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Indigenous Children’s Education as Linguistic Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity? A Global View
The Convention on the Rights of the Child and Sámi children in Norway
 
 
 
 
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people
State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

 
Rainforest Rescue. The Ngabe people are the traditional owners of Tabasará River in western Panama. Credit: Rainforest Rescue
UN Expert Asked to Investigate Human Rights Violations Caused by Panama´s Barro Blanco Dam
WASHINGTON, DC, USA -- Twelve civil society organizations have urged the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, to conduct a formal investigation into the human rights impacts of the Barro Blanco dam located on the Tabasará River in Panama.
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19.06.2013
FPK. Relocation trucks arrive at Ranyane. © FPK
Court Reprieve for San People Threatened with Eviction from Ancestral Lands
GABORONE, Botswana -- Dozens of Botswana San threatened with eviction, reportedly because they live in an area proposed as a ‘wildlife corridor’, have won a significant court victory in their struggle to stay on their land.
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19.06.2013
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Leaving Hondurans Gasping for Air
The Oxygen Trade and Human Rights Abuses
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- The carbon trade doesn´t just fail to address climate change. In countries like Honduras, it funnels cash to notorious human rights abusers and threatens vital resources.
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18.06.2013
Emilio Godoy/IPS . Zapotec indigenous people from Unión Hidalgo protesting in Mexico City against a wind farm project in their town. Credit: Emilio Godoy/IPS
Rural Mexican Communities Protest Wind Farms
MEXICO CITY -- “We can’t sow our fields, which they have rented for next to nothing. What good do we get out of it?” Guadalupe Ramírez complained about wind farms operating in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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18.06.2013
Milagros Salazar/IPS. Schoolgirls in an Amazon community. In Peru, the indigenous children of the High Andes and Amazon regions are among the most malnourished in the world. Credit: Milagros Salazar/IPS
Millennium Development Goals Fund Boosts Food Security
ROME, Italy -- Since its founding in 2007 to help developing nations fight poverty, hunger, illiteracy, disease and gender discrimination, the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund (MDG-F) has financed about 130 joint programmes in 50 countries.
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18.06.2013
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Kurds Advance, Into the Unknown
GIRKE LEGE, Syria -- A ban on political and even social gatherings, a bar on Kurdish language and culture; uprooting people, forced disappearances and a ‘caste’ of hundreds of thousands of local Kurds deprived of citizenship… life for Kurds in pre-war Syria was probably as dire as it is today for their kin in Iran.
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18.06.2013
Photo: Jorge Fernando Garreton. Mapuche Indigenous Activists demonstrating aginst Chile´s anti-terror laws.Indigenous Peoples View Chilean Government with Deep Distrust
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Indigenous leaders denounce lack of political will of authorities to implement rights guaranteed by international conventions.

In his last state-of-the-nation message on May 21 in Valparaíso, President Sebastián Piñera dedicated less than three minutes to the indigenous peoples. In those few minutes, the president stressed the government´s progress in this area, specifically the "new deal" in relation to the indigenous peoples.
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18.06.2013
. Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) speaks to the crowd outside the Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion Constitutional Challenge hearing in Fort McMurray shortly after ACFN legal gave arguments for their challenge on October 23, 2012. From left to right: Holding banner: Marie Adam, Susana Deranger, Maude Barlow (head down), Harvey Scanie, Mervin Grandbois (back) Speaking: Chief Allan Adam.First Nations Leader Calls on Politicians to Experience Tar Sands Firsthand at 2013 Healing Walk in Canada
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, Canada -- Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Fort Chipewyan First Nation has issued a formal request to Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver and Alberta Premier Allison Redford to join the fourth annual Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray on July 6.

