News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 105
CLIMATE CHANGE: Signs and Portents of a Hostile New World
- Inter Press Service
Lawrence Amos travelled from the Arctic at the top of the world to the tropical middle to recite in a soft voice the ongoing destruction of his home by climate change.
PARAGUAY: Indigenous Women Leaders Buck Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
More and more indigenous women in Paraguay are overcoming sexist resistance in their communities and emerging as leaders within and outside of their villages, fighting for the rights of their people and against discrimination.
INDIA/CHINA: Dalai Lama’s Border State Visit: Purely Spiritual?
- Inter Press Service
It is hard to say whether the Dalai Lama’s sojourn this week in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state—which China claims as southern Tibet—is a purely spiritual exercise or a trip with a deep political mission.
NEPAL: Hopes High for Environmental Rights in New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
As the new federal republic of Nepal forges ahead with writing a new constitution, activists are demanding that environmental rights be enshrined in this important document.
RIGHTS-INDIA: Gov’t Urged to Rethink War on Maoists
- Inter Press Service
In the lull before the storm that the central government has vowed to unleash on Maoist rebels this month, voices of caution are being heard against precipitating an armed confrontation that could further hurt marginalised and largely indigenous populations in the worst affected central and eastern Indian states.
PERU: Cuzco Women Stand Up to Violence
- Inter Press Service
For tourists and other visitors, Cuzco has a special fascination as the ancient capital of the Inca empire. But social scientists know it as one of the areas in the world with the highest rates of violence against women.
ECUADOR: Oil Giant Is Gone, Legal and Environmental Mess Remains
- Inter Press Service
The story began almost 40 years ago, but when filmmaker Joe Berlinger 'saw villagers eating canned tuna fish because the fish in their rivers were too contaminated to eat, [he] knew [he] had to do something'.
RIGHTS-CHILE: Stop Violence Against Indigenous Children - UNICEF
- Inter Press Service
Reports of police violence against Mapuche children in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía prompted the country's UNICEF representative, Gary Stahl, to express the agency's deep concern at a meeting with three government ministers.
BOLIVIA: Politics, a Risky Business for Women
- Inter Press Service
Taking an active part in politics in Bolivia can be a hazardous undertaking. Hundreds of reports of violence against women participating in politics attest to the risk. And while attacks go unpunished, a bill designed to protect the rights of women occupying public office has spent almost a decade in Congress waiting to be approved.
PHILIPPINES: Storm-weary Farmers Suffer Huge Losses
- Inter Press Service
Café by the Ruins, a popular rustic restaurant situated in Baguio City, the Philippines' famed mountain city resort, usually caters to tourists and residents who enjoy sipping their cups of brewed coffee while appreciating the artworks displayed on the café’s stone walls.
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