News headlines for “Rights of Indigenous People”, page 89
BRAZIL: Water Abounds in Amazon, But Sanitation Is Scarce
- Inter Press Service
It might seem a bit strange to adopt, in the Amazon rainforest, a solution developed for drought-stricken northeastern Brazil. But rainwater collected on rooftops and stored in tanks is helping to improve the health, hygiene and overall living conditions of rural communities in the jungle.
MIDEAST: Uprooted Villagers Hold Fast During Ramadan
- Inter Press Service
On the eve of the start of Ramadan last week, Israeli police demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib in the Negev desert. It was the third time within two weeks that the village had been razed.
Americas Social Forum Calls for Agriculture Based on Solidarity
- Inter Press Service
Small-scale agriculture based on the principles of solidarity and cooperation is the only way to guarantee food sovereignty in Latin America, said peasant and indigenous activists meeting in the Paraguayan capital this week.
CHILE: Mapuche Prisoners on Hunger Strike to Demand Talks
- Inter Press Service
The families of 32 Mapuche prisoners on a hunger strike for a month in different prisons in southern Chile have come to the capital to denounce irregularities in their trials and push for dialogue with the authorities.
PERU: Unearthing Victims of the Christmas Massacre
- Inter Press Service
The families of 40 villagers murdered in Peru on Christmas Day in 1984 are camping out next to the eight graves in which their loved ones were buried, to keep watch over the slow, painful process of exhuming the bodies, a task that is being carried out by the public prosecutor's office.
U.N. Salutes Indigenous Filmmakers
- Inter Press Service
The United Nations celebrated the International Day of the World's Indigenous People this week by showcasing award- winning short films produced by indigenous filmmakers and reaffirming indigenous rights and cultural treasures.
AUSTRALIA: Compensation Isn’t Justice in Aboriginal Death - Critics
- Inter Press Service
Late on a hot summer morning in January 2008, 46-year-old Aboriginal elder Mr Ward climbed into the back of a prisoner transport van for the 360- kilometre, four-hour journey from the small Western Australian goldfields town of Laverton to Kalgoorlie, a larger mining centre, where he was due in court to face drink driving charges.
MIDEAST: Homeless Take On Israeli Forces
- Inter Press Service
A bruising battle of will is taking place between Israeli security forces and Palestinians recently made homeless after two Palestinian villages were razed and hundreds left homeless.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Native People Demand Autonomy Over Territory
- Inter Press Service
In the view of governments, international bodies and some sectors of civil society participating in negotiations towards new global rules on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the REDD programme is the last chance to save tropical rainforests.
MEXICO: Craftswomen Weave a Better Future Out of Recycled Garbage
- Inter Press Service
Women's laughter fills the rectangular room on the ground floor of a building that houses a school for 250 local children, on the southern edge of Mexico City's sprawling metropolitan area.
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