Author: Michael Murphy

02 Sep After protests, U.N. raps Peru on tribal rights (Reuters)

Posted at 13:44h in News, Posts

Peru is violating the rights of indigenous people by failing to secure their consent before energy companies drill on their lands, the United Nations said on Wednesday, in the wake of deadly Amazon riots. Its report was issued three months after clashes between police and...

28 Aug John Key apologises to Te Arawa on Crown’s behalf (New Zealand Herald)

Posted at 13:52h in News, Posts

Prime Minister John Key today formally apologised on behalf of the Crown to Te Arawa iwi and hapu for breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Crown had breached its obligations under the treaty in past dealings with the iwi, Mr Key said at Owhata...

28 Aug Australia defends Aborigines policy (Al Jazeera)

Posted at 13:51h in News, Posts

Australia has defended a controversial policy that allows for official intervention in remote aboriginal communities, which a UN expert says is discriminatory. James Anaya, a UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights, has criticised the policy, saying it violated international obligations on human rights by imposing...