The Indigenous Peoples of North America are the survivors of a multi-century genocide that was still being deliberately waged in the 1950s and has still not stopped today, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz told Stephyn Quirke. But the fightback is on, and for the world to overcome both genocide and ecocide, the indigenous struggle must grow to encompass the mass of humanity.
… The American genocide, indigenous resistance and human … America are the survivors of a multi-century genocide that was still being deliberately … is on, and for the world to overcome both genocide and ecocide, the indigenous struggle …
The 1994 genocide in Rwanda could easily have finished off the mountain gorillas of the Virunga mountains. The fact that they survived is in large part thanks to Eugene Rutagarama. He spoke with Veronique Mistiaen about the primates' future prospects ...
… World rwanda-eugene-tracking-cut.jpg The 1994 genocide in Rwanda could easily have finished … for making sure that the victims of the genocide and subsequent wars didn't include … all over the world remember Rwanda's 1994 genocide - which was in full swing this month …
The best way to deal with embarrassing, inconvenient facts is to ignore them, writes Guy Horton. And this is precisely what the international community is doing over Burma's demographic anomaly - 9 million people who ought to be there, but aren't. Their absence is prima facie evidence of genocide - but as we all celebrate the 'brave new Burma', no one wants to know.
… missing 9 million people - evaporation, or genocide? Guy Horton | 20th November 2014 News Burma Indigenous Peoples Genocide War Human Rights burma-massacre.jpg … Their absence is prima facie evidence of genocide - but as we all celebrate the 'brave …
In the thick of the Olympic frenzy, one voice that was systematically excluded from mainstream narratives is that of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples, writes Lewis Evans, who have fought to survive through centuries of dehumanisation, theft and genocide. And now they face a fresh attack as a proposed constitutional change, PEC 215, threatens a new round of indigenous land theft.
… Brazil's Olympic triumph - don't mention the genocide! Lewis Evans | 25th August 2016 Comment Indigenous Peoples Brazil Genocide The Land Forests Politics … centuries of dehumanisation, theft and genocide. And now they face a fresh attack as …
Brazil's extreme right wing government is preparing to open up the rainforest territories of dozens of uncontacted indigenous tribes to 'free for all' development by defunding the protection they currently receive, according to information received by Survival International, which warns: 'The reality is these cuts could sanction genocide.'
… Brazil: Government to abandon tribes to 'genocide' by loggers and ranchers Oliver … | 26th April 2017 News Indigenous Peoples Genocide Brazil Law Politics Farming Mining … 'The reality is these cuts could sanction genocide.' All the government units currently …
The Kawahiva, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest, face extinction unless Brazil's government acts to secure their legal rights to land, security and to remain undisturbed by outsiders, writes Lewis Evans. The decree that would achieve this vital goal has been sitting on the Minister of Justice's desk since 2013. Let's make sure he signs it soon, before it's too late.
… Brazil must save Amazon's Kawahiva tribe from genocide Lewis Evans | 8th February 2016 … is unambiguous and clear; the Kawahiva face genocide and it is time for the world to act. An avoidable genocide There is a common misconception that …
The unfolding human and ecological disaster of GM agriculture in the Americas must send the EU a powerful message, writes Helena Paul. We don't want it here, and we should stop buying the products of GM-driven genocide and ecocide abroad.
… GM crops are driving genocide and ecocide - keep them out of the EU! Helena Paul | 5th February 2014 News Genocide Ecocide Gm Food GMOs South America … should stop buying the products of GM-driven genocide and ecocide abroad. We currently face …
The plight of Kenya's Sengwer people shows that carbon offsets generated by 'sustainable' forest management are empowering a corporate recolonisation of the South backed by the World Bank against its own guidelines, writes Nafeez Ahmed. Indigenous forest peoples are at risk of genocide while corporations let rip.
… Indigenous forest peoples are at risk of genocide while corporations let rip. Between … the Kenyan government to cover-up cultural genocide." As "carbon credit financier and … said Arvind Khare, RRI executive director. A genocide in the making At the United Nations …
The idea of a 'good, or even great, Anthropocene' as promised in the Ecomodernist Manifesto is purely delusional, writes Derrick Jensen. Worse, it underlies a narrative in which the wholesale destruction of nature and of sustainable indigenous societies is repackaged as a noble mission - one whose ultimate purpose is the complete alienation of humans from the planet that spawned us.
… The Ecomodernist Manifesto is a program for genocide and ecocide Derrick Jensen | 10th … their perspective, committing mass murder and genocide, but were 'purifying the Aryan Race'. … . The United States has never committed genocide, but rather has fulfilled its …
As Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy takes a strong lead in Burma's elections, Nafeez Ahmed warns that the military will remain the real power in the land. And as UK, EU, US, Chinese and Gulf state energy corporations compete to exploit Burma's hydrocarbons, don't expect them to denounce the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya, and anyone else in the way of their oil and gas infrastructure.
… Genocide: Burma's Rohingya sacrificed in … don't expect them to denounce the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya, and anyone else in … impunity it craves to accelerate the genocide of the Rohinga. Nafeez Ahmed PhD …
Human rights groups call for urgent protection of Indigenous land after death of last remaining member of an Amazonian tribe.
