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Brazil: Missionaries want law to legalize child theft from indigenous people (protest campaign)

Submitted by FdN on Wed, 05/06/2009 - 06:46
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”Experts put the Problems of natives, above all the wide-spread alcoholism, outbreaks of violence and incest, down to the injustice suffered over generations in boarding schools.” (sh/dpa/Reuters)

There seems to be no learning progress in Christian missions up to this day, undeterred, they still continue their criminal craft against indigenous peoples. The Christian-American sect “Youth with a Mission” in Brazil has now tabled a draft law, which is to allow the stealing of children from indigenous families by the state.

West Papua: English activist and presentation kit download

Submitted by FdN on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 21:21
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With this being such a crucial year for West Papua, we have put 
together a West Papua activist kit that people around the world can 
download from their computers and take action to spread awareness 
about the ongoing atrocities an crimes against humanity being 
committed by the Indonesian authorities in West Papua, as well as 
developing support for the Papuans right to self-determination.

 The kit includes pint ready posters and flyers.

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Human rights lawyers pressing for West Papua self determination

Submitted by FdN on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 14:03
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The International Lawyers for West Papua (www.ILWP.org) formally launched in Guyana on Friday to continue its efforts to help West Papua to “exercise peacefully their fundamental human rights and the freedoms guaranteed by international law.”

In a press release the group which comprises a network of international lawyers, said it launched here at the request of the West Papuans in recognition of Guyana’s support of its “freedom and self-determination” 40 years ago. Guyana is also recognised internationally for the progress made in settling land rights and respecting the self-determination of Amerindian peoples.

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Two Indigenous rights defenders disappeared in Guerrero, Mexico

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 02/22/2009 - 13:38
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URGENT ACTION: On behalf of the team that constitutes Tlachinollan, I am writing to ask for your help with an Urgent Action for RAUL LUCAS LUCIA and MANUEL PONCE ROSAS, two Indigenous human rights defenders and leaders of the Organization for the Future of the Mixteco People (OFPM) - which works in coordination with the Organization of the Me Phaa Indigenous People (OPIM) - who have been disappeared since February 13th.

The disappearance took place on Friday, February 13th around 1:35p.m. when three armed men who identified themselves as police officers, entered the public event that Raul and Manuel were attending, proceeding to take them away by force. Since that moment, they have been disappeared, without any authority having responded for them. For these reasons we are incredibly worried for their safety and physical and psychological integrity.

With 5 Members Missing, the Mamanwa Hold Strong

Submitted by FdN on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 22:59
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At least 400 members of the Mamanwa tribe in Surigao del Sur, northwestern Mindanao, are in their second week of a blockade against four mining companies: Taganito Mining Corporation (TMC), Oriental Synergy Mining Corporation (OSMC), Case Mining Company (CMC) and Platinum Group Mining Company (PGMC). The Mamanwa previously sent notices of termination to the companies, informing them that they will longer be permitted to mine their ancestral territories because the companies have never paid them any royalty fees. Under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), Indigenous People in the Philippines are entitled to “a royalty payment… which shall not be less than 1% of the Gross Output of the mining operations in the area.”

SOS Amazon! – World Social Forum Lends Indigenous Leaders and Supporters Opportunity to Defend Amazon Rainforest

Submitted by FdN on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 09:21
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<p>BELEM, Brazil- As world leaders focus on severe economic crisis in their homelands, an estimated 100,000 activists travelled from all over the world to attend the World Social Forum in Brazil. Critical environmental impacts in the Amazon rainforest regions brought Indigenous tribal representatives from across Latin America, environmentalists and supporters together for the multi-day event. One full day during the World Social Forum will focus on issues impacting the Amazon rainforest and the resident tribal nations who dwell there. </p> <p>Led by Indigenous people from all across Latin America, over 1000 participants formed a human banner, using their bodies, to draw attention to the increasingly precarious situation of the Amazon rainforest. The wording was formed around the massive silhouette of an indigenous warrior taking aim with a bow and arrow. photo courtesy of Lou Dematteis/Spectral Q. </p> <p><img name="" src="/files/images/sosamazon2.jpg" width="500" height="538" alt="Amazonian protest" /></p>

Lani Singers interview on the BBC Radio - 3rd Sept 2008


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The Lani Singers interview and music that went out on BBC Radio 3, in September 2008

West Papua Report November 2008

Submitted by rains on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 12:01
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This is the 54th in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments and analysis and reporting from sources within West Papua. This report is co-published by the East Timor and Indonesian Action Network (ETAN) Back issues are posted online at http://etan.org/issues/wpapua/default.htm Questions regarding this report can be addressed to Edmund McWilliams at edmcw@msn.com.

Summary:
* International Parliamentarian Group (IPWP) Concerned about West Papua Convenes in London
* Peaceful Papuans Beaten, Detained for Welcoming Launch of IPWP; Indonesian Parliamentarians Protest Launch
* Papuan Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue between Papuans and Jakarta over Fraudulent 1969 "Act of Free Choice"
* Greenpeace Calls for Moratorium on Logging in West Papua*
* The Failure of TNI "Reform"
* U.S. Academic Testimony to US Congress Regarding Impact of Freeport Operations on The Papuan People

INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR WEST PAPUA - Launch in London

Submitted by FdN on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 10:34
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ress Release: for immediate release & circulation
INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR WEST PAPUA

At the Houses of Commons, London on 15th October 2008 at 3pm, will be the launch event for a historical international gathering of Parliamentarians, in support of self determination for the native people of West Papua.

Exiled West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda will be joined by Melanesians & Parliamentarians from across the world for the launch of 'International Parliamentarians for West Papua'.

Please assemble in Parliament Square for 2pm.

BRAZIL: Indigenous Groups Defend Constitutional Right to Land

Submitted by FdN on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 20:49
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MIRANDA and ANTONIO JOAO, Brazil, Feb 29 (IPS) - Thousands of indigenous people in the west-central Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul are living in precarious camps or small overcrowded reservations, lacking the land they need to grow the food needed to overcome high levels of malnutrition.

But despite government recognition of their ancestral land, their claims are tied up in court. Meanwhile, their community leaders face the threat of being killed for attempting to secure respect for indigenous people’s constitutional right to their traditional lands.