Tag: indigenous people
Church group in India expresses anguish over unrest in Manipur state
The Manipur government imposed a curfew as communal clashes continued for the second day in the northeastern Indian state
Two churches torched as fresh violence erupts in India’s Manipur state
On May 3, the Manipur government barred mobile internet services across the state for five days to check the spread of hate speech
Indonesian Indigenous woman among 2023 winners of ‘Nobel’ for environmentalists
Delima traveled from village to village and educated communities about laws that support the recognition of Indigenous peoples’ rights
Vatican: ‘Doctrine of discovery’ is not Catholic teaching
Renewed dialogue with indigenous peoples has helped the Church to better understand their values, cultures, and sufferings
Photos: Indigenous People walk against dam project in ancestral land
The people called on the government to stop the construction of the Kaliwa Dam in the provinces of Quezon and Rizal
Human Rights Watch decries ‘red-tagging’ of Philippine indigenous leaders, activists
In October 2022, the Philippine justice secretary defended red-tagging before the UN Human Rights Council, calling it “part of democracy”
New training center for Hmong catechists opens in northern Thailand
The bishop of Chiang Mai praised catechists "for the strength and perseverance to carry out this task, believing that God has called them"
Indigenous campaigners at COP27 channel ‘spirit’ of nature
Small-scale demonstrations have demanded climate justice, including more urgent action to protect the Amazon
Climate change solutions should focus on rights of indigenous peoples, say...
The legislators noted that proposed solutions to climate change too often ignore indigenous communities' voices
Climate justice is the right of the poor
The great climate injustice is that the poor of the world have to suffer great losses because of the decisions of the rich
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