1. UN expert group to assess impact of business activities on human rights in Mongolia

GENEVA (4 October 2012) – A United Nations group of independent experts on business and human rights will undertake its first country mission to Mongolia from 8 to 18 October 2012, to assess the impacts of business activities on human righ...

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2. 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 Court ordered its closure. The Andaman Trunk Road (ATR) cuts through the reserve of the Jarawa tribe, a...

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3. 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, affirm that our land and resources are our soul and lives; that it is also the source of our physical an...

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4. 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 and recommendations of indigenous peoples on the Safeguard Policy review of the World Bank ...

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5. NE India: Arunachal cracks down on anti-dam movement by shooting school children

October 8, 2011: Personnel of the special task force (STF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) shot at and injured nine students, including a girl, during the Durga Puja celebration in Roing town of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The injured w...

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6. Phillipines: Solon bats for IP-responsive mining law

12 September 2011, PRESS RELEASE: Citing the documented negative effects of mining operations on indigenous communities, Ifugao Congressman Teddy Brawner Baguilat is pushing for a new mining law that respects and protects the rights of indigenous p...

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7. Malaysia: Press Statment to stop portraying Baram Dam is approved of EIA and SEIA

29th August, 2011: STOP PORTRAYING THAT THE BARAM DAM HAS BEEN APPROVED AS THE FEASIBILITY STUDY INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SEIA) HAVE YET TO BE COMPLETED MIRI, SARAWAK &ndas...

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8. Phillipines: Total reform in NCIP pushed

By ALMA B. SINUMLAG, QUEZON CITY — Study on the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) show that there is a need for a total reform within the commission.On the first day of the four-day activity in celebration of the International ...

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9. 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 Journalists (AJI) condemn the brutal attack on journalist Mr. Banjir Ambarita. Banjir was stabbed by unk...

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10. China: The rough side of rubber

Janet C Sturgeon, 16 February 2011: Rubber plantations in Yunnan are destroying China’s richest biodiversity hotspot. But blaming small-hold farmers will not resolve the issue, writes Janet C Sturgeon.

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11. Philippines/Papua New Guinea: Mine closure/ Mine waste dumped

Philippines: Human Rights Commission Recommends Mine Closure 17 January 2011: Cultural Survival is celebrating good news with the Indigenous Peoples of Didipio in the Philippines! The Philippines Human Rights Commission has asked the government t...

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12. Burma: Gamoan worth Kyat 1700 lakhs produced in Chin state

11 February 2011: Gamoan, worth Kyat 1750 lakhs, a produce akin to ginger but derived from orchid or lily families have been produced by villagers in Matupi and Paletwa Township, Chin state of Burma this year.

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13. Indonesia: Bukit Asam to Build Two Coal Gasification Plants

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, 9 February 2011: In a bid to help meet growing demand for gas in the country, state coal miner Bukit Asam (PTBA) plans to build two coal gasification plants and explore coalbeds for methane, a top company executive said. ...

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14. Malaysia: Oil palm company fails to get natives evicted through court, status quo of natives maintai

MIRI – The Miri High Court on 28 January 2011 ruled that the oil palm company, Butrasemari Sdn. Bhd. do not have exclusive rights to the land known as Lot 97 Sawai Land District, located at Suai, Miri Division, therefore they do not have the ...

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15. Northeast India: Tribal ornament makers face material shortage

Imphal, February 03, 2011: Manufacturing of the traditional ornaments used by various tribal communities is becoming a dying profession in Manipur today due to lack of raw materials.

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