
Kawahiva indigenous tribe wins battle against illegal logging in Brazil
Brazil will demarcate Kawahiva territories in order to protect indigenous people’s right to land in Amazonia.
Brazil will demarcate Kawahiva territories in order to protect indigenous people’s right to land in Amazonia.
The UN denounced 44 cases of sexual abuse by the blue helmets so far this year. Only few of them have been punished.
Edward Loure was awarded the prestigious environmental prize after a decade’s work, which helped secure 90,000 hectares of land for indigenous communities in Tanzania.
Not only does illegal mining ravish the environment, it leads to mercury poisoning of indigenous people. Survival International has brought the issue to the UN.
The recently elected democratic government of Myanmar releases political prisoners, 200 of them, beginning its office with a gesture of goodwill.
After denouncing the impact of expanding palm oil plantations on local forests and endangered wildlife, the government says Leonardo DiCaprio risks being banned from Indonesia.
The world’s leading sportswear corporation, Nike, is under investigation in Kenya after three athletics federation officials were accused of obtaining bribes from the company.
The government of the Philippines shows the images of Imelda Marcos’ jewels in a remarkable anti-corruption campaign.
Three academics have been jailed for signing a petition asking to resume negotiations with the Kurdish population. Human Rights Watch: “Yet another attack on freedom of speech in Turkey”.
A court of Luanda, Angola, has sentenced rapper Luaty Beirao, aka Ikonoklasta, to prison. He was found guilty of plotting rebellion against President Dos Santos.