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The residents of Lakshadweep and political parties have launched a #SaveLakshadweep campaign demanding the recall of administrator Praful Khoda Patel.

In the all-party meeting, which will be held  online, CPM and NCP leaders will participate. Local BJP leaders are also  expected to attend the meeting, sources said.

Deforestation in West Papua, Indonesia, in 2014 (Flickr/EU FLEGT and REDD+ facilities) The threats facing Indigenous people opposing industrial operations on their lands — discrimination, harassment and assassination — all disproportionately affect women. And the coronavirus pandemic has done little to reduce the danger, say Indigenous and faith leaders. "Indigenous women human rights defenders are at the forefront of the resistance against the effects of extractive indust...

Aboriginal women experience higher rates of domestic violence in Australia. Yet they're often left out of the discussion about causes and solutions.

Karipuna people sue Brazil government for alleged complicity in land grabs by Shanna Hanbury on 6 May 2021 Leaders of the Karipuna Indigenous group in Brazil are suing the government for what they say is complicity in the continued invasion and theft of their land. Findings by Greenpeace and the Catholic Church-affiliated Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) show 31 land claims overlapping onto the Karipuna Indigenous Reserve, while 7% of the area has already been deforested or destroyed. The ...

Photo: ANDINA 11:20 | Lima, May. 5. The event was held in a hybrid format, including in-person sessions in New York, as well as virtual meetings.  Acevedo took part in a debate over the future work of the Permanent Forum, which included new issues such as challenges related to pandemics and responses to them.  During her participation, she explained in detail the Peruvian States response to assist and protect indigenous peoples in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this regard, she high...

Peru participated in the <a href="https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2021/04/unpfii/#:~:text=The%2020th%20Session%20of%20the,implementing%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goal%2016%E2%80%9D."target="_blank"

QUEZON CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Philippines affirms relevant commitments enshrined in the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples fully anchored on the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act framework that reinforces the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples being conscientiously implemented by the Philippines towards the realization of Indigenous Peoples rights, an official of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples said. "The Philippines, together with partn...

GENEVA, Switzerland | 29/4/2021 Indigenous communities take part in a climate march during COP22 conference in Marrakech. Photo: Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC Webinar explores spirituality, sustainability and struggle for self-determination of indigenous communities (LWI) - From the Arctic Circle to the Amazon Jungle, from the south-eastern United States to the remotest tribal areas of Papua, New Guinea, indigenous leaders came together to reflect on the ways in which capital...

04/29/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2021 15:31 Consult with Indigenous Peoples before Making Decisions That Affect Them, Speaker Tells States, as Permanent Forum Continues Session Indigenous peoples - guardians of nature - must be consulted before States greenlight development projects, members of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stressed today, as the body concluded a discussion on its six mandate areas - economic and social development, culture, environment, ed...