News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 35
Making the World's Indigenous Visible in the SDGs
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) - As the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples approaches on Sunday, Aug. 9, concerns are growing that they will not fully benefit from the newly drafted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Belo Monte Dam Marks a Before and After for Energy Projects in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 31 (IPS) - Paulo de Oliveira drives a taxi in the northern Brazilian city of Altamira, but only when he is out of work in what he considers his true profession: operator of heavy vehicles like trucks, mixers or tractor loaders.
Museums Taking Stand for Human Rights, Rejecting ‘Neutrality’
- Inter Press Service
LIVERPOOL, England, Jul 21 (IPS) - An exhibition on modern-day slavery at the International Slavery Museum in this northern English town is just one example of a museum choosing to focus on human rights, and being "upfront" about it.
Indigenous People in Brazil’s Amazon – Crushed by the Belo Monte Dam?
- Inter Press Service
ALTAMIRA, Brazil, Jul 16 (IPS) - Ethnocide, the new accusation leveled against the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, brings to light deeper underlying aspects of the conflicts and controversies unleashed by megaprojects in Brazil's Amazon rainforest.
New Census Paints Grim Picture of Inequality in India
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, Jul 14 (IPS) - Despite being Asia's third-largest economy, positioning itself as a major geopolitical player under a new nationalist government, India's first ever Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) paints a grim picture of poverty and deprivation despite billions of dollars being funneled into state-sponsored welfare schemes.
Earthquakes Don’t Kill, Buildings Do – Or Is It Inequity?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Jul 12 (IPS) - 70-year-old Chiute Tamang was working in his field when the earth shook on Apr 25. He grabbed a tree. His wife and daughter were inside the house at the time, but managed to run out. In the blink of an eye, the building turned into a heap of stones. They were the lucky ones.
On Kenya’s Coast, a Struggle for the Sacred
- Inter Press Service
, Jun 23 (IPS) - Travel into the heart of Kenya's southern Coast Province, nearly 500 km from the capital city of Nairobi, and you will come across one of the planet's most curious World Heritage Sites: the remains of several fortified villages, revered by the indigenous Mijikenda people as the sacred abodes of their ancestors.
Smart Phones New Tool to Capture Human Rights Violations
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - The widespread use of digital technology – including satellite imagery, body cameras and smart phones – is fast becoming a new tool in monitoring and capturing human rights violations worldwide.
Opinion: G7 Makes Commitment on Climate … to Climate Chaos
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Jun 11 (IPS) - One of the promises made by the leaders of the world's seven richest nations when they met at Schloss Elmau in Germany earlier this week was an energy transition over the next decades, aiming to gradually phase out fossil fuel emissions this century to avoid the worst of climate change.
Native Communities in Mexico Demand to be Consulted on Wind Farms
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Jun 03 (IPS) - "It hurts us that our land is affected, and the environmental impacts are not even measured. Wind farm projects affect streams and hurt the flora," said Zapotec Indian Isabel Jiménez, who is taking part in the struggle against the installation of a wind park in southern Mexico.
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