News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 66
Report Exposes Holes in Taiwan’s Human Rights Record
- Inter Press Service
Earlier this week a coalition of Taiwan civic organisations issued a ‘shadow report’ on Taiwan’s compliance with two international human rights covenants, which it incorporated into domestic law in 2009, probing the country’s track record on human rights.
India’s Economic Growth Leaves Human Development in the Dust
- Inter Press Service
Ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of India, a coalition of NGOs denounced the gap between the country’s growth rate and the rate of poverty, malnutrition and lack of health and sanitation.
Indonesia Is Wilting
- Inter Press Service
Unless the rapid deforestation in one of the world’s most richly-forested countries is controlled, Indonesians may one day wonder, 'where are all the flowers gone.' To those lyrics by legendary U.S. singer Joan Baez they might also have to add, and where are all the tigers, elephants, orangutans, birds and ancient forest communities gone.
Guatemalan Communities Have No Say in Exploitation of Resources
- Inter Press Service
'People haven’t been coming in for the past month or so because they are afraid again, like during war-time,' complained Juan Gaspar, a shopkeeper in the northwestern Guatemalan town of Santa Cruz Barillas, where a fierce battle is raging between locals opposed to a hydropower dam and the security forces.
Native People of El Salvador Finally Recognised
- Inter Press Service
After decades of struggle, indigenous people in El Salvador will finally be recognised in the constitution — a first step towards recovering their community identity, which they have been denied by the state and by society at large.
Chile’s Native Communities Find Ally in Supreme Court
- Inter Press Service
Indigenous groups in Chile celebrated a recent court ruling that represented the latest victory in the struggle for respect for their right to be previously consulted about major projects which directly affect their communities.
Q&A: Mother Earth Should Not Be 'Owned, Privatised and Exploited'
- Inter Press Service
For centuries, indigenous peoples and their rights, resources and lands have been exploited. Yet long overdue acknowledgment of past exploitation and dedicated efforts by indigenous peoples have done little to end or prevent violations of the present, despite their brutal consequences for the health of the planet, stated indigenous leaders in the Manaus Declaration of 2011.
Native Peoples Aim to End Historic and Current Injustices
- Inter Press Service
Leaders of the world's 370 million indigenous people are urging governments to replace laws that violate the natives' rights to protect their lands, resources and culture and introduce legislation that protects their rights.
Indigenous Peruvian Community Locked in Dispute with Oil Company
- Inter Press Service
An indigenous group in the Amazon rain forest took its anti-oil message to Canada in a case rife with accusations of social and environmental damage that highlights the issue of securing consent prior to commencing exploration operations.
U.N. Wraps Up Contentious Study of Native American Communities
- Inter Press Service
A United Nations special envoy on Friday called on the U.S. government to step up efforts to address historical injustices that continue to affect the country's indigenous population.
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