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August 26, 2010India rejects controversial mine project on Sacred Mountain
After eight long years of protests and legal battles, India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has rejected Vedanta Resources’ controversial plan to mine for Bauxite on the Dongria Kondh’s Sacred Mountain in Orissa, India. Environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced on August 24 that the proposal was being dropped was because the UK-based company and their [...]
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August 24, 2010Grassy Narrows Clan Mothers block MNR enforcement team
A group of Clan Mothers and other members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation have returned to the site of their high profile logging blockade to stop the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) from interfering with road repairs on their traditional territory. The First Nation is attempting to fix a network of back-roads near Ball [...]
Indian Affairs imposes new Chief and Council on Barriere Lake
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) went ahead this week with its draconian drive to impose a new Chief and Council in the Algonquin community of Barriere More
Reclaiming Land and Dignity on Easter Island
For the past two weeks, 500 Indigenous Peoples in Rapa Nui--a place more commonly known as Easter Island--have been occupying more than two dozen buildings over a More
A New Day for Indigenous Rights in Kenya
As the United States considers its support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Australia moves toward amending its constitution in favour More
Mapuche on Hunger Strike over Chile’s Militancy
For the past three weeks, more than 20 Mapuche Political Prisoners have been on a hunger strike across southern Chile to demand the immediate release of all More
San Juan Copala Under Paramilitary Control Following Police Raid
Two days ago, more than one hundred Oaxaca state troopers raided the autonomous indigenous municipality of San Juan Copala, in Oaxaca, Mexico. The shocking move reveals the More
Underreported Struggles #40, July 2010
In this month's Underreported Struggles: Botswana's High Court rules against the Kalahari Bushmen; Indigenous Peoples take over Task Force meeting in California; 20,000 Papuans demand their lawful More
Palawan Biosphere Reserve Shouldn’t Be Open For Business
Nearly two months ago, 600 farmers and Indigenous people came together in Puerto Princesa on Palawan Island to urge the Provincial government not to endorse the proposed More
Tell the US to Endorse the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
Please take a moment to urge US President Obama to Endorse the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights! On April 20, 2010, during the Ninth Session of the More
Barriere Lake Algonquins set up peaceful blockade
Early this morning, a group of Barriere Lake Algonquins set up a peaceful blockade on the access road leading to their reserve, about 300 km north of More
Appeal to Investigate Hudbay Minerals Role in Human Rights Violations
This is an appeal from Rights Action, concerning Hudbay Minerals' alleged role in serious Human Rights Violations of an Indigenous Mayan-Qeqchi community in Guatemala. According to community More
Latest Petition, 25 Jul 2010
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