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In Memoriam: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser, Founding Chair, CWIS

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Somaliland: Appeals to Britain for Help

Somaliland: Appeals to Britain for Help

October 30, 2006

In the harsh terrain of the Horn of Africa, torn by decades of war, a peaceful Muslim democracy with a pro-Western government has emerged on the territory of a former…

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Khmer-Krom: Internal Chaos of Indigenous People

Khmer-Krom: Internal Chaos of Indigenous People

October 25, 2006

Vietnam as a country must stop forcing the Khmer-Krom people to incorporate into mainstream society by changing their culture and identity. Such acts are a violation against its very own…

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Nigerian Governors Face Impeachment on Corruption Charges

Nigerian Governors Face Impeachment on Corruption Charges

October 17, 2006

Impeachment charges continue to shake Nigeria

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Philippine natives fight for their own piece of paradise lost

Philippine natives fight for their own piece of paradise lost

October 15, 2006

While tourists frolic in the crystal clear waters lapping the tropical island of Boracay, local natives forced from their land by developers are fighting for their piece of paradise lost.

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U.N. Faces Test on Native Rights

U.N. Faces Test on Native Rights

October 13, 2006

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 13 (IPS) – Even though various U.N. agencies have endorsed an international document that calls for full recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples, the United States…

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Surplus Electricity - But Bigger Dams Planned

Surplus Electricity – But Bigger Dams Planned

October 10, 2006

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (IPS) – Even before the problem-ridden Bakun Dam in eastern Sarawak can be completed, officials are talking of plans to build two more hydroelectric dams in…

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Indigenous People, Ignored Even by the Statistics

Indigenous People, Ignored Even by the Statistics

October 10, 2006

LIMA, Oct 10 (IPS) – Peruvian President Alan Garc

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UNPO Issues

UNPO Issues “The Hague Declaration” to the United Nations

October 10, 2006

Consequent to the recently concluded Symposium on “Self-Determination in International Law”, held in The Hague from 29 September until 1 October 2006, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has…

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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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