Broken promises drive exiled hunter-gatherers back to Congolese gorilla refuge
Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters In the forested borderlands of eastern Congo, some members of an exiled hunter-gatherer community plan to move back into their ancestral land in a national park in protest over broken promises from the authorities they say put rare gorillas over their rights. An estimated 10,000 Indigenous Batwa live […]
Millions of “invisible” stateless could be denied help if they get coronavirus
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Millions of people worldwide will be unable to get healthcare if they fall ill with coronavirus because they have no nationality, potentially exacerbating the spread of the disease, human rights campaigners said on Tuesday. They urged every country to ensure all stateless people on their territory can receive free medical assistance […]
Indigenous people under threat from Indonesia’s plan to move capital
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Indigenous people may be uprooted from their ancestral lands on Borneo island as large areas of forests are cleared to make way for Indonesia’s new capital, human rights groups said last week. President Joko Widodo said this week the new capital would be moved to the province of East […]
BANGLADESH: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES INCLUDING CHRISTIANS FACE “ALMOST DAILY” HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, SAYS REPORT
DAVID ADAMS looks at the findings of a new report from UK-based Minority Rights Group International on the situation facing religious minorities, including Christians, in Bangladesh…