A fourteen-kilometre, day-long journey, hosted by the Keepers of the Athabasca, the Healing Walk is a spiritual gathering focused on healing the traditional territory of the nations that has been impacted by tar sands expansion.
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18.06.2013
Credit:Ranflickr. First Nations protest in front of the Ontario legislature, Jun. 25, 2007.. Impact of Inequality on Aboriginal People in Canada Documented in New Report
OTTAWA, Canada -- The impact of persistent conditions of disadvantage on the daily lives of Aboriginal people is documented in a new report released by the Canadian Human Rights Commission today.
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17.06.2013
Thembi Mutch/IPS. In Mikindani, a port in southern Tanzania, oil tankers are a frequent sight at the port. However, exploration has not brought economic prosperity to this area. Credit: Thembi Mutch/IPS
Stealing Gas from the Poor to Power the Rich
MIKINDANI, Tanzania -- In Kilwa District in southern Tanzania local community leader and fisherman Salim Riziki stands next to a set of turbines, newly imported from Dubai, talking about the gas finds on Songo Songo, an island 15 km off the mainland.
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17.06.2013
Busani Bafana/IPS. Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina holding the FAO award recognising outstanding progress in fighting hunger and attaining MDG One. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS
Ending Hunger Is Possible
ROME, Italy -- Thirty-eight countries were recognised for the first time on Sunday by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation for cutting in half the prevalence of people suffering from undernourishment, one of three targets under the first Millennium Development Goal.
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17.06.2013
Isaiah Esipisu/IPS . Kenyan farmer Geoffrey Ndung’u adapted to a prolonged drought and now earns a living growing watermelon. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
Small Farmers Buffeted by Climate Change
ROME, Italy -- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has long warned that a quarter of the world’s farmland is “highly degraded”.
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17.06.2013
Credit: jamesanaya.org. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Professor James Anaya.
Meetings with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during the 6th Session of EMRIP
UNITED NATIONS, Geneva -- During the week of 8 - 12 July 2013, Special Rapporteur James Anaya will hold individual meetings with representatives of indigenous peoples and organizations during the sixth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoplesin Geneva. Representatives of indigenous peoples and organizations may request a meeting with him concerning matters falling within his mandate, including allegations of human rights violations.
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17.06.2013
Adding Billions to the World’s Population
UNITED NATIONS -- A report released las week by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that the current world population will increase from 7.2 billion to 8.1 billion in 2025—an increase of almost one billion in 12 years.
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17.06.2013
Indigenous Human Rights Defender Freed from Norwegian Jail
KIRKENES, Norway -- Indigenous Peoples human rights defender Dmitry Berezhkov is a free man after a local court decision in Northern Norway on Saturday says the conditions for extradition to Russia are not present.
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16.06.2013		 Former RAIPON Vice President Arrested by Norwegian Police
KIRKENES, Norway -- Former Vice President of RAIPON, Dmitri Berezhkov, was arrested after returning from the preparatory meeting for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples that took place in Alta, Northern Norway from Monday to Wednesday this week. The indigenous representative was arrested in Tromsø after petition from Russian police, according to BarentsObserver.
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14.06.2013
Preparatory Meeting in Norway Declares Common Position for 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
ALTA, Norway -- Indigenous peoples from around the world on Wednesday issued a common position for the high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, also known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, to be held at New York Headquarters from 22 to 23 September 2014.
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14.06.2013		 Indigenous Peoples Engulfed in Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Conflict of Bangladesh
LONDON, U.K. -- The Bangladeshi government’s failure to address rights to traditional lands in the eastern Chittagong Hill Tracts region has left tens of thousands of Pahari Indigenous people landless and trapped in a cycle of violent clashes with Bengali settlers, Amnesty International said in a new report released yesterday.
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14.06.2013
UN Human Rights Experts Welcome OAS Adoption of Key Racism and Discrimination Conventions
UNITED NATIONS, Geneva -- UN human rights experts have hailed the adoption by the Organization of American States of two key anti-discrimination conventions as an important tool in protecting and promoting the rights of victims of historic wrongs in the Americas and tackling discrimination in all its forms.
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14.06.2013		 Indigenous Dongria Stand Firm against Vedanta Mine, Call for An End to Harassment
NIYAMGIRI HILLS, India -- During a rally of defiance, India’s Dongria Kondh have vowed to defend their Niyamgiri Hills against an open pit mine by British mining giant Vedanta Resources, and demanded the release of village leaders ahead of consultations about the mine.
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14.06.2013
Indigenous Guarani Man Ambushed and Shot Dead by Ranchers´ Gunmen
ARROIO KORÁ, Brazil -- An Indigenous Guarani man was killed Wednesday in southern Brazil, reportedly by gunmen working for the cattle ranchers who have occupied his community’s land.
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14.06.2013		 Campaign Group Survival Condemns Steven Pinker’s ‘Brutal Savage’ Myth
LONDON, U.K. -- Survival International has launched a vigorous rebuttal of Harvard ‘evolutionary psychologist’ Steven Pinker’s claim that tribal people are more violent than state societies.
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12.06.2013
Survivors Reluctant to Testify in New Genocide Trial
GUATEMALA CITY -- Fear and mistrust reign in Santa María Nebaj. The people of this Maya Ixil indigenous town in the highlands of northwestern Guatemala are worried about intimidation attempts to keep them from testifying again in a retrial of former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt.
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12.06.2013		 How to Close Latin America’s Rich-Poor Chasm
WASHINGTON, USA -- Latin American governments have increasingly been working to lessen inequality in the region, but new data suggests their efforts vary widely in quality and impact.
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12.06.2013
U.S., Malaysia Lead Worldwide “Land Grabs”
UXBRIDGE, Canada -- Africa is the main target for “land grabs” by foreign investors, according to a new report on large-scale land acquisitions around the world released Monday.
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12.06.2013		 World Indigenous Conference Preparations to Begin in Alta
ALTA, Norway -- The Global Preparatory Indigenous People´s Conference, hosted by the Sámi Parliament in Norway begins Sunday in Alta, situated on Sámi ancestral lands.
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08.06.2013
Land Grabs Threaten Indigenous San People in Namibia
WINDHOEK, Namibia -- Just weeks after a critical UN report on the status of indigenous people in Namibia, the scale of the government´s failure to promote and protect their rights has been highlighted once again by the desperate plight of the !Kung community.
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09.06.2013		 Brazilian Official in Charge of Indigenous Affairs Resigns over Protests
BRASILIA, Brazil -- The Brazilian official in charge of indigenous affairs resigned Friday amid protests by indigenous residents locked in land feuds with white farmers and opposed to construction of a huge dam in the Amazon.
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08.06.2013
Indigenous Peoples Recede into the Background
Government seeks to speed up exploration in indigenous territories and protected areas.
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- The government of Evo Morales — Bolivia’s first indigenous president — has had two phases. The first, between 2006 and 2010, provided protection to the country’s 22 national parks and to the territories that are home to the 38 ethnic groups recognized by the Constitution of 2009, as pushed forward by Morales. The second, from 2010 onwards, which has seen a 180 degrees change in policy towards indigenous communities.
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08.06.2013		 Indigenous Tribes Occupying Belo Monte Vow to Continue Resisting Amazon Dams
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Deeply frustrated with the Brazilian government´s unwavering attitude about building large-scale hydroelectric dams, indigenous protesters refused to leave Brasilia following a high-level meeting this week. They demand free, prior and informed consent following failed talks with the Brazilian government.
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07.06.2013

