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Indigenous rights defenders under attack: Amnesty International urges government to protect activists in increasingly hostile environment (Latin America Press)

International Organization Amnesty International is urging the Mexican government to protect human rights activists, some of them fighting for indigenous rights, citing threats and violence that hinder their work.

In the report “Standing up for Justice and Dignity: Human Rights Defenders in Mexico,” released Jan. 21,...

Indigenous protesters seek recognition (The Sydney Morning Herald)

About 100 protesters gathered outside Old Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday calling for greater recognition of indigenous people.  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd may have issued his formal apology to the stolen generations shortly after he took office but many in the indigenous community believe...