Tag: indigenous people
Iba bishop calls for action-oriented social justice to empower Indigenous communities
The prelate called for social action that goes beyond charity, advocating for structural changes that would empower the poor
Voices of faith | Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Karen (Thailand)
The Church can promote the conversation between her traditional spiritual leaders and those from aboriginal communities
Groups seek justice for IP student killed in a military operation
Several human rights groups condemned the extra-judicial killing of the 16-year-old Lumad student in Senator Ninoy Aquino town in Sultan Kudarat on June 8...
Why should farm-saved seeds be included in the national seed law?
Its absence in the current national seed law is a concern for farmer-seed savers and farmer-breeders and their advocates
Human rights experts raise concerns over proposed Indigenous Peoples code in...
"We are facing a clash of frameworks that disrupts the resolution of key issues such as identity and ancestral domain"
Voices of faith | Indigenous Peoples in Asia: Kreung
The prevailing notion of development is paradoxically leading to the degradation of nature, placing our wildlife in jeopardy of extinction
Anti-mining activists killed in alarming numbers under Duterte
What has also continued – despite the killing of environmental defenders like Chad – is the advocacy work of environmental defenders
Global coalition calls for cancellation of OceanaGold mine renewal in Philippines
“We believe that international environmental and human rights laws, norms, and standards were disregarded by OceanaGold’s FTAA renewal"
Greenpeace urges Philippine government to adopt ‘climate damages tax’ amid extreme...
With potential revenue reaching USD 720 billion by the end of the decade, the tax could significantly aid the most vulnerable countries
SPOTLIGHT: Cry Me a River
Indigenous livelihoods swim against flow of hydropower interests in Hà Giang, Vietnam
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