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 Climate Extremes Fuel Hunger in GuatemalaGUATEMALA CITY -- "Three-quarters of the fields are still under water. Maize, plantains, okra and pasture are all lost," José Asencio told IPS at the village of Santa Ana Mixtán in southern Guatemala, the area worst affected by tropical storm Agatha.
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29.07.2010 |
 U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human RightUNITED NATIONS -- When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58 member states voted for a historic document covering political, economic, social and cultural rights.More
29.07.2010 |
Chronic Oil Leaks Sully Lake Maracaibo, LivelihoodsCARACAS,Venezuela-- Dark oil slicks are spreading from the middle of Venezuela´s Lake Maracaibo towards the shores -- the wetlands, mangroves, beaches and docks. Oil is permeating fishing nets, coating the garbage dumped into the water, killing off wildlife and driving away residents and tourists.More
28.07.2010 |
 Slack Oversight of Peru´s Amazon RainforestLIMA,Peru -- Fifty-three percent of Peru is covered with native rainforest, but the agencies in charge of protecting and monitoring this vast area are toothless and have neither the staff nor the resources to cope with the job, according to a report from the Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsperson´s Office).
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28.07.2010 |
 Indians hold construction workers hostage at Amazon dam siteMato Grosso, Amazon -- Brazilian Indians are occupying the site of a hydroelectric plant, demanding that they be compensated for the damage caused to them by the dam, that their land rights be upheld and that no more harmful dams be built in the region.More
27.07.2010 |
 No Reparations Yet for Families of Civil War Victims
HUAMANGA, Peru -- The families of victims of the political violence in the impoverished southern highlands province of Ayacucho, the epicentre of Peru´s 1980-2000 counterinsurgency war, complain that the government of Alan García has set new conditions for the start of the payment of reparations.
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27.07.2010 |
 Sarawak’s Chief Minister faces UK protesters over PenanOXFORD, UK -- Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud faced protests by supporters of the Penan in the UK today, while British MPs have written to him expressing concern over the newly documented cases of sexual abuse of Penan women.More
26.07.2010 |
 - No alternative to visa-free communicationHELSINKI -- Visiting Finland this week, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev expressed confidence that no lame excuses can be made in relation to the introduction of visa-free travel between EU and Russia. Finland will continue to do everything to support visa-free regime and Norway shares the vision of visa-freedom with Russia.More
23.07.2010 |
Report reveals rape of tribeswomen by loggers BORNEO -- A new report has exposed an ‘environment of violence’ against tribeswomen in Borneo.
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21.07.2010 |
Canada Slowing Biodiversity Protocol’s ProgressUNITED NATIONS -- The spirit of international negotiations in Montreal on a draft protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) of natural resources were marred by Canada’s insistence on a decentralised approach to ABS, Peigi Wilson, a Métis lawyer present at the meeting in support of the Quebec Native Women, told IPS.
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20.07.2010 |
Kenyan Gvt and European Investment Bank to Conduct Impact Study on Ethiopian Hydroelectric Gibe III DamNAIOBI, Kenya -- The Kenyan government has announced plans to carry out an independent environmental impact assessment study on the controversial multi-billion Ethiopian Gibe III hydroelectric dam that has drawn intense opposition and criticism from environmentalist and human rights groups.
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18.07.2010 |
UN Expert On Indigenous People In Follow-Up Mission To New Zealand GENEVA -- The UN Special Rapporteur on indigenous people, James Anaya, will visit New Zealand from 18 to 23 July to gather information on developments concerning indigenous peoples in the country since the mission of his predecessor in 2005*, which focused on issues of self-governance and cultural identity of the Maori population, its property rights to land and coastal areas, as well as strategies to reduce inequalities between Maori and non-Maori.
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17.07.2010 |
Third Blow for Vedanta in a Month as Mine Faces New Probe
LONDON -- In the third major blow to Vedanta in a month, the Chief Secretary of the Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) has ordered a new investigation into the rights of the Dongria Kondh tribe affected by Vedanta Resources’ controversial bauxite mine.
