106. Malaysia: Dayak schoolchildren turned into ‘Malays’

Keruah Usit, 3 December 2010: Six Sarawakian parents from the Lun Bawang, Kelabit and Iban communities are infuriated that their children’s ethnic origin has been recorded as ‘Malay’ in official Education Department documents. ...

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107. Japan: ‘No’ to Kyoto Extension, Wants World Treaty

Alex Morales and Stuart Biggs, 01 December 2010: Japan said it won’t help extend the Kyoto Protocol accord to curb greenhouse-gas emissions after its targets expire in 2012, urging instead work on a new global agreement to combat climate chan...

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108. Bangladesh: PCJSS demands roadmap to implement the CHT Accord

Press conference on the occasion of 13th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord was held by the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS), only political party of indigenous Jumma peoples in CHT and one of the signatories of t...

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109. Bangladesh: ILO training on the rights and development of indigenous peoples held in Bandarban

Ministry of CHT Affairs, International Labour Organization and Bandarban Hill Distrct Council organized 2 days training on ‘Indigenous and Tribal Peoples: Rights and Development’ for the senior government officials posted in the CHT reg...

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110. Burma: Connection Key as Ethnic War Fears Grow

SIMON ROUGHNEEN, 29 November 2010: BANGKOK—With one thousand refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Burma into Thailand's Tak Province over the weekend, fears are growing about renewed war in eastern Burma and elsewhere in the ethnic minority-p...

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111. Bangladesh: JS caucus proposals for constitutional recognition

The parliamentary caucus on indigenous affairs yesterday disclosed an 11-point recommendation that should be included in the constitution for ensuring the indigenous people's rights.

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112. India: SC and ST seeks reservation in private sector

Bruce K. Thangkhal, NEW DELHI, 29 November 2010: All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations organised a massive rally in which thousands of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees raises their voices on Monday from Ramlila ground to Par...

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113. India: Delhi Shame! Shame! Chin-Kuki-Zo protests against sexual crimes in Delhi

Bruce K. Thangkhal, New Delhi, 29 November 2010: BEWARE! Delhi is unsafe for North East girls, even though Delhi Police made tall promises, especially those working in night-shifts and BPOs. Most of them felt unsecure in the national capital. Delhi...

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114. Mayan leaders of Mexico welcome Indigenous delegates to UNFCCC in Traditional Sunrise Ceremony

Jason Pan, 27 November 2010: In Cancun, Mexico, The indigenous peoples activities and parallel events for UNFCCC got started this weekend with a traditional Sunrise Ceremony by Mayan community leaders of Mexico earlier today (Nov. 27).

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115. India: Delhi shows its intolerance on Northeast Indigenous Women

The intolerance towards Northeast India Indigenous Women by Delhites turned its ugly face again. A Chin-Kuki-Zo indigenous Woman from Manipur state of Northeast India is kidnapped and gang-raped in the wee hour of 23 November 2010. The woman was ba...

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116. Cambodia: State grants three groups ethnic status

26 November 2010: Government officials have identified 21 communities of indigenous peoples from two provinces in Cambodia as ethnic minority groups, with a further 10 communities awaiting similar approval.

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117. Asia Regional Preparatory Meeting on UN mechanisms and procedures relating to indigenous peoples

February 26 to March 1, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Since 2000 the indigenous peoples organizations in Asia have been conducting annual preparatory meeting on the UN mechanisms and procedures in relation to indigenous peoples. This annual preparato...

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118. Bangladessh: A Tripura (indigenous) girl allegedly murdered in CHT

On 15 November 2010 a Tripura girl named Ms Koshmoti Tripura (14) s/o Shanto Kumar Tripura of village Brajendra Karbari Para of Doliya mouza under Matiranga upazila of Khagrachari district was killed after rape. Her mutilated body has been recovere...

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119. NE India: Somdev creates history with gold at Asiad

Somdev Devvarman, a Borok Indigenous sportman from Tripura, Northeast India, won his second gold medal of the Asian Games, demolishing top seed Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-1, 6-2 in the men's singles final here on Tuesday.

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120. India: Northeast women most vulnerable in Delhi city

Rahul Tripathi, New Delhi, 25 November 2010: From 2005 to 2010, Delhi has aspired to evolve as a world-class cosmopolitan city where women feel safe. But, in the five years - from the 2005 gangrape in Dhaula Kuan to the Tuesday night incident in wh...

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