News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 61
Soy and Sugar Cane Fuel Native Land Conflicts in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 15 (IPS) - The threat of mass suicide by native Guaraní-Kaiowá people in southwest Brazil brought to light a new formula for worsening conflicts over indigenous territory: the expansion of the cultivation of soy beans and sugar cane, two top export crops.
Getting an Education – a Heroic Feat for Native Children in Bolivia
- Inter Press Service
MISKHAMAYU, Bolivia, Nov 12 (IPS) - Even before the sun comes up, Reinaldo starts out on the two-hour journey to the school he attends in a small native village in Bolivia, hiking along steep, narrow paths that take him across ravines and rivers.
People's Tribunal Defends Native Villages from Dams
- Inter Press Service
TEMACAPULÍN, Mexico, Nov 09 (IPS) - "What do we stand to lose because of the dam? We will lose everything!" said Maria Abigail Agredani, a member of the committee for this indigenous community in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, reporting the damage that will be caused by the hydroelectric complex being built nearby.
New Era Augurs More of the Same for Impoverished Maya People
- Inter Press Service
GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 08 (IPS) - The Maya Indians of Central America and Mexico will have little to celebrate when the current era comes to an end on Dec. 21. The extreme poverty and marginalisation they face contrast sharply with the plans for lavish celebrations to lure tourists.
Rights Community Welcomes First U.N. Statement on Tibet
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - Human rights workers and Tibet-focused activists are hailing a strongly worded statement by the United Nations' top official on human rights, drawing attention to growing public discontent in Tibet just ahead of a major leadership shuffle that will reverberate throughout the Communist Party of China.
New Media Law, New Voices in Argentina
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous Seek Profits From Forests
- Inter Press Service
RIFT VALLEY, Kenya, Nov 02 (IPS) - Kenya's Ogiek community, the indigenous group of hunter-gatherers who were evicted from the Mau Forest three years ago, say they will no longer sit by and watch logging companies profit from the resources of their traditional home while they live in poverty in tented camps around the forest without even the most basic of services, like sanitation.
Foreign Farmers Undermine Food Security in Zambia
- Inter Press Service
LUSAKA, Nov 01 (IPS) - Increased agricultural development in Zambia will actually compromise the country’s food security as peasant farmers continue to be driven off their customary land to pave the way for large-scale local and foreign agribusiness, according to the University of Zambia’s dean of the school of agriculture, Dr. Mickey Mwala.
Tribal Wars Threaten South Sudan Again
- Inter Press Service
YUAI, South Sudan, Oct 31 (IPS) - The huge Russian-made helicopter descended slowly towards conical mud huts clustered together and surrounded by endless grassland, lush and green with the season’s rains here in the South Sudanese village of Yuai.
Symbol of Native Culture to Be Bulldozed for World Cup
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 26 (IPS) - One victim of the remodelling of Brazil’s Maracaná football stadium in preparation for the World Cup is the old Museum of the Indian, where people from different indigenous groups have attempted to keep their culture alive in the heart of Rio de Janeiro.
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