Land Grabbing Is Killing Honduras' Indigenous Peoples
By: Andrea Reyes Blanco and Tim Shenk
Date: April 5th 2016
Source: TeleSUR
OPINION & ANALYSIS
Berta Caceres' killing was a symptom, not an isolated incident.
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Sami Indigenous People Face Unprecedented Land Grab in Finland
Date: April 3rd 2016
Source: TeleSUR
Finland's new Forestry Act is poised to rob Sami people of decision-making control over their homelands.
Indigenous Brazilians under threat from killings and resource projects: UN Rapporteur
By: Sandra Cuffe
Date: April 4th 2016
Source: Mongabay
- United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz visited Brazil in March.
Australia: Backlog of Aboriginal land claims will take 90 years to clear
By: Michelle Brown
Date: April 3rd 2016
Source: ABC News Australia
Judging by the number of claims that have been made, the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Rights Act is a victim of its own success.
In the past year the number of undetermined land claims has increased to over 29,000. It has been calculated this "land bank" will take 90 years or more to determine.
New Zealand: Māori complain to UN over land reforms
Date: March 25th 2016
Source: Radio New Zealand
A complaint has been laid with the United Nations about proposed changes to Māori land laws.
Waitangi Tribunal claimants have sent a letter to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights.
It accuses the government of breaching the Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People in its review of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.
Indonesia: Pressure grows on Jakarta to tackle indigenous rights abuses
By: Fidelis E. Satriastanti
Date: March 24th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indonesia's government is under pressure to boost protection for indigenous peoples' rights, after a state-led inquiry identified 40 cases in which they were violated, prompting calls for the president to set up a task force to deal with the problem.
In Brazil, UN expert highlights deadly consequences of delaying land demarcation
Date: March 22nd 2016
Source: New Kerala
New York, Mar 22 :Following a visit to Brazil, a United Nations independent human rights expert on Monday expressed alarm about the extent of documented and reported attacks on indigenous peoples in the country's central-western state of Mato Grosso Do Sul.
India's tribes and lower castes demand legal right to shelter, land
By: Nita Bhalla
Date: March 18th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
NEW DELHI, March 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For as long as she can remember, Panchi Sahariya and those in her tribal community in central India have been threatened, harassed, beaten and even arrested for living on land which does not legally belong to them.
For Indigenous Peoples, Megadams Are ‘Worse than Colonization’
By: Philippa de Boissière and Sian Cowman
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
These mega-projects expropriate land, spoil environments, and pollute democracies. Berta Cáceres gave her life resisting them.
Live Q&A: How can we better support the rights of indigenous people?
By: Holly Young
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: The Guardian
Join an expert panel on Thursday 17 March, 1-3pm GMT to discuss how to recognise the rights of the world’s indigenous people