Full Coverage: Indigenous rights

28.04.2008 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past.

24.04.2008 Seven villages belonging to the 'Jumma' tribal were burned to the ground on Sunday by Bengali settlers, with the support of the Bangladesh army, in violence apparently arising from a controversial resettlement programme.

22.04.2008 Chileläisen sellutehtaan suunnitelma rakentaa kymmeniä kilometrejä pitkä jäteputki merelle on saanut rannikon kalastajat tappelemaan verisesti toisiaan vastaan.

22.04.2008 Menurut M. Ridha Saleh,Wakil Ketua Komnas HAM, berdasarkan temuan Komnas HAM dalam kasus Runtu, terbukti telah terjadi pelanggaran hak asasi manusia (HAM). Kasus Runtu merupakan kasus perampasan tanah warga oleh perusahaan perkebunan sawit, yang terjadi di Desa Runtu Kecamatan Arut Selatan, Kabupaten Kotawaringin Barat (Kobar) tahun 2005 silam.

18.04.2008 ASUNCION, Apr 17 (IPS) - An indigenous woman has an excellent chance of winning a seat in Congress for the first time in the history of Paraguay, in Sunday's general elections.

16.04.2008 Greenpeace maminta kepada pemerintah Indonesia untuk mendukung kebijakan larangan ekspor kayu bulat dari Tanah Papua dan mengabaikan sejumlah tekanan dari kalangan industri kayu untuk memberikan kelonggaran atas pemberlakuan kebijakan tersebut

08.04.2008 Hundreds of Cogolese villagers - mostly hunter-gatherers or subsistence farmers - will use high-tech GPS (Global Positioning System) devices to produce digital maps to prove their existence to the government and to loggers.

08.04.2008 There are growing concerns among the Sami people in Finland that their traditional way of life as an indigenous people is under threat.

08.04.2008 Often marginalised from the political power, minorities all over the world have little or no voice in decision-making. State of the World’s Minorities 2008, a flagship publication of Minority Rights Group provides a comprehensive account of the impact of climate change on the minorities and indigenous people and highlights some opportunities for change.