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BOFF (Biafra Organization of Freedom Fighters) Alert

BOFF (Biafra Organization of Freedom Fighters) Alert

June 18, 2009

The problem of the Niger Delta is not a “development problem.” It is a “justice problem.” If the Hausa Fulani Yoruba leave the land, mineral and water of the Niger…

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Demolitions, Uprooting, Destruction, and More Demolitions

Demolitions, Uprooting, Destruction, and More Demolitions

June 18, 2009

This dispatch was transmitted by Dr. Yeela Livnat Raanan of the Regional Council for the Unrecognized Bedouin Villages in the Negev (RCUV). It relates to indigenous Bedouin communities in Israel…

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First Victory in the Amazon

First Victory in the Amazon

June 17, 2009

The people in the Amazon are celebrating their victory of the day. Almost two weeks after the bloodshed in the peruvian Amazon with the government having entered into discussions with…

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Genocidal Trade

Genocidal Trade

June 17, 2009

IPS News notes that the US-Peru Trade agreement is driving the state violence against indigenous communities.

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Already Failed President

Already Failed President

June 17, 2009

Obama’s Human Rights Scorecard: Indigenous Peoples — F LGBT Peoples — F Unions — F War and Peace — F Health Care — F Education — F Govt Corruption —…

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First Victory in the Amazon

First Victory in the Amazon

June 17, 2009

The people in the Amazon are celebrating their victory of the day. Almost two weeks after the bloodshed in the Peruvian Amazon with the government having entered into discussions with…

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BINGOs, wars and Indigenous Refugees

BINGOs, wars and Indigenous Refugees

June 16, 2009

Big International NGOs (BINGOs) like the Worldwide Fund for Nature, Conservation International and the Nature Conservancy directly cause the displacement of Fourth World peoples from their territories resulting in large…

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Tacit Acceptance

Tacit Acceptance

June 16, 2009

Colonial Roots Michela Wrong talks about the corruption of Kenya, the role of the World Bank in sustaining African tyrants, and the colonial roots of the present pattern of political…

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Activists Urge Obama to Use Trade Pact as Leverage

Activists Urge Obama to Use Trade Pact as Leverage

June 16, 2009

The United States government is coming under intense pressure from rights organizations and environmental groups to redefine its trade pact with Peru, a tool that they charge the government in…

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No Rule of Law

No Rule of Law

June 15, 2009

Chinese Totalitarian State Human Rights in China documents the recent suppression of lawyers who represent clients denied human rights. The government of China has responded to this unwelcome phenomenon by…

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Chief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library

The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.

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