Michael Murphy

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,...

26 Jan ‘We don’t want a second Oka crisis’: Disputed land; Mohawks demand that developer not cut down trees (The Gazette)

Posted at 16:41h in News, Posts

The Mohawks of Kanesatake called on the federal government yesterday to return to the negotiating table to settle a long-standing land claim, a section of which is slated for development in the heart of Mohawk territory. With a developer planning to build three luxury houses...