New Zealand calls on Papua rebels to release pilot kidnapped a year ago | Politics News

New Zealand calls on Papua rebels to release pilot kidnapped a year ago | Politics News

Phillip Mehrtens, a commercial pilot with Susi Air, was taken captive from an airstrip in the troubled Indonesian province. New Zealand has called for the immediate release of pilot Phillip Mehrtens who was taken captive by fighters in Indonesia’s troubled Papua province a year ago. Mehrtens, who was flying a…

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide | Indigenous Rights

Why Lula has failed to address the Yanomami genocide | Indigenous Rights

In December 2022, Brazilian media published photos of malnourished Yanomami children which shocked the nation. The Indigenous peoples of the Amazon had long lived off of hunting, farming, and gathering food and resources from the bountiful rainforest. But the encroachment on their lands by the Brazilian state, corporations, illegal loggers,…

Toppled statues, protests: Australia marks contentious national holiday | Politics News

Toppled statues, protests: Australia marks contentious national holiday | Politics News

Thousands join marches in major cities amid growing debate over holiday once known for barbecues and beach trips. Thousands of Australians have gathered at rallies against the Australia Day holiday, which marks the arrival of British colonists in 1788 and has become increasingly contentious. Protesters gathered on Friday at Invasion…

Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria | Indigenous Rights News

Beyond Australia’s failed referendum: Truth, treaty and voice in Victoria | Indigenous Rights News

Melbourne, Australia – In October this year, a referendum to establish an Indigenous “Voice to Parliament” in the Australian Constitution was heavily defeated at the polls. Had the vote passed, an advisory group would have been established to make recommendations to the federal government to alleviate the social and economic…

Indigenous advocates reject Chile’s new draft constitution ahead of vote | Elections News

Indigenous advocates reject Chile’s new draft constitution ahead of vote | Elections News

For more than a decade, architect Julio Ñanco Antilef has campaigned to rewrite Chile’s constitution, a relic from when General Augusto Pinochet ruled the country as a military dictator. But now, as Chile prepares to vote on a new draft, Ñanco Antilef finds himself in a paradoxical position: hoping to…

Can Indigenous inclusivity be the key to successful carbon markets? | Indigenous Rights News

Can Indigenous inclusivity be the key to successful carbon markets? | Indigenous Rights News

Carbon markets, a popular mechanism used by global businesses and countries to offset their emissions, have been on the table during negotiations at the United Nations COP28 Climate Change Conference. In a year that has seen carbon markets under growing scrutiny due to reports of alleged scams revealing that only…

Indigenous advocacy leads to largest dam removal project in US history | Indigenous Rights News

Indigenous advocacy leads to largest dam removal project in US history | Indigenous Rights News

Every fall, Barry McCovey, a member of the Yurok Tribe and director of tribal fisheries, takes his four children salmon fishing on the Klamath River, the second largest river in California. A strong salmon run normally nets his family 30 or 40 fish. It’s a supply big enough to last…

Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit | Mining

Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit | Mining

For more than a month, protests against Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine have held Panama in a state of siege. Roadblocks have caused gas and propane shortages. Many supermarket shelves have run bare. Restaurants and hotels have sat empty. But on Tuesday, protesters in Panama got the news they…

A Step Forward for Indigenous Peoples Rights — Global Issues

A Step Forward for Indigenous Peoples Rights — Global Issues

Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press Service MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 24 (IPS) – Brazil’s Supreme Court has delivered a long-awaited ruling upholding Brazilian Indigenous peoples’ claims to their traditional land. It did so by rejecting the ‘Temporal Framework’ principle, which only allowed for the…