http://africa.oneworld.net/article/archive/573 en_GB OneWorld Africa - OneWorld Africa/English/Topics/Human rights/Indigenous rights Indian Protest Against UK Mining Company http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83700 Hundreds of members of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe held a protest in India yesterday against plans by a British company, Vedanta, to mine their sacred mountain. Alkuperäiskansat haluavat mukaan ilmastoneuvotteluihin http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83686 YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumin mielestä alkuperäiskansoilla on kokemusta ja tietoa ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutuksista, mikä tulisi ottaa huomioon myös kansainvälisissä ilmastoneuvotteluissa. Botswana varaa san-kansan vesilähteet turisteille http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83679 Botswana suunnittelee Kalaharin autiomaahan turistikohteita, joiden vedenkulutus tulee olemaan merkittävä. Samaan aikaan valtio ei anna san-alkuperäiskansalle lupaa käyttää ainoaa vesilähdettään. Carbon Trading Blasted by Indigenous Groups http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160386/1/573 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns. Biopolttoaineiden viljely uhkaa 60 miljoonan alkuperäiskansoihin kuuluvan maita http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83649 Biopolttoaineiden viljely voi pahimmillaan johtaa ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin, pakolaisuuteen ja koflikteihin, varoittaa YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumi uudessa raportissaan. Biopolttoaineiden tarpeen lisääntyminen uhkaa jopa 60 miljoonan maailman alkuperäiskansoihin kuuluvan maita. Indigenous Groups Slam Canada at UN http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160324/1/573 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination. Nepal’s most neglected have high hopes of Maoists http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160181/1/573 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. Villages Burnt Down in Bangladesh http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83533 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. Sellutehtaan jäteputki kiehuttaa kalastajia Chilessä http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160001/1/573 Chileläisen sellutehtaan suunnitelma rakentaa kymmeniä kilometrejä pitkä jäteputki merelle on saanut rannikon kalastajat tappelemaan verisesti toisiaan vastaan. Temuan Komnas HAM Soal Kasus Runtu: Terbukti Ada Pelanggaran HAM http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83485 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. Indigenous Woman on Course for Paraguay's Senate http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159898/1/573 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. Greenpeace Dukung Larangan Ekspor Kayu Bulat dari Papua http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83340 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 Congo Villagers Use Satellites to Save Forests http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159555/1/573 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. Finland's Sami Fear Assimilation http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83258 There are growing concerns among the Sami people in Finland that their traditional way of life as an indigenous people is under threat. Lending ear to minority voices http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159533/1/573 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.