Colombia's Atrato River Crisis: a Human Rights Emergency
A United Nations letter to Colombia warns that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining in the Atrato River basin is causing a grave human rights crisis for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities By Steven Grattan A group of women, part of Asociacion Nuestra Casa Comun, or Our Community House Association, go by boat to an area destroyed by illegal mining, on the Quito River, the Atrato River’s main tributary, near Paimado, Colombia, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Va
ABC 1
Oct 22, 2025
'Never again': Indigenous Bolivians Sour on Socialism
A Bolivian Indigenous woman walks past a car with campaign posters of Bolivian presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina © MARTIN...
AFP (Agence France-Press)
Aug 19, 2025
Bolivia: Socialists Lose Support of the Aymara
By Monica Machicao and Lucinda Elliott An Aymara man bangs an empty utensil in a symbol of protest, as the country faces one of its...
Reuters
Aug 11, 2025
Paraguay: A Call to Protect Uncontacted Ayoreo
Deusdedit Ruhangariyo Special to ICT Credit: House of uncontacted Ayoreo, discovered when road was bulldozed through their land. The next...
ICT News
Jul 30, 2025
NZ Government’s Electoral Reform Could Breach Human Rights Law
New Zealand attorney general, Judith Collins, also said the controversial electoral law reform could disenfranchise Māori. The Guardian...
The Guardian
Jul 27, 2025
Bolivia: Escazú Agreement Protects Environmental Defenders
© GETTY IMAGES / LEAMUS “I grew up with a deep respect for nature. I learned from a young age to value natural resources and...
United Nations
Jul 17, 2025
NZ's Failure to Engage with UN Indigenous Rights Body
New Zealand presents itself as a global leader on Indigenous rights, but its refusal to engage with key United Nations mechanisms is...
Te Ao Māori News
Jul 16, 2025
Peru: Forced Sterilisation Case to be Heard in Court
Celia Ramos was one of thousands of women subjected to government’s brutal policy in the 1990s. A ruling by the Inter-American Court of...
The Guardian
Jul 13, 2025
Angola faces pressure from oil-rich Cabinda exclave
Tensions in Angola's Cabinda exclave are mounting, as clashes between the government and separatist groups intensify. Each side has...
!a Deutsche Welle 1
Jul 9, 2025
Netanyahu: any future Palestinian state would destroy Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a bilateral dinner held by U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the...
Reuters
Jul 8, 2025
Brazil and Paraguay: Need to restore land to Guaraní
Photo by Jorge Servín On 24 March, it was formally agreed that Itaipú Binacional should finance the purchase of 3,000 hectares of land in...
Amnesty International
Jul 4, 2025
Australian Aboriginal deaths in police custody: genocidal?
Lidia Thorpe has made a claim about the Northern Territory Chief Minister over Indigenous deaths in custody. News.com.au June 10, 2025 By...
News.com.au
Jun 26, 2025
