Indigenous People want massive uranium deposit included in National Park
Region: Australia
The Mirarr People in Australia's Northern territory have renewed their opposition to the multibillion-dollar Jabiluka uranium deposit, declaring their wish, in solidarity with the people of Japan, to include the deposit... more
Views: 1508Time is running out for Palawan Biospehre Reserve
Region: Philippines
Despite continued opposition by indigenous communities and the efforts of NGOs, indigenous federations like NATRIPAL (Nagkakaisang mga Tribu ng Palawan) and foreign academic institutions, government officials in the Phi... more
Views: 1644Botswana government rejects high-profile court ruling
Region: Botswana
Four years on from a court victory which saw the Kalahari Bushmen win the right to live on their ancestral lands, the Botswana government has issued a statement flouting the ruling. In 2002, the Botswana government forc... more
Views: 1309Kalahari Bushman appeals to African Commission
Region: Botswana
A Bushman from a settlement deep in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve has travelled to the Gambia to ask the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights for help. Speaking at the African Commis... more
Views: 1736Finsbury wins ‘PR Disaster of the Year’ award
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
On the eve of the PR Week Awards, human rights organization Survival International has presented its 'PR Disaster of the Year’ Award to Finsbury PR and its founder Roland Rudd for their work with FTSE... more
Views: 1568Corruption, Govt Apathy Boosts Illegal Mining in Jharkhand
Region: India
Lack of livelihood opportunities is forcing hundreds of poor Indians take up illegal mining in Jharkhand. Here is an IndiaUnheard video by Mukesh Rajak that captures the ugly dark truth Illegal coal mining i... more
Views: 2573Vedanta Digs Up Record Metal Production
Region: IndiaRECORD iron-ore and aluminium production helped miner Vedanta Resources to take advantage of booming steel demand as the global economy recovered. The group said total iron-ore production in the quarter jumped 59 per cent... more
Views: 809Unregulated sand mining threatens Indian rivers
Region: India
Many in India, perhaps, are not able to foresee how lack of governance, virtually, in every sphere is going to hit them in not too distant future. Take for instance mining. Illegal mining of mineral resourc... more
Views: 4261Amnesty Slams Vedanta Resources
Region: India
Amnesty International this week released a report condemning the behavior of FTSE 100 mining company Vedanta Resources. The Amnesty report exposes gross human rights violations committed by the company in Orissa, Ind... more
Views: 1772Peruvian Town Faces Off Against Mining Companies
Region: Peru
Posted by Juan Arellano to Global Voices Online Many may have heard of the village of Rancas because Peruvian writer Manuel Scorza wrote about the place in his series of novels “The Silent War,” and pe... more
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