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November 2007

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Tribal women are most vulnerable to violence

Most acts of violence against tribal women go unreported

27.11.2007 Tribal women across the world, often seen as backward and primitive, suffer violence and sexual exploitation at the hands of outsiders who invade their land. As most cases go unreported, such acts of hostility remain hidden from the public gaze.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Gender] [Social exclusion] [Justice and crime]

Image: Most acts of violence against tribal women go unreported

Beyond terrorism

14.11.2007 Wasim Wagha of the Centre for Indigenous Peoples of Indus (CIPI) writes how the war against terror has taken its toll on the livelihoods of people in the Swat valley.

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Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Pakistan] [Forests] [Conflict] [Terrorism]

Tourism Treading on Indigenous Land, Says Rights Group

14.11.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (OneWorld) - An international rights advocacy group is demanding the world's tourism industry shed business practices that harm indigenous communities and their cultures.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Tourism] [Business] [Climate change]

Image: Indigenous Miskito in Latin America. © Pan American Health Organization

Forever stigmatised: Denotified Tribes

02.11.2007 Recent lynching of ten members of a denotified tribe in Bihar is a gruesome reminder of the societal prejudices that run deep. Even after sixty years of independence, millions of people in India continue to be treated as criminals, feels Kannan Kasturi, an independent researcher and writer on issues related to law, policy and governance.

Image: Victim of lynching in Bihar / Photo credit: BBC