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Young Men Break with Machista Stereotypes in EcuadorQUITO, Ecuador -- At the age of 20, Damián Valencia speaks knowledgeably about every aspect of gender equality. He is a member of Cascos Rosa, a young people’s initiative working for cultural change against machismo and violence against women in Ecuador.More
15.05.2013 |
The Challenge of Being a Maasai WomanUNITED NATIONS, New York -- The Maasai indigenous people of Kenya and Tanzania has long been a beacon of traditional culture to many Africans – and for Westerners on safari through Maasai Mara, Samburu or Amboseli, a familiar face.More
12.05.2013 |
Displaced by Gold Mining in ColombiaBOGOTÁ, Colombia -- “I was displaced here by mining a month ago. Illegal miners forced me out of my municipality. No, don’t write down where I’m from, let alone my name,” said a 40-year-old black man frightened for his safety. IPS agreed to say only that he is from Colombia’s southern Pacific coast region.More
10.05.2013 |
Critics Slam California “Forest Offset” PlanWASHINGTON, USA -- More than two dozen environmental organisations are urging California Governor Jerry Brown to disregard recommendations from a United Nations task force to include so-called forest “offsets” in the state’s new emissions-trading scheme.More
08.05.2013 |
Indigenous Awá’s Plight Reaches Top Human Rights WatchdogLONDON, U.K. -- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Americas’ leading human rights body, has received an urgent petition from Survival International and Brazilian indigenous rights organization CIMI to save Earth’s most threatened tribe.More
07.05.2013 |
Mexico’s Community Radio Stations Fight for Survival and RecognitionMEXICO CITY -- Radio Totopo was founded in February 2006 in the Pescadores neighbourhood, the oldest and poorest part of the city of Juchitán in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. But the authorities closed it down in late March, even though Congress is debating a constitutional reform that would recognise community radio stations.
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07.05.2013 |
“REDD+ Will Not Stop Deforestation,” New Report ArguesA new report by Carbon Trade Watch takes a detailed and critical look at REDD from the perspective of land enclosures. “REDD+ will not stop deforestation,” the report argues. Rather than addressing the root causes of deforestation, REDD promotes the argument that environmental destruction in one location can be ‘compensated’ in another. As such, REDD reinforces underlying causes of deforestation.
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06.05.2013 |
Ecuador’s Indigenous People Still Waiting to Be ConsultedQUITO, Ecuador -- The Constitution of Ecuador adopted in 2008 establishes a broad range of rights for indigenous peoples and nationalities, including the right to prior consultation, which gives them the opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives.
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03.05.2013 |
Unearthing Trinidad’s Carib AncestryPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Ricardo Bharath-Hernandez, like most citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, has probably lost count of the millions of dollars being spent to renovate the Greek revival style “Red House” that serves as the parliament building in the oil-rich twin island republic.
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03.05.2013 |
Opinions Deeply Divided Over Fracking in ArgentinaBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The enthusiasm of the government and oil and gas companies over Argentina’s unconventional fuel potential has come up against fierce opposition from communities living near the country’s shale gas reserves and environmental organisations.
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03.05.2013 |
Where the Sea Has Risen Too High AlreadyAUKI, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands -- The deceptively calm waters of Langa Langa Lagoon on the west coast of Malaita Island in the Solomon Islands is home to thousands of people who have lived on artificial islands for centuries. For generations the islanders in this south-west Pacific nation have employed tenacity and ingenuity to maintain their existence on these tiny low-lying man-made atolls, devoid of freshwater and arable land. But climate change is now the greatest threat to their survival.
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03.05.2013 |
Post-Conflict Trauma Haunts Solomon IslandsHONIARA, Solomon Islands - After ten years of working towards peace and reconciliation in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, following a five-year civil conflict known as the ‘Tensions’ (1998-2003) which left 30,000 people displaced and hundreds unaccounted for, people now go about their daily lives in improved freedom and personal security. But below the surface, untreated post-conflict trauma continues to impact many individuals and communities.
