Full Coverage: Indigenous rights

31.12.2007 Thousands of Ranchis held a mass rally at Port Blair to demand their tribal identity and rights. Currently 13% of the Andaman and Nicobar population, these tribes were first brought to the islands as labourers to clear jungles for settlements.

12.12.2007 For the Tharu, a group of people native to southwestern Nepal, freedom from years of bonded labor initially meant being kicked out into a completely foreign society, forming small communities on marginal land, and falling deeper into poverty. Now, youth programs that promote education are empowering the Tharu's younger generations to repair the injustices and indignities of the preceding generations.

11.12.2007 Global initiatives to reduce carbon emissions are bound to fail if the interests of indigenous communities are not taken into account, leaders of the world's 370 million indigenous peoples are warning.

11.12.2007 Fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are still a far cry for many, says Ban Ki-moon on Human Rights Day. On this occasion, a year-long campaign: “Dignity and Justice for All of US” was also kicked off.