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 Indigenous Tribes Keep Uneasy Peace in Southern LibyaSOUTHERN LIBYA -- Kaltoum Saleh, 18, is elated to graduate from her overcrowded high school in the remote Saharan town of Ubari, near the Algerian border.Saleh, a member of Ubari’s indigenous Tebu tribe, says that for decades under former Libyan dictatorMuammar Gaddafi, the Libyan Tebu suffered from state-sanctioned discrimination, which stemmed in part from the failure of the semi-nomadic tribe to register under Libya’s 1954 citizenship law. More 22.05.2013 |
 Profits vs. Disaster in Arctic MeltdownUXBRIDGE, Canada -- Many eyes are turning north to the Arctic, some in horror at the rapid decline of a key component of our life support system, others in eager anticipation at the untapped resources beneath the vanishing snow and ice.More 22.05.2013 |
 Walking Tours Connect Palestinians to Their PastDEIR GHASSANEH, Occupied West Bank -- A reddish-brown dome sits atop an ancient stone house, used hundreds of years ago for prayer. It peeks out from the surrounding trees as the rolling green valleys and hills of the central West Bank stretch out into the distance.More 22.05.2013 |
 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 |
U.S. Faces Significant Challenges to Address Adverse Business Impacts on Human Rights UNITED NATIONS, WASHINGTON D.C. / GENEVA -– The United States still faces significant challenges to address the adverse impacts of business activities on human rights, despite progress and innovation in key sectors of the economy, a United Nations expert group said at the end of a ten-day mission to the country. More 11.05.2013 |
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 |
Chile Looks to Volcanoes and Geysers for EnergyChile is home to 20 percent of the world’s active volcanoes, according to the Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence. More 09.05.2013 |
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. More 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. More 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. More 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. More 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. More 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. More 03.05.2013 |
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The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday.
22/05 10:16 World Bulletin
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22/05 10:09 Vancouver Sun
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In Loliondo, northern Tanzania, thousands of Maasai tribespeople are digging their heels deep into their ancestral land. Again. This time it's because the Tanzanian government claim they want to turn that ancestral land into a wildlife reserve – a move that could potentially wipe out every member of
22/05 09:24 Vice (UK)
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us About Sex, Diet, and How We Live, by Marlene Zuk, Norton, 304 pages, $27.95
The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?, by Fared Diamond, Viking, 499 pages, $36
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22/05 07:09 The Free Library
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22/05 06:46 Windsor Star
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22/05 06:00 The StarPhoenix
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- Alle samfunn har grupper som lever under "slave-lignende" tilstander, sier Joy Johnsen.
22/05 05:34 Sykepleien.no
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Today's damning report into the Ruatoki raid shows a dramatic overhaul of police culture is urgently required, the Green Party said today.
22/05 05:24 Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
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Guy Chazan
By Guy Chazan in London
Royal Dutch Shell's top brass were grilled yesterday over their troubled Alaska oil campaign, with some shareholders calling for a complete rethink of the company's strategy in the region.
22/05 04:32 Financial Times Print Edition (Europe)
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of South Dakota's Department of Social Services asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by two tribes alleging that the state routinely breaks federal law governing foster care and adoptions for American Indian children.
22/05 03:58 Sioux City Journal
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They turn up to almost every demonstration in the Chilean capital Santiago and hurl stones, petrol bombs and even acid at the police.
22/05 03:25 BBC News
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(Before It's News)
The words of an Alaskan tribal elder, “We watched our family and friends die,” represent the feelings of many about the use of chemical dispersants in their waters.
22/05 02:57 Before It's News
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