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02.05.2013 |
Bedouin Resist Israeli ShoveKHAN AL-AHMAR, Occupied West Bank - Dozens of metal and wooden tents cling to the rocky hillside, just outside of Jerusalem along the road leading to the Dead Sea, while the unmistakable red roofs of Israeli settlements peak out from behind opposite hilltops.
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02.05.2013 |
Come Grab Our LandYAOUNDÉ - Bordered by a rubber plantation in the west, a forestry plantation in the east and a palm oil farm in the south, the 18 local communities that live in Ocean Division, southern Cameroon, have had an uphill struggle for the rights to their land.
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30.04.2013 |
Mining and Logging Companies “Leaving Chile without Water”SANTIAGO, Chile - More than 100 environmental, social and indigenous organisations protested Monday in the Chilean capital to demand that the state regain control over the management of water, which was privatised by the dictatorship in 1981.
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30.04.2013 |
Their Missing DaughtersGUWAHATI, India - It is as if they have given up hope of ever seeing their girls again. They are an Adivasi family from a remote village in Assam state in India, nestled in the Himalayan foothills. The picturesque surroundings belie the hollowness they feel within.
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30.04.2013 |
Sacrifices family GIWC conference in New YorkNEW YORK: Many indigenous women are not allowed to be politically active in their own country, but they do it in spite of threats from the authorities. Although the family is threatened with death and in some cases even assasinated, these women continue to fight for their cause.
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26.04.2013 |
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GUWAHATI: Even as China has expressed its willingness to share hydrological information on the Brahmaputra with India, civil society groups in the northeast demanded that both Beijing and New Delhi should establish an independent international commission on water for better management of trans-bound
21/05 10:39 The Times Of India
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All Africa Global Media
With facts presented on the status of oil mining leases 26, 30, 34 and 42, Ejiofor Alike writes that the "Restoration Niger Delta" and other protesters were either misguided or may have acted out of sheer ignorance in their petition to the National Assembly
The transparency,
21/05 10:30 Equities.com
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Canada is lobbying to make oil sands – an energy extraction method that is far more polluting than conventional techniques – accessible to Europe. But according to a leading scientist, this would mean “game over” for the climate.
21/05 10:24 Blue & Green Tomorrow
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IBNS): Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which will include a special focus on youth, indigenous groups in Africa and the importance of strengthening ties with
21/05 09:03 Indiablooms.com
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ALBUQUERQUE — In an effort to oppose uranium mining from occurring at the base of Mount Taylor, protesters and environmentalists held poster signs for Albuquerque commuters to see that read “Protect Mt.
21/05 08:49 Cibola Beacon
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The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a claim by an Alaskan village that it should be able to sue oil and utility companies for damages attributed to climate change.
21/05 08:28 Eco News
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Big coal wants you to believe that fossil fuels will lift India's poor out of poverty.
21/05 07:52 Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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As a shrewd businesswoman with keen insight and endless aspirations, Ophelia DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to smash stereotypes and empower black women by teaching them poise, confidence and the courage to get ahead in a world deeply etched by racial discrimination.
21/05 06:03 Timesfreepress.com
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UNITED NATIONS, May 20, 2013 -- The United Nations on Monday opened a forum here to share perspectives and best practices on the realization of the rights of indigenous peoples and to pursue the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples.
21/05 04:18 China's Human Rights
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TWIN ARROWS, Ariz. (AP) -- New sets of twin arrows are beckoning travelers on Interstate 40 in northern Arizona.
The Navajo Nation has opened its first casino in the state, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, named after an old trading post, diner and gas station where red and gold twin arrows ai
21/05 03:08 AZFamily.com
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s leader named a new Cabinet on Wednesday in an effort to restore confidence in a long-ruling coalition that won national elections last week with a smaller majority.
16/05 11:57 Asian Correspondent
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New Delhi: Amnesty International (AI) has urged the authorities in Orissa to halt immediately unnecessary and excessive use of force by police and private civil militias on Adivasi (indigenous communities) and peasants protesting against the acquisition of their lands and habitats for steel projects
16/05 10:52 The Milli Gazette
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