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Okanagan Band launches road block to protect their water supply
The Okanagan Indian Band (OIB) launched a “protective blockade” this morning, February 23, at the Okanagan campsite near Bouleau Lake in southern British Colombia. A member of the greater Okanagan Nation, the OIB say they have been left with no choice but to stop the logging company Tolko Industries from endangering their water supply. “This [...] more >>
Bangladesh military opens fire on Indigenous Jumma People
Eight people are dead and more than two dozen have been injured after the Bangladesh military, on Feb. 20, 2010, opened fire on a group of Indigenous Jumma villagers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. Four villages sponsored by the United Nations were also burned to the ground by a group Bengali settlers [...] more >>
Don’t mine us out of existence
UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources threatens the human rights of indigenous communities in the Indian state of Orissa. Email the Indian authorities now: http://bit.ly/vedantareport Even though the UK-based mining company Vedanta Resources tries to make itself look like a victim, it is the Dongria Kondh who will lose everything if Vedanta gets its way. In April [...] more >>
Death traps – work, home, fire and the poor in Bangladesh
LibCom An examination of the ever-present threat of fire in the lives of the working class after yet another textile factory fire kills 21 workers – while slum fires also have a devastating affect… On Thursday 25th February 21 workers died in a fire at the Garib and Garib sweater factory in the southern district of Gazipur, [...] more >>
Underreported Struggles #35, February 2010
In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Indigenous People in Ecuador Call for a “Permanent Mobilzation”; 5,000 Dongria Kondh protest against Vedanta Resources; Bangladesh army opens fire on Indigenous Jumma; Okanagan Band launches protective blockade against logging. Feb 28 – Indigenous People in Ecuador Call for “Permanent Mobilization” – Indigenous representatives and leaders have issued a call for [...] more >>
HRW: Measure Brought into Force by Karzai Means Atrocities Will Go Unpunished
HRW: The Afghan government should urgently act to repeal a law that provides an amnesty to perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today. The law was published unannounced in the official gazette, bringing it into force, despite repeated promises by President Hamid Karzai that he would not allow the law to go into effect. more >>
Death traps - work, home, fire and the poor in Bangladesh
fire-in-slum-in-rayer-bazar-1712-px-600.jpg An examination of the ever-present threat of fire in the lives of the working class after yet another textile factory fire kills 21 workers - while slum fires also have a devastating affect... On Thursday 25th February 21 workers died in a fire at the Garib and Garib sweater factory in the southern district of Gazipur, burnt to death or choking on smoke. The fire started at 8.45pm, probably as an electrical short-circuit on the second floor of the seven-storey building, and quickly spread to other floors containing inflammable materials. more >>
International Women's Day Peace Camp at Shannon
End Irelands complicity in the oppression of Afghan Women The Women’s Peace camp Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of March, at Shannon airport, as part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, was certainly worth while. Women and some men came from afar. more >>
One Month of the Obama Killing Machine in Afghanistan: Data and a Lesson for the UNAMA and its Groupies
RAWA News:Let the numbers tell the story. The following presents a detailed summary and analysis of Afghan civilians killed directly - so-called impact deaths - by U.S/NATO forces in Afghanistan during a single month, February 2010. The Obama killing machine left 80-86 dead Afghan and Pashtun civilians. By contrast, the number in February 2009 was 50. The intent here is to set the record straight as regards Afghans killed by the U.S/NATO, and in so doing challenge the UNAMA to move beyond its “faith-based” counting. more >>
Pine Ridge Housing Worst in US
Overcrowding in housing on Pine Ridge Indian land in South Dakota was described as the worst viewed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to... more >>
Nazi Housing by Chamberlain
Hola Chaps! Went to post a comment on this article, and I see that it is not possible now. Wanted to let you know how housing is doing in this Nazi township. Hola! Is this the Puerto Rican Indian country ruled by the Chamberlains? I live in Nazi housing managed by a Jeff Chamberlain that is full of Nazis harassing people so that they can be picked up by Nazi Mental Health, for speaking out against such "sweet people". (Jer. 5:26) more >>
Women’s worst world-wide
A ranking released on Women’s Day reveals that while Afghanistan is deemed the worst country world-wide for women to live in, the ranking is a saddening lecture for African women as well. Of the top-ten worst countries for women, seven are African. Sadly, the list ignores the many successes in the African countries listed. HSEN more >>
Merak Tamils treated ‘like animals’
Niko Leka, Green Left Weekly 6 March 2010 -- Manju, one of the 254 Tamil refugees aboard the Jaya Lestari in Merak, Indonesia, is due to have her baby on 5 April. She has become infected with chicken pox, Saradha Nathan, Australian refugee advocate, told Green Left Weekly. She added that Manju had not received any of the maternity dresses, folic acid or vitamin supplements purchased with funds raised by Australian supporters. They were all confiscated by local immigration officials. read more more >>
AFGHANISTAN: Women’s rights trampled despite new law
IRIN: As the world marks International Women’s Day, ambivalence, impunity, weak law enforcement and corruption continue to undermine women’s rights in Afghanistan, despite a July 2009 law banning violence against women, rights activists say. A recent case of the public beating of a woman for alleged elopement - also shown on private TV stations in Kabul - highlights the issue. more >>
Solidarity with Women in Iran
More than 50 men and women, mainly Iranians, took part in a protest organised by the 8 March Women's Organsiation (Iran-Afghanistan) to mark International Women's Day. They protested at the Iranian Embassy against the 31 years of anti-women Islamic laws and repression and calling for an end to the Islamic regime in Iran before marching to Trafalgar Square for a rally. London 07/03/2010 more >>
Joe Glenton jailed for nine months
A British soldier who refused to return to duty in Afghanistan and went on to speak at anti-war rallies was sentenced to nine months' detention in a military prison on 5th of March. Support group in London is going to appeal, but it's not known whether that can change the situation. Though, people from all over the world already could show, how much solidarity can be effective, organised on 4th and 5th of March actions in support of Joe in UK, Italy, USA, Germany, Greece, Russia and earlier, in January, also in New Zealand and Poland. Thanks to those people, charge of desertion was dropped and instead of 10 years detention in prison Joe was sentenced to 9 months.read more more >>
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