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28 Jan Aboriginal school project taking off in Prince George (The Globe and Mail)

Posted at 16:34h in News, Posts

The numbers at Carney Hill public school in downtown Prince George paint a bleak picture of native school life. Eighty-eight per cent of students enrolled are from first nations, yet their attendance rates are dismal and dropout rates are sky high. "We failed them," said...

28 Jan Treaty’s status needs review – commission (The New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 16:31h in News, Posts

The Human Rights Commission is renewing calls to consider entrenching the Treaty of Waitangi as part of a wider review aimed at improving the human rights of Maori. The recommendation is part of a proposed five-year action plan to 2015 that the commission is seeking...

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

Posted at 16:37h in News, Posts

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,...

Author: Michael Murphy

28 Jan Aboriginal school project taking off in Prince George (The Globe and Mail)

28 Jan Treaty’s status needs review – commission (The New Zealand Herald)

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