News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 54
Civil Society Trial Finds Oil Corp Guilty in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Aug 22 (IPS) - An "ethical and political trial on pillaging of natural resources" in Colombia condemned three foreign corporations, including Canada's Pacific Rubiales Energy, which has dozens of oil and natural gas operations around the country.
Q&A: Colombia Still in the Icy Grip of Impunity
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 20 (IPS) - Death threats are hardly uncommon in Colombia. In fact, if you are a human rights activist, it is practically guaranteed.
Haitian Farmers Lauded for Food Sovereignty Work
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (IPS) - Work by the Group of Four (G4) union of Haitian peasant organisations, along with Via Campesina, a South American organisation with which G4 has created a partnership, has been singled out for promoting "good farming practices and advocat for peasant farmers" in Haiti.
Alberta's Oil Sands Bring Jobs, Services and Despair
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 05 (IPS) - "First the bugs began to disappear," says Eriel Deranger, spokesperson for Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.
Report Finds Pattern of Inequity in Development Aid
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (IPS) - Despite global efforts to provide development aid, the world's poorest are getting poorer, says a new report by the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD).
Caribbean May Seek Reparations for Slavery
- Inter Press Service
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 29 (IPS) - As Caribbean countries prepare to observe Emancipation Day on Aug. 1, they are also caught up in an ongoing debate over reparations for slavery.
U.S., U.K. Accused of Ignoring, Facilitating Abuses in Ethiopia
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (IPS) - The U.S. and U.K. foreign assistance offices are being accused of ignoring, mischaracterising or downplaying testimony offered by ethnic communities in Ethiopia who accuse the Addis Ababa government of forcefully evicting them from their lands and violating their human rights in the name of mass development projects.
China Leads Battle Against Poverty, Says U.N.
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 01 (IPS) - The United Nations has singled out China - the world's most populous country with over 1.3 billion people - as one of the key success stories in the longstanding battle against poverty.
Native People's Land Demands Gain Visibility in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 28 (IPS) - The native people of Argentina are achieving unprecedented visibility for their demands. However, they are still faced with hurdles to more rapid progress towards their claims.
Govt Council Raises Hopes for Improved U.S.-Tribal Relations
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 27 (IPS) - Indigenous rights groups are applauding U.S. President Barack Obama's creation of a new high-level council aimed at coordinating government actions relating to Native American communities, a move that advocates have been urging since early in the president's first term.
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