Ogoni heartlands have been subject to ruthless natural resource exploitation and environmental degradation. Part of the ongoing reconciliation between the Ogoni, the Nigerian authorities and the private sector actors including Shell Oil was an agreement to conduct a thorough clean-up of the polluted lands in Ogoniland from numerous oil spills and industrial waste. However, the progress of clean-up...
Ogoni heartlands have been subject to ruthless natural resource exploitation and environmental degradation. Part of the ongoing reconciliation between the Ogoni, the Nigerian authorities and the...
On Sunday, 3 June 2018, water flowing from the Little Zab river to Kurdistan—a major source of water for the region—was restricted by the Iranian Government. The region’s mayor, Mr Bakir...
Once again, the indigenous peoples living in the Bangladeshi region of the Chittagong Hills Tracts (CHT) face the terrible consequences of abuses perpetrated against their communities. This time, the cause...
Condemned to the cruelty of a relentless attack against their livelihood and culture, the members of this indigenous community in the Southern Brazilian region of Mato Grosso do Sul are subject to continuous...
While from different generations, both Raoni, an 85 years old Caiapó leader and Davi Kopenawa a leader from Ianomâmis community, have opposed the invasion of their traditional land by extraction...
Expelled from their territories as an attempt of the Brazilian State to gain lands for the agroindustry, the members of the Guaraní-Kaiowá indigenous community fight today to recover their...
21-year old student Scola Tumwebaze is pushing for the emancipation of the Batwa community and other ethnic minorities in Uganda. A Mutwa herself, Tumwebaze frequently feels discriminated and humiliated...
The Ogoni people are an indigenous people in South-Eastern Nigeria, in the Niger Delta. They represent around 1 percent of the Nigerian population and are a ethno-linguistic group. The Ogoni have,...
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