Mandela Day Reminder to Stand Witness to Human Rights Defenders — Global Issues

Mandela Day Reminder to Stand Witness to Human Rights Defenders — Global Issues

by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul 18 (IPS) – As human rights increasingly deteriorate, rights defenders are being violently suppressed. Abducted, detained, tortured, and humiliated, many now live one day at a time. They have been told, in no uncertain times, that anything could…

A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil — Global Issues

A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil — Global Issues

Indigenous representatives like Raoni Metuktire, an internationally recognized Kaiapó leader, followed the Supreme Court trial on the temporary framework, inside and outside of the courtroom in Brasilia, in a case that will determine whether the land rights of the indigenous peoples of Brazil have extreme limits established by the constitution….

New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right — Global Issues

New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right — Global Issues

Credit: Martín Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Friday, May 19, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 19 (IPS) – On 7 May, Chileans went to the polls to choose a Constitutional Council that will produce a new constitution to replace the one bequeathed by…

Government Financing for Mayan Train Violates Socio-environmental Standards — Global Issues

Government Financing for Mayan Train Violates Socio-environmental Standards — Global Issues

Carrying the Mayan flag, members of the Colibrí Collective lead a march against the Mayan Train in the city of Valladolid, in the southern Mexican state of Yucatán, in May 2023. The construction of the Mexican government’s most important megaproject has drawn criticism from affected communities due to its environmental,…

Racist Political System Thwarts Candidacy of Mayan Woman in Guatemala — Global Issues

Racist Political System Thwarts Candidacy of Mayan Woman in Guatemala — Global Issues

Thelma Cabrera and Jordán Rodas launch their candidacy for the presidency and vice presidency of Guatemala in December 2022, which has been vetoed by the courts, in a maneuver that has drawn criticism from human rights groups at home and abroad. CREDIT: Twitter by Edgardo Ayala (santa catarina palopÓ, guatemala) Saturday,…

Tanzania Should Halt Plan to Relocate Maasai Pastoralists — Global Issues

Tanzania Should Halt Plan to Relocate Maasai Pastoralists — Global Issues

Arusha, Tanzania: Maasai children taking their cows to a river. The government plans to displace about 150,000 pastoralists. Credit: Shutterstock. Opinion by Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu, Oryem Nyeko (nairobi) Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Feb 21 (IPS) – Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu is a senior researcher on women and land and Oryem…

Peru’s Democracy at a Crossroads — Global Issues

Peru’s Democracy at a Crossroads — Global Issues

by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Thursday, February 02, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 02 (IPS) – On 25 January, roughly six weeks after being sworn in following her predecessor’s removal, Peruvian president Dina Boluarte finally recognised that elections were the only way out of political crisis. Elections were…