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Regional law in Indonesia’s West Sumatra hit for being discriminatory

The Mentawai people have been calling on authorities to revise the law and recognize their tradition and culture

Justice remains elusive 7 years after killings of tribal leaders in...

“The blood of our leaders was not enough, the government intensified its military occupation of our communities and shut down our schools”

Australian city to remove statue of grave-robbing politician

The decision to remove the statue was about choosing to not give prominence "to this person, who is a symbol of racism"

August ninth spells ‘freedom’

August 9 is pregnant with meaning and hopefully it will continue to be so

Ethnic minorities missing from census, say Bangladesh activists

Census results in July said those minorities amounted to 1.65 million people, one percent of the national total of 165 million

Pope Francis cites Indigenous Peoples’ ‘relationship with all creation’

“How precious is that profoundly genuine sense of family and community among #IndigenousPeoples!” read the pope’s tweet

Tribal groups call for end of ‘plunder’ of ancestral lands on...

Kalikasan PNE recently released a report noting a 1,773 percent increase in attacks against environmental defenders

Pope: Canada is ‘writing a new page’ in Church’s relationship with...

The pope said that his pastoral visit to Canada last week was “a different journey” from the other 36 international trips of his pontificate

Pope Francis expresses ‘deep shame’ in Canada, warns of new ‘cancel...

“I express my deep shame and sorrow, and, together with the bishops of this country, I renew my request for forgiveness"

Pope Francis to make amends for Church abuse to indigenous children

Pope Francis is also deeply concerned about the damaged environment of the indigenous people and global poverty

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