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High Court okays Aboriginal alcohol controls
The High Court has dismissed an appeal claiming the alcohol management plan on the Queensland Aboriginal community of Palm Island breached the Racial Discrimination Act.
19/06 10:51 SBS Radio
Rio native title deal irks splinter group
A native title group in Western Australia's Pilbara has inked a land use deal with Rio Tinto despite objections by rival claimants. On Wednesday, Rio Tinto and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) held a signing ceremony at Roebourne to celebrate the deal, covering 13,000 sq km of land between
19/06 10:01 Yahoo!7 Finance
First Nations key to future of Northern Gateway pipeline
19/06 09:21 Thompson Citizen
First Nations groups mobilizing for “Sovereignty Summer”
19/06 09:00 iPolitics
Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies
EST', '', true); Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:20 PM EST Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:20 PM EST Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law Tropical depression heads toward southern Mexico Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths Hof
19/06 06:20 8 News NOW
Senate panel advances bills on lands, Denali name
By Becky Bohrer Associated Press JUNEAU — A U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would provide $50 million to clean up abandoned federal wells on current or former National Petroleum Reserve lands.
19/06 05:49 Peninsula Clarion
Fijians dying young
Fijians are dying young from rheumatic heart diseases (RHD). This is the finding of Dr Charlie Corke of the Geelong Hospital in Australia. Dr Corke was part of the Operation Open Heart team that was in the country a month ago conducting open heart surgeries for patients.
19/06 05:41 Pacific Island News Association
Accord signed with iwi on spending
Eleven government departments have agreed to work jointly with three Far North iwi so both parties decide how Crown money is spent in the region.
19/06 05:37 Radio New Zealand
Timber markets challenge Latin American forest communities
Timber markets challenge Latin American forest communities Source: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:11 AM Author: Barbara Fraser For indigenous communities and other forest dwellers in Latin America, reaping the benefits of timber depends not only on tenure rights, but also on how well they deal with markets, a
19/06 05:28 Democratic Underground
’Shocking’ half of Canada’s First Nations kids living in poverty, new study finds
19/06 05:18 The Province
Another court loss for elder on native title crusade
A Ngambri elder’s crusade to halt the development of a new northside suburb has again been denied by a Canberra court. Shane Mortimer had sought to appeal a decision that rejected his bid to block the Land Development Agency selling land in the greenfield suburb of Lawson in Belconnen.
19/06 04:03 The Canberra Times
Guatemalan protected areas sideline the protectors
Guatemala’s protected areas safeguard some of last remaining forests, but they are also threatening the livelihoods of the very people who have maintained these reservoirs of rich biological diversity for generations, a new study says.
19/06 04:01 Thomson Reuters Foundation