News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 61
Pakistan Tribes Turn Against Army
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 02 (IPS) - –"We demand an immediate end to the military operation in Khyber Agency because it has not brought any results during the past three years," says Iqbal Afridi from the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf party. "The military operations are killing the local population while the militants remained unharmed."
Two Luthiers Emerge From Deep Bolivian Amazon
- Inter Press Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Jan 10 (IPS) - They belong to the Amazon of Bolivia, where their people, the Moxena nation, are found, and they are brothers. Francisco and Alfonso Ichu Tamo came to this southern city to become the premier makers of musical instruments.
Historic Mapuche Land Conflict Flares Up
- Inter Press Service
SANTIAGO, Jan 08 (IPS) - A string of attacks in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía, where native Mapuche people are struggling for their land rights, puts the spotlight squarely on what analysts call the "supine ignorance" displayed by authorities about the country's history.
Power in Bolivia’s Gas-Rich Chaco Region Thrust into Indigenous Hands
- Inter Press Service
TARIJA, Bolivia, Dic 27 (IPS) - Due to the intense political polarisation in the Chaco region, home to Bolivia's oil and natural gas wealth, three indigenous lawmakers who entered the legislative assembly of the southern department of Tarija as representatives of their people have quickly come to wield decisive power.
Indigenous Chileans Still Fighting Pinochet-Era Highway Project
- Inter Press Service
PUERTO SAAVEDRA, Chile, Dic 27 (IPS) - For more than two decades, Mapuche indigenous people in the Chilean region of Araucanía have been fighting the construction of the Ruta Costera (Coastal Highway), a megaproject initially conceived during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) which has already caused significant archeological and cultural losses and damages.
Bolivia’s Ayoreo Indians, Devoured by the City
- Inter Press Service
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, Dic 18 (IPS) - No one knows exactly when they will show up, but when they do, it's impossible not to notice them. In one of the busiest street markets in this bustling city in eastern Bolivia, a handful of members of the Ayoreo indigenous community periodically take over a portion of the sidewalk.
Bolivia’s Tapiete People – a Culture in the Hands of 38 Families
- Inter Press Service
SAMUGUATE, Bolivia, Dic 13 (IPS) - Three and a half hours away from the nearest town along a dirt road, 38 families are struggling to preserve their land, customs and language in Bolivia's Gran Chaco region. They are the Tapiete Indians, who refuse to disappear.
Native Communities in Peru Take Charge of Environmental Monitoring
- Inter Press Service
LIMA, Dic 12 (IPS) - At the end of every month, with the skill of an environmental engineer, Wilson Sandi prepares a work plan that will be used by Achuar indigenous people, like him, to document the scars left by 40 years of oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon region of Loreto.
Off the Blacklist Doesn’t Imply Improvement in Human Rights in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Dic 10 (IPS) - Colombia will be removed from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights "blacklist" next year. In exchange, the government of Juan Manuel Santos facilitated a visit to the country by a delegation from the Commission.
Reaching Bolivia’s Native People on the Airwaves
- Inter Press Service
EL ALTO, Bolivia, Dic 07 (IPS) - Every morning from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, native people in this sprawling working-class suburb of La Paz, Bolivia listen to the programme broadcast by former education minister Donato Ayma in the Aymara language.
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