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Peru indigenous leader eyes presidential bid (The Sun Daily)

LIMA (Aug 12, 2010) : Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, who represents tribes that clashed with police last year over oil projects on ancestral lands, is considering running for president next year, his aides said on Thursday. Pizango, who the government accuses of fomenting...

19 August, 2010

Russia taking a census of ethnic minorities (Voice of Russia Radio)

August and September are the busiest time for census takers in the Russian Far East and Polar Regions, homeland to a large number of ethnic minorities. Officials will take a census of ethnic minorities in 11 Russian regions in August alone. According to the...

19 August, 2010

Native Court Judges Must Be Well-versed In Customs, Traditions – Suhakam (Bernama)

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 19 (Bernama) -- A Malaysian human rights commissioner has suggested that the state government appoint Native Court judges based on their knowledge of the local customs and traditions. Jannie Lasimbang, a member of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam), representing Sabah,...

19 August, 2010