News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 25
Indigenous People, Guardians of Threatened Forests in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
On Gender Day at Climate Meet, Some Progress, Many Hurdles
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, Nov 15 (IPS) - "Five years ago, when we first started talking about including gender in the negotiations, the parties asked us, ‘Why gender?' Today, they are asking, ‘How do we include gender?' That's the progress we have seen since Doha," said Kalyani Raj.
‘Never Again’: Investing in Prevention and Early Action
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 02 (IPS) - After the Rwandan genocide, the United Nations promised ‘never again.' But has the international community kept their word?
From Mexico to Myanmar, conflicts and humanitarian crises have multiplied.
Who is Really Responsible for Collapse of Zimbabwe’s Health Services?
- Inter Press Service
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, Oct 27 (IPS) - On October 22, 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had removed Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following outrage and concerns raised by his appointment just two days before.
Lack of International Action on Rohingya Crisis Called a “Disgrace”
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23 (IPS) - As the crisis in Myanmar reaches unprecedented levels, frustration is at its peak as the international community remains slow to respond and act cohesively.
Driven to Extremes–How Poverty Fuels Extremism, and How to Help Africa’s Youth
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 (IPS) - Poverty is a blight, and one that disproportionately affects sub-Saharan Africa. It is a vast and complex issue whose tentacles reach into many areas, including climate change, sustainable development and–crucially–global security. The link between poverty and violent extremism is compelling, and means that if we want to address extremism, we must fight inequality too.
Dams Hurt Indigenous and Fishing Communities in Brazilian Amazon
- Inter Press Service
ALTA FLORESTA, Brazil, Oct 16 (IPS) - The dirty water is killing more and more fish and ‘Taricaya' yellow-spotted river turtles every day. In addition, the river is not following its usual cycle, and the water level rises or declines without warning, regardless of the season, complained three Munduruku indigenous law students in the south of Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
Stepping Forward to Lead on Indigenous Rights
- Inter Press Service
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct 13 (IPS) - When nine women farmers from the Kendeng community in Central Java encased their feet in cement blocks last year, many indigenous advocates understood how that felt. Dressed in their traditional clothing, these women protested outside the State Palace in Jakarta to block a proposed cement plant that would pollute the rivers flowing through their villages. Their livelihoods as farmers were under threat, as was their cultural heritage.
The Tuxá Indigenous Paradise, Submerged under Water
- Inter Press Service
RODELAS, Brazil, Sep 30 (IPS) - The Tuxá indigenous people had lived for centuries in the north of the Brazilian state of Bahia, on the banks of the São Francisco River. But in 1988 their territory was flooded by the Itaparica hydropower plant, and since then they have become landless. Their roots are now buried under the waters of the reservoir.
Marginalised Minorities and Homeless Especially Hard-hit by Mexico’s Quake
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Sep 27 (IPS) - Maricela Fernández, an indigenous woman from the Ñañhú or Otomí people, shows the damages that the Sept. 19 earthquake inflicted on the old house where 10 families of her people were living as squatters, in a neighbourhood in the center-west of Mexico City.
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