Raoni: The Amazon Rainforest
In the beginning of March, indigenous struggles took several turns. The ILO criticisms echo those of indigenous and other allied activists in regards to the Belo Monte Dam project and others. This lack of prior consultation was also noted by Brazil’s Federal Public Ministry (MPF) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States.
Indigenous Peoples in Brazil are getting international and national support for their rights to be consulted about any projects or businesses to take place in their lands, but the government is still not complying with already signed accords.
In the beginning of March, indigenous struggles took several turns.
Dealing with the Past
This website is an initiative aiming to present and initiate projects related to Kosovo society’s Dealing with its Past. The website of DWP Kosovo tries to include as many perspectives as possible, whether through a project of an NGO, a piece of art, an academic study or somebody’s personal reflections and more. The website was initiated by forum ZFD Kosovo in December 2009, however, it is open for anyone interested in “dealing with the past” of Kosovo, and the presentation of all the initiatives focused in as many aspects of this process, is the aim and a necessity, for the past is and should be dealt with in all its multiple dimensions.
Just Peace Initiatives
Just Peace Initiatives, a non political, non religious, nonprofit, civil society initiative, aims to work for JUSTICE & PEACE through conflict Transformation methods in order to protect and promote constructive peace by assisting, advocating and empowering the grass roots communities, organizations, governments and the civil society to enable them to allow judicious, sustainable and productive interaction to realize maximum human potential in an environment of peace, justice and dignity.
How to feed the world in 2050
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gjtIl5B1zXI
From the Climate Change, agriculture and food security web. More infohttp://ccafs.cgiar.org/
PsychoSocial Suppor
- Charmaine Mae: PsychoSocial Support and Intervention Orientation is going to be conducted at Balay Mindanaw. Resource Person is Ms Dayangzarah Alih, an Action Asia Member, ACTS Graduate 2011 and a Mindanawon. She will give an Orientation on PSI Levels, Mental Health Care, and MH Assessment for the communities affected by the Typhoon Sendong. The activity will be held on March 3 (Orientation) and March 4 for actual field work. Thanks Zarah!
- Tulsi Nepal: Good wishes for the successful orientation Zahar and BMF and XX...
Causes: Horn of Africa
Look at this cause!
Is looking wonderful! Power on to the Recruitment program for the
HODI GIRL’S CHAMPION
The Learning Portal for DM&E for Peacebuilding
Check on what Jon White is doing in the Learning Portal!
BURMA: Appeal for release from jail of former army officer & two other men
BURMA: Appeal for release from jail of former army officer & two other men
As the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has noted in a recent update (UAU-004-2012), we are very happy to see the release in recent months of many people on whose behalf we have campaigned for a number of years. However, many other unjustly imprisoned persons remain in Burma’s jails. As at this time people see the opportunity and prospects for release are better than in recent years, many are appealing for amnesty or for reviews of their cases. In this appeal we bring you the case of a former army officer and two other men imprisoned in 2010 on a confession extracted through use of torture.
http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-018-2012
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Website humanrights.asia
Joint declaration against the authorities’ statements in the eviction of Guatemalans Tenosique, Tabasco
Joint declaration against the authorities’ statements in the eviction of Guatemalans Tenosique, Tabasco
Tenosique, Tabasco, to January 10, 2012
Faced with what was announced and disseminated through the media by the federal government on the status of eviction from the New Hope community of Peten, Guatemala, violently displaced and settled on the border with Mexico on 23 August 2011, and after the Usumacinta Centre for Human Rights, AC(CDHU) collected various testimonies, the undersigned organizations declare the following:
The statements of the Commissioner of National Migration Institute (INM) Salvador Beltran del Rio,are false. In the sense that the 71 people taken to the detention facility in Tapachula, Chiapas were secured on a voluntary basis and with strict respect for the rights people.
