by anonymous | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
*By Sunit Bagree Introduction Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) was established in 1994 as the successor organisation to the Anti-Apartheid Movement. ACTSA supports the people of Southern Africa to achieve a region free of poverty, based on human rights and equality...
by anonymous | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
On the tenth anniversary of the historic passing of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by the General Assembly on 13 September 2007, Dr. Julian Burger, the former Head of the United Nations Programme for Indigenous Peoples at...
by anonymous | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Satellite images are photographs of the earth captured by satellites orbiting the planet. Satellites that are equipped to take pictures do so by capturing light reflecting back from the earth. When that light data is digitised, it can be processed into an image....
by anonymous | Sep 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 36th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) is scheduled to take place from 11-29 September 2017, during which the Working Group (WG) Reports from the 27th session of the UPR will be adopted. The UK will appear before the UN Human Rights Council on the 22 Sept...
by anonymous | Aug 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Brazilian indigenous activists celebrated on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled against a state seeking compensation for land that had been declared tribal reserves. The ruling against Mato Grosso state in western Brazil was seen as a victory for indigenous...