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1. Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Makes First Statement at Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous

World/Gender

Linda Zhang, GENEVA—Twelve representatives from the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (IYC) made their first official presence at the 3rd session of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva this past July. Collective...

2. August 2010 E Mau Ke Ea- Ho'oulu Program

Pacific/Health

E mau Ke Ea August 2010- Ho'oulu Program 2010 from Malia N on Vimeo.

13/08/2010 | 144 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

3. Malaysia: Activists protest in London over rape of Penan girls and women

Asia/Gender

By STEPHEN THEN: International environmental activists from Survival International and Greenpeace demonstrated outside Oxford University in London Tuesday to protest against the rapes and sexual abuse of Penan women and girls in interior Sarawak. ...

4. Gautamala: Laureates to Guatemala -Protect Indigenous Women Activists

Asia/Gender

Six Nobel Peace Laureates are calling upon the President of Guatemala to ‘uphold the right of indigenous communities to grant or withhold their free, prior and informed consent to mining projects'.

26/07/2010 | 213 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

5. Global Indigenous Youth Caucus Intervention on agenda 3, III EMRIP

World/Gender

This is the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus’ first official presence at the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We sincerely hope we will be welcoming more youth to join us in future sessions. Whilst the progress report gives...

6. Indigenous Women: Our Rights, Our Lands, Our Future Generations

Caribbean/Gender

Oakland, California (UCTP Taino News) – On June 30 an international group of indigenous women will gather at the Eastside Arts Alliance in Oakland, California to discuss reproductive and environmental health issues in their diverse communitie...

7. Nepal: Supreme Court Directs Government To Include Human Rights Education In School And College Syll

Asia/Gender

The Supreme Court has directed the government to include human rights education in school and college syllabi to combat discrimination and violence against women.

19/06/2010 | 273 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

8. Loa: Cultural Beliefs and Traditional Rituals about Child Birth practices

Asia/Gender

Lao PDR is a low income country with the total population of 5.6 million. The reproductive health status of women and girls, especially ethnic groups who live in the remote areas remains poor. Lao PDR had one of the highest maternal mortality rates...

9. NE India: Chin-Kuki-Zo Indigenous Martial Arts Fighter Eyeing for Hollywood Movies

Asia/Sport

Bruce K Thangkhal, 3 June 2010: After a long year of toiling sweats and tears in the rings. The four times International Champion Mang Tombing, a young Zomi kick boxing professional, who is also known as ‘Bruce Lee Return’ now wants to ...

10. Record number of Native Hawaiian students become medical doctors

Pacific/Health

May 14, 2010� � University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa � On Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16, degrees will be awarded and convocation celebrated�for the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa's John A. ...

11. The Poisoning of Puerto Rico

Caribbean/Health

Vieques, Puerto Rico -- On March 31, retired Sgt. Hermogenes Marrero was told during a visit to the Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinic in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, that he didn't have cancer -- or at least, his official VA computer file no lon...

12. NE India: Indigenous Woman dream to win World Boxing Champion 2012

Asia/Sport

First women boxer from India to have won Four World Titles consecutively. She has more than three Asian titles and nine times national champion.A recipient of special award from AIBA, Arjuna Award, Padma shri Award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Aw...

13. CEDAW Country and Shadow Reports

Asia/Gender

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, an international bill of rights for women. The Convention is an international legal tool which comes into force in the...

14. India: Chin-Kuki-Zo women badly assaulted by four local men in Delhi

Asia/Gender

Ms Sui Tin Lem, 32 yrs old, mother of two young children was badly assaulted by four local Indian men on March 29, 2010 at around 7:00 pm.

10/04/2010 | 454 Hits | Print | PDF | Email

15. China: To spree, or to save? Drought put sprinkling festival under fire

Asia/Health

JINGHONG, Yunnan, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A governmental decision to go ahead with the sprinkling spree to celebrate a traditional festival has sparked controversy as a prolonged severe drought in southwest China has left tens of millions of people th...