News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 112
AUSTRALIA: Climate Change - Further Threat to Aboriginals
- Inter Press Service
Climate change will further marginalise Australia’s Aboriginal communities, forcing them out of their traditional lands, destroying their culture and significantly affecting their access to water resources, indigenous rights advocates warn.
BRAZIL: Guaraní Suffering Breakdown of Culture, Suicides
- Inter Press Service
One young indigenous person commits suicide every 10 days on average in the centre-west Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Blamed on the lack of land and opportunities, the proportions of this tragedy have drawn the attention of local and foreign experts.
U.S.: Obama Urged to Sign Native Rights Declaration
- Inter Press Service
The United States is considering whether to endorse a major U.N. General Assembly resolution calling for the recognition of the rights of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples over their lands and resources.
AGRICULTURE: Foreigners Lead Global Land Rush
- Inter Press Service
More than 20 million hectares of farmland in Africa and Latin America are now in the hands of foreign governments and companies, a sign of a global 'land grab' that got a boost from last year's food crisis.
RIGHTS: Indigenous Wisdom Against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
While industrialised countries like Canada continue to emit ever-higher levels of greenhouse-effect gases, indigenous peoples around the world are working to survive and adapt to an increasingly dangerous climate.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Burden Lies with Rich Polluters, Native People Say
- Inter Press Service
Already suffering significant impacts from climate change, indigenous peoples at the close of an international summit here rejected the concept of carbon trading and offsets. Many also called for a moratorium on all new oil and gas exploration in their traditional territories and the eventual phase-out of fossil fuels.
ENVIRONMENT: U.N. to Celebrate 'Mother Earth Day'
- Inter Press Service
'Mother Earth is not an object or merchandise. Mother Earth cannot be bought or sold,' said Bolivian President Evo Morales, speaking at a heavily-attended news conference here at U.N. headquarters on Earth Day.
ENVIRONMENT: Indigenous Peoples Demand Greater Role in Climate Debate
- Inter Press Service
While indigenous peoples from around the world are meeting in this Alaskan city to seek a greater role in global climate negotiations, the rapidly warming Arctic is forcing some Inuit villages to be relocated.
Q&A: Indigenous People in Colombia 'Have Become a Strong Force'
- Inter Press Service
There is a heavy turnover of social movement leaders in Colombia, given the frequency with which they are killed, displaced or forced into exile. And because of the dangers, those who step up to the plate can be considered veritable heroes one of whom is indigenous leader Aída Quilcué.
EGYPT: Where World War II Now Targets the Indigenous
- Inter Press Service
It has been more than 65 years since the guns fell silent, but the World War II desert battlefields where Allied forces defeated Rommel's Afrika Corps are still claiming lives. Each year the casualty count grows, as Bedouins planting crops, herding livestock and collecting scrap metal are killed or maimed by rusting landmines and munitions hidden beneath the baking sands of Egypt's North West Coast.
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