encroach upon indigenous peoples' territories.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Canada] [Corporations] [Business] [Forests] |
05/07/2008
YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumin mielestä alkuperäiskansoilla on kokemusta ja tietoa ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutuksista, mikä tulisi ottaa huomioon myös kansainvälisissä ilmastoneuvotteluissa.
Read moreFrom: Suomen YK-liitto Related: [Climate Change] |
05/06/2008
Botswana suunnittelee Kalaharin autiomaahan turistikohteita, joiden vedenkulutus tulee olemaan merkittävä. Samaan aikaan valtio ei anna san-alkuperäiskansalle lupaa käyttää ainoaa vesilähdettään.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld España Related: [Botswana] [Water/Sanitation] Image: - © Adrian Arbib
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05/06/2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Land] [Corporations] [Credit and Investment] [Business] [Climate Change] [Forests] Image: Amazon rainforest. © WWF International
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05/02/2008
Biopolttoaineiden viljely voi pahimmillaan johtaa ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin, pakolaisuuteen ja koflikteihin, varoittaa YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumi uudessa raportissaan. Biopolttoaineiden tarpeen lisääntyminen uhkaa jopa 60 miljoonan maailman alkuperäiskansoihin kuuluvan maita.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld UK Related: [Land] |
05/02/2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Canada] [Geopolitics] [Governance] |
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