News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 79
Q&A: 'The U.N. Overlooks Native Rights in Developed Countries'
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations has largely overlooked the plight of indigenous peoples in developed countries, says Crystal Lee, a Native American activist from the Navajo tribe.
OP-ED: Seeking Justice in Mexico, and the Legacy of Robert Kennedy
- Inter Press Service
On this day, 43 years ago, in the midst of a national struggle to make real the promises of justice and equality, we lost Robert F. Kennedy. Today, we honour his legacy when we stand with heroes who are devoted to the pursuit of justice and put their own lives on the line for others.
INDIA: Unwed Tribal Mothers Seek Aid
- Inter Press Service
For Janu, walking the streets to beg for alms is the only option for survival. After all, she has a two-year-old daughter to feed, and she herself, at 14 years old, is little more than a child.
INDIA: Violations May Hit Vaccination Plans
- Inter Press Service
After a government report confirmed major ethical violations in trials of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines on Indian schoolgirls, senior doctors are calling for transparency in clinical trials conducted under private-public partnerships.
CHILE: Dictatorship-Era Law Used to Squelch Activism
- Inter Press Service
'What is happening in Chile isn't justice; it's a pantomime, because under the anti-terrorism law, there is absolutely no way justice can be done,' José Venturelli, spokesman for the European Secretariat of the Ethics Commission against Torture, said on a recent visit to this South American country.
AUSTRALIA: Indigenous Say It on Film
- Inter Press Service
From the Australian bush to Alaska’s Arctic wilderness, indigenous peoples’ stories and perspectives take centre stage at the Message Sticks Film Festival, the only annual event of its kind in Australia.
Global Campaign to Bestow Legal Rights on Mother Earth
- Inter Press Service
An international coalition of academics and environmental activists has launched a global campaign for the creation of a new U.N. convention to protect 'mother earth'.
Green Economy Needs Respect for Indigenous Rights
- Inter Press Service
Nations must pay more than lip service to the idea of indigenous rights if they hope to seriously address problems like species loss and climate loss, say delegates at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, a U.N. body created to safeguard the rights of the world's 370 million indigenous people.
ARGENTINA: Small Loans, Big Solutions
- Inter Press Service
Avoiding the costs of traditional microcredit models, remote communities in the La Puna high plateau region in northwest Argentina have launched a successful loan programme that enables them to meet extraordinary expenses such as weaving material, school supplies or medicine.
PERU: Native Birds under Threat from Ilegal Logging
- Inter Press Service
Unique species of native birds live in the transition zone in Peru between the Andes mountains and the Amazon rainforest, where illegal deforestation is destroying their habitat.
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