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16.07.2010 |
World Bank, NGOs Spar over Indonesian Mine ProjectWASHINGTON -- The World Bank´s Board of Directors said studies for a potential mining project in Indonesia could move forward Tuesday but civil society groups, citing studies that have already been done, condemned the decision.
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15.07.2010 |
More Than 200 Ways of Becoming a MotherRIO DE JANEIRO -- "You can only have one mother," as the saying goes, but in Brazil there are 215 ways of becoming a mother, one for each of the ethnic groups in this South American country. Promoting maternal health while respecting cultural traditions is a major health challenge.
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15.07.2010 |
Controversy Dogs Brazil´s Racial Equality LawRIO DE JANEIRO -- The Statute of Racial Equality, soon to be signed into law in Brazil, is at the centre of a controversy between those who consider it a historical achievement, like the abolition of slavery in 1888, and those who see it as failing to satisfy the demands of the black movement.
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15.07.2010 |
Bolivian Lowlands Get Life-Saving Flood Warning SystemTRINIDAD, Bolivia -- An early warning system to alert people living in the lowlands of the northern Bolivian department of Beni about imminent flooding of the mighty Mamoré and Ibare rivers is saving lives, food and goods, and overcoming the uncertainty that led to enormous losses in the past.
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15.07.2010 |
Afro-Brazilian Communities in the Shadow of Space FacilityALCÁNTARA, Brazil -- A space launch centre built in their territory has altered the way of life that members of "quilombos" - village communities originally founded by runaway slaves - have maintained for a century and a half in this municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhao.
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15.07.2010 |
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Resource Management (Enhancement of Iwi Management Plans) Amendment Bill First Reading, Wednesday 21st of July 2010 Te Ururoa Flavell, MP for Wairiki Kia ora anō tātau... 27/07 23:53 Scoop
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La Paz, Jul 27 (EFE).- President Evo Morales confirmed Tuesday that drug traffickers have more technology and modern equipment than Bolivia's police and armed forces, and he asked for help from the international community to address that... 27/07 22:41 Wachovia
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Osseo Fairchild School District in western Wisconsin has been ordered to drop its Chieftains nickname and logo after the state determined it was race-based and promoted discrimination and... 27/07 22:08 KSAX-TV
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LIMA (AP) -- An Ohio man who claimed that his American Indian ancestry makes him exempt from city nuisance laws has been ordered to clean up two homes that have fallen into... 23/07 18:46 Chillicothe Gazette
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2010-07-23 11:07:07 Amnesty International Press release 23 July 2010 Amnesty International has welcomed groundbreaking legislation in the USA, which addresses the disturbing rates of acts of sexual violence committed with impunity against American Indian and Alaska Native... 23/07 18:25 Hrea.org
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23/07 16:40 Sudbury Star
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: TANZANIA, Africa (eTN) - Accompanied by his wife and other US embassy officials, the American Ambassador to Tanzania, Alfonso Lenhardt, last week made a special visit to Tanzania’s famous tourist park of Serengeti and the local Maasai villages where controversy over road construction and tourist... 23/07 14:09 UNPO
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23/07 14:06 Nanaimo Daily News
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Government hurting them Indigenous peoples rights’ advocates echoed Danyan’s sentiments saying that the government has continued to turn a blind eye on the plight of the Tbolis in Barangay... 23/07 13:56 Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources
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WALLOWA LAKE — For most residents of Wallowa County, “Fishtrap’’ has become a household word. Since 1988, when Fishtrap began at Wallowa Lake with a Summer Writers’ Gathering, more than 15 programs have been added and continue year... 23/07 13:23 The Observer (AP)
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for indigenous peoples is urging the Government to reconsider its refusal to return lands in the Urewera National Park to the Tuhoe... 23/07 11:41 Radio New Zealand
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23/07 10:05 Calgary Herald
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