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Time for Solutions Submission to the 6th World Water Forum March 2012
Time for Solutions Submission to the 6th World Water Forum Marseille, France March 12-16, 2012 Submitted by the Indigenous World Forum on Water and Peace Download Statement As representatives of the International... Read more...
Indigenous Peoples Condemn Climate Talks Fiasco and Demand Moratoria on REDD+
December 14, 2011 – Indigenous leaders returning from Durban, South Africa condemn the fiasco of the United Nations climate change talks and demand a moratorium on a forest carbon offset scheme called REDD+ which... Read more...
The Politics of Indigeneity
The Politics of Indigeneity explores the concept of indigeneity across the world and the ways in which it intersects with local, national and international social and political realities. The authors act as critical... Read more...
Nominations for Martin Ennals Award 2012
HURIDOCS has the pleasure to inform you that nominations for the 2012 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders are accepted until the 9th of December 2011. Forms can be filled out directly on the website at the... Read more...
UN urges greater appreciation of indigenous culture and creativity
9 August 2011: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to recognize the right of indigenous peoples to control their intellectual property, saying they needed help to protect, develop and receive fair... Read more...
Perils of Mining
In May 2001, twenty-four representatives of communities and groups affected by mining - from Asia-Pacific, Africa, India, South and North America - met in London to assess the impacts of mining on the lives of... Read more...
Emergence of a Right to Respect and to the Endogenous Development of Indigenous Peoples
Kinhide Mushakoji Vice President, IMADR: The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took place in Nagoya in October 2010. The meeting was an occasion for the international... Read more...
Welcoming remarks of the President at workshop establishing indigenous people’s forum
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you to IFAD’s workshop on establishing an indigenous peoples’ forum. Many of you have travelled great distances to be here with us today,... Read more...
IFAD to establish forum to examine plight of indigenous peoples’ in rural areas
Rome, 18 February 2011 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced the establishment of an indigenous peoples’ forum under the Fund’s auspices, following a two-day... Read more...
Tenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
16-27 May 2011, UN Headquarters, New York Provisional agenda for the tenth session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 1. Election of officers. 2. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.... Read more...
News
Opinion: The India You Do Not Know
I was fortunate to have met Mrs. Meenakshi Munda of the 2 million
person Munda Tribal Nation of India, at the Tribal Link Project Access
Global ...
Human Rights
Indonesia: New Report Exposes Human Rights Abuses in Wilmar Group Plantation in Jambi
A new report released today exposes how local Indonesian police (BRIMOB) in Jambi, working with plantation staff, systematically evicted people from...
Language
Bangladesh: Government needs to take the necessary steps to prevent indigenous languages from extinc
On June 28, 2011 Jum Literature Young Society and Kapaeeng Foundation organised a programme on indigenous language at R C Mojumder Auditorium, Lectu...
Business
India: Illegal ‘human safari’ road still open 10 years on
A road at the centre of a ‘human safari’ scandal in the Andaman Islands is still open, exactly ten years after India’s Supreme Cou...
Self-Determination
Bangladesh: Constitutional recognition is a must to solve problems of indigenous peoples
Constitutional recognition is a must to solve problems of indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples need to reach the concerns to government as they ar...
Politics
Bangladesh: PCJSS declares continuous mass demonstration in CHT demanding for speedy and effective i
PCJSS declared continuous mass demonstration in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) since January 2012 demanding for speedy and effective implementatio...
Employment
Indonesia: Stop Brutal Attacks on Journalists
PRESS RELEASE, 4 March 2011, Bangkok: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Imparsial and the Alliance for Independent Jour...
Mining and Extractive Industries
NE India: RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT THE ONE DAY DISCUSSION ON OIL EXPLORATION AND DRILLING IN MANIPUR
JIRIBAM, 22 DECEMBER 2011, DECLARATION: We, the delegates of the One Day Discussion on Oil Exploration in Manipur, 22nd December 2011, Jiribam, affi...
Climate Change
PRESS STATEMENT of Tebtebba and IPCCSD
2 December 2010 (Cancun, Mexico) - More than 500 indigenous persons from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Arctic and North America are...
Biological Diversity
Philippines: Ifugao solon pushes alternative mining, reforestation laws in wake of Sendong
13 December 2011
Office of Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat,
Lone District, Ifugao
Chairman, National Cultural Communities
Ifugao Repre...
Environment
Nepal: Braces to save endangered global vulture population
Since 1990, the vulture population across the region, including Nepal, has declined 97 percent, the major reason being use of the anti-inflammatory ...
Education
PLD's Call for Application - South Asia TOT on CEDAW
Partners for Law in Development (PLD) is organising a five day, residential South Asia Training of Trainers on the Convention for Elimination of All...
Traditional Knowledge
Burma: Junta gives directives to prevent fire during jhuming
4 February 2011: To prevent fire from spreading to farming areas during traditional jhum burning, local junta authorities have ordered farmers to ma...
Technology
China: Preserving a paper-thin past
Zuo Xuan: On the foot of Yulong Mountain in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, lies the small village of Kenpeigu, once famous for its handmade pape...
Economic Development
Concerns and recommendations of indigenous peoples on the Safeguard Policy review of the World Bank
17th October 2011
To
Mr. Joachim von Amsberg,
Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS)
The World Bank
Subject: Concerns ...
Health
China: To spree, or to save? Drought put sprinkling festival under fire
JINGHONG, Yunnan, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A governmental decision to go ahead with the sprinkling spree to celebrate a traditional festival has sparked...
Gender
Philippines: Gender and Conflict in Mindanao
Maribel Buenaobra, October 19, 2011: Newsweek/The Daily Beast, in its September 18 issue, ranked the Philippines as the “best place in Asia fo...
Art
China-Tibet: Contemporary Tibetan Art Making a statement in Beijing
From September 10 through October 10, a fabulous exhibition of Tibetan contemporary art entitled “Scorching Sun of Tibet” is being featu...
Entertainment
The Festival of Indigenous Peoples 2011
Lamka, Northeast India: “CULTURAL RESURGENCE for SURVIVAL with reference to INDIGENEOUS PEOPLES and their LAND”
Zomi Human Rights Found...
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- Nominations for Martin Ennals Award 2012
- Cambodia: Drop false charges against Cambodian human rights defender
- NE India: No treatement at Tripura, Iturani battling for life
- CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Case Studies on Human Rights Based
- RAPANUI (EASTER ISLAND) UNDER FIRE BY CHILEAN TROOPS
- Cambodia: The Right of Indigenous Peoples to Consultation and Participation in the Development Proce
- Philippines: Baram people are vehemently against the proposed mega Baram HEP Dam
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