News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 116
RIGHTS-MALAYSIA: Malaysian, Thai Officials Trafficking Burmese Migrants?
- Inter Press Service
A scandalous trade in Burmese migrant labour involving Malaysian and Thai officials and international human traffickers is now coming to light.
ECUADOR: Indigenous Groups Protest Government Policies
- Inter Press Service
Since the start of his term in January 2007, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has had touchy relations with the indigenous peoples' movement, in spite of the fact that it backed his election. But passage of a mining law has deepened the rift between them and triggered protests.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Crisis as Opportunity for 'Another World'
- Inter Press Service
A World Social Forum (WSF) revitalised by a global crisis that has awakened new interest in the proposition that 'another world is possible' - now perceived as either less utopian or more urgently needed - will take place from Jan. 27 to Feb. 1 in Belém, in northern Brazil.
THAILAND: Burmese Refugees Set Adrift, Hundreds Feared Dead
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of Rohingya (Burmese Muslim) refugees are feared dead after being pushed back into the sea by Thai authorities, according to human rights activists based in Thailand.
BOLIVIA: Christian Groups Stir Up Debate over New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
'Did you know they want to throw God out of Bolivia?' asks a television spot frequently broadcast by opponents of leftwing Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the Jan. 25 referendum on constitutional reform.
PERU: Coffee Growers Cultivate Education
- Inter Press Service
"Without coffee there is no future," say coffee growers in the Selva Alta, in the central Peruvian region of Junín, where they are setting up schools near their farms so that their children don't abandon their studies.
PARAGUAY: Indigenous Minister - First Casualty of Lugo Cabinet
- Inter Press Service
The first indigenous person to hold a ministerial post in Paraguay became the first casualty of the cabinet of President Fernando Lugo.
BOLIVIA: Aymara Traders Mix Tradition and Modern-Day Savvy
- Inter Press Service
Quietly and inconspicuously, Aymara indigenous traders are combining pre-Columbian traditions and modern-day survival skills to find unique ways of creating wealth and sustenance beyond the confines of textbook economic theory.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Arctic Is the Canary in the Coalmine
- Inter Press Service
Nearly 1,000 scientists and representatives of indigenous peoples from 16 countries have braved a major winter storm to share their findings and concerns about the rapidly warming Arctic region at the International Arctic Change conference in Quebec City.
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