News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 88
MEXICO: Bicentennial Nothing to Celebrate, Say Indigenous Peoples
- Inter Press Service
'I don't understand why we should celebrate [Independence]. There will be no freedom in Mexico until repression against indigenous peoples is eliminated,' says Sadhana, whose name means 'moon' in the indigenous Mazahua language.
Mexican Activist Wins Prestigious RFK Prize
- Inter Press Service
An anthropologist and human rights defender who has worked for years with the indigenous people in one of Mexico's poorest and most marginalised regions has been awarded one of the world's most important human rights prizes.
Biodiversity Talks Bog Down over Genetic Resources
- Inter Press Service
While officials meeting in Montreal, Canada failed to finalise a key protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Tuesday, biodiversity is scheduled to be at the top of Wednesday's agenda of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
RIGHTS-CHILE: No Dialogue in Mapuche Conflict
- Inter Press Service
The Chilean government is pushing through legal reforms in an attempt to bring to an end a nearly two month hunger strike by 34 Mapuche indigenous prisoners. But it is failing to address two critical aspects of the conflict: the lack of effective dialogue and a failure to recognise it as a political problem.
Brazilian Dam Would Put Peruvian Jungle Under Water
- Inter Press Service
Seen from up high, the route to Puente Inambari looks like a green serpent -- long, robust and sinuous. The Amazon jungle that dominates this landscape will be underwater if one of the largest hydroelectric dams in Peru (and all Latin America) is built.
PERU: Quechua Congresswoman Fights Discrimination in Education
- Inter Press Service
Hilaria Supa has broken down many barriers in her life. Now she has overcome another one, in an unprecedented achievement: this Quechua indigenous woman who never went to school is today chair of the congressional education committee in Peru.
NICARAGUA: Major Blow to Illiteracy Among Native Groups
- Inter Press Service
For 46 years, Nicanor García didn't know that his first name was seven letters long and that the first letter was also the start of the names of his country, Nicaragua, and his father, Norberto. He found out just eight months ago, when he finally learned how to read and write.
CHILE: Forestry Industry Sows Poverty, Study Says
- Inter Press Service
The poverty rate in the districts of southern Chile where the logging industry is the main economic activity is nearly twice the national average, a new study shows.
ECUADOR: Small Farmers Sell to Government in 'Inclusive Markets'
- Inter Press Service
The powerful middleman threatened them: 'I hope it lasts for you. I hope the government buys your beans forever, because I don't want you ever coming back to me!'
Q&A: Native Women in Bolivia's Lowlands Build Leadership Skills
- Inter Press Service
In the northeastern Bolivian department (province) of Beni, a region of wetlands, savannah and jungle where three-quarters of the population lives in poverty, indigenous women are building a new kind of leadership to help develop their communities.
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