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19 Sep Justice system fails in the WA bush (The Australian)

Posted at 13:12h in News, Posts

The criminal justice system is designed to structurally discriminate against Aborigines in Western Australia, according to the state's top judge, who has called for alternative sentencing options in the bush...

17 Sep Brazil indigenous village ‘burnt’ (BBC)

Posted at 13:14h in News, Posts

A community of 130 indigenous people has been evicted from their land in Brazil and their village was later set on fire, an international campaign group says. Survival International says families from the Guarani Kaoiwa people are now living at the side of a road...

11 Sep Mapuche conflict simmers (The Latin American Press)

Posted at 09:20h in News, Posts

Government repression and unfulfilled promises fuel further tensions between Chile’s large indigenous group and the state. The recent police killing of an indigenous activist has sent shock waves throughout Chile, ratcheting up age-old racial and political tensions and reigniting a national debate over how best...