BOFF (Biafra Organization of Freedom Fighters) Alert
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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One Indigenous Person Murdered Every 72 Hours in Colombia
With 1,300 indigenous Colombians having been killed in the last seven years as a result of the ongoing conflict, at the end of May, the country's indigenous leaders announced plans…
Read moreFirst Victory in the Amazon
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…
Read moreGenocidal Trade
IPS News notes that the US-Peru Trade agreement is driving the state violence against indigenous communities.
Read moreAlready Failed President
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
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…
Read moreBINGOs, wars and Indigenous Refugees
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…
Read moreTacit Acceptance
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
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…
Read moreNo Rule of Law
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…
Read moreChief 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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