Tag: Indigenous Peoples
Philippine Protestant council calls for end to attacks on indigenous people
The NCCP said it is “deeply distressed” with the attacks on indigenous people “who defend the environment from development aggression”
Catholic bishops in central Philippines condemn killings of tribal people
In a pastoral letter, the bishops called on the government to immediately launch an independent investigation into the killings in Panay
Philippine martial law victims decry ‘desecration’ of heroes’ monument
The monument was put up in 2017 in honor of the “martyrs” who led indigenous communities in opposing the building of the Chico Dam Project
Church leaders in Panay condemn killings of farmers, indigenous peoples
“This incident raises our concern and thus, vehemently condemn this act of violence,” said the Capiz Archdiocesan Social Action Center
Green group reports arrest of 7 indigenous people in central Philippines
Members of the Tumanduk organization have consistently protested what they described as "destructive projects" in the region
Tribal Christians in central India targeted for faith get protection from...
Around 50 Christians had fled their homes as they felt unsafe
Mindanao diocese slams gov’t for allowing mining project in ancestral land
The National Commission on Indigenous People’s has already issued a “certification precondition” to Sagittarius Mines for the Tampakan project
Catholic priests call for ‘programmatic intervention’ on issues affecting indigenous peoples
The priests decried what they described as the “lack of sustained and programmatic interventions” on how to help indigenous peoples
Asian Catholic bishops call for release of jailed Indian priest
Bishops liken incarceration of 84-year-old priest to the treatment meted out to Gandhi
Catholic priest appeals for dictionaries for Filipino tribal children
The campaign aims to gather copies of Tagalog-English dictionaries for tribal children enrolled under the new modular learning system
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