Apr 08, 2014

Ogoni: Documents Reveal Extent of Shell Lobbying in Human Rights Case

The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom has released internal memorandums which reveal the extent of lobbying and the relationship between multinationals such as Shell and Rio Tinto and government departments.

Apr 08, 2014

Ogoni: Documents Reveal Extent of Shell Lobbying...

The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom has released internal memorandums which reveal the extent of lobbying and the relationship between multinationals such as Shell and Rio Tinto and government de...

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Apr 08, 2014

Ogaden: European Parliament Hearing on Human Rights...

The European Parliament opened a hearing on Ethiopian prisons and human rights violations in the Ogaden region.  

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Apr 08, 2014

Khmer Krom: Protesting Against Eviction

Under the risk of being evicted from their village by the Vietnamese authorities, sixty-eight Khmer Krom families are filed a complaint against their alleged illegal eviction. 

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Apr 08, 2014

Tibet: Three Tibetans Arrested In Sog

On 4 April 2014, the release of a Tibetan Monk jailed for 14 years corresponded with the arrest of three Tibetans because of their opposition to the Chinese government. 

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Apr 07, 2014

UNPO Conference At European Parliament Sparks...

Brussels, 7 April 2014 - In view of the clear need of finding new models to make the minority dimension work within the framework of multinational states, the Unrepresented Nations and People Organization...

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Apr 07, 2014

Southern Mongolia: Herders Beaten And Detained...

More than a hundred Mongolian herders gathered in protest over ecological destruction on 31 March 2014 in Bayannuur, and were met with violence by local police. At least 39 were arrested and detained,...

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Apr 07, 2014

Rehoboth Basters: Residents Demand Town Council’s...

Rehoboth residents demonstrated before the town council, demanding that that the town’s CEO, Theo Janakowski, steps down. The protesters state that the town’s council has mismanaged community...

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Apr 07, 2014

Crimean Tatars: Dzhemilev Fears Violence Under...

Mustafa Dzhemlev, the leader of the Crimean Tatars, expresses deep concerns that ethnic Crimean Tatars could be targets of violence under Russian rule. He would also like to see international peacekeepers...

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