… 'With his death the genocide of his people is complete' Yasmin … much about his tribe – and with his death the genocide of his people is complete. For this was indeed a genocide – the deliberate wiping out of an …
In 1975 Indonesia invaded the small Pacific country of East Timor, writes John Pilger, and then massacred a third of its population to suppress demands for independence. Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it could grab the oil and gas reserves of the Timor Sea. Despite East Timor's independence, won in 1999, Australia is still stealing its oil and gas revenues worth $5 billion and counting.
… Australia's complicity in the East Timor genocide: oil, gas and the depravity of power … Now unearthed documents show the genocide was supported by Australia so it … one who reported and filmed the evidence of genocide, I find this last remark especially …
Australia's deliberate and calculated attacks on its indigenous population carry many of the hallmarks of genocide, writes John Pilger. And things are getting worse, not better, as states that have grown rich by exploiting Aboriginal land evict and demolish remote Aboriginal communities.
… population carry many of the hallmarks of genocide, writes John Pilger. And things are … generation of displaced people" and "cultural genocide" . Genocide is a word Australians hate to hear. …
As the world's media hails Burma's first elections since 1990 and the country's 'democratic transition' from military rule, Guy Horton warns against the delusional thinking that underlies these optimistic narratives. The reality is one of fascism, mass murder, genocide and systematic discrimination - in which Aung San Suu Kyi herself is complicit through her silence.
… Comment Burma Human Rights Media rohingya-genocide-cut.jpg As the world's media hails … The reality is one of fascism, mass murder, genocide and systematic discrimination - in … Yale report identified "sound evidence of genocide" , i.e. an intention to destroy a …
Blacks, Indigenous peoples and Palestinians are all engaged in a single struggle against a racist empire that systematically robs, colonises, impoverishes, terrorises, enslaves, imprisons, tortures and murders its subject populations. Their struggle for liberation is one, and will ultimately vanquish as the empire collapses from within.
… US empire is built on racism, colonialism and genocide The US empire was built on the backs of Black slavery and the genocide of Black people - and upon settler colonialism and the genocide of indigenous people. The people of …
A 'slow genocide' is unfolding in Ethiopia - one driven by greed rather than hatred. With Chinese and World Bank finance, massive dams and plantations are robbing the Omo Valley's 500,000 indigenous people of their land and water. The UK 'sees no evil'.
… 20 years after Rwanda - Ethiopia's 'slow genocide' in the Omo Valley Human Rights Watch … Peoples omo-water-women.png A 'slow genocide' is unfolding in Ethiopia - one … HRW article does not employ the phrase 'slow genocide'. The term has been applied in the …
Land theft, agribusiness and violence pose an existential threat to Brazil's Guarani people, writes Lewis Evans. They maintain a powerful resolve to regain their historic lands, and even have the law on their side - but the tribe will need international support to prevail against murderous ranchers and farmers, corrupt politicians and a paralysed legal system.
… The 'slow genocide' of Brazil's Guarani people must stop … Guarani Kaiowá were saved from the wholesale genocide inflicted on other peoples. Until the … and attacked . He continued: "A slow genocide is taking place. There is a war being …
As Israel violates its own 'ceasefire' to murder yet another child in Gaza City, the poet Heathcote Williams delves into aspects of Israel, Palestine and the lethal war now under way that rarely surface in the mainstream discourse - and amid the horror, cruelty and rising tide of fascism, finds grounds for long term hope.
… of Gaza and the profit being made from their genocide Heathcote Williams | 5th August 2014 … lawmaker, Ayelet Shaked, calls For the genocide of Palestinians on Facebook And she … burned. He's a victim of Israel's slow motion genocide - A holocaust which, this time, Is …
Brazil's environment minister Ricardo Salles has been met with opposition at every stage of his European tour.
… 'Stop Brazil's genocide' Sarah Shenker | 8th October 2019 … calling on Minister Salles to “Stop Brazil’s Genocide” and displaying messages of anger and … Salles and President Bolsonaro to #StopBrazilsGenocide. Our anger only strengthens our will …
The true nature of western civilization is hard to grasp from within, says Professor John McMurtry, because we perceive it through media whose primary purpose is not to convey the truth, but conceal it. What is actually playing out is a global war of empire and capital against the Earth and her people, backed up by the omnipresent threat of overwhelming force.
… Genocide, ecocide and the Empire of Chaos … underneath all the lies - an endless eco-genocide of poorer peoples and their life … opposes private corporate globalization. The genocide of first peoples was its original …
The people taking part in mass demonstrations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the strategic direct actions to stop climate breakdown are learning vital lessons from each other.
… Just stop genocide Brendan Montague | 7th November 2023 … a way of showing how big the opposition to genocide is, both to ourselves and to the … and activity to disrupt and protest the genocide taking place before our eyes.” …
Sandy Gall describes the genocide the Botswanan government is waging to clear the Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
… Kalahari Sandy Gall | 1st September 2003 News Genocide Kalahari Bushmen Land Rights Botswana … investigates.jpg Sandy Gall describes the genocide the Botswanan government is waging to … member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars Dr Mark Levene, who says …
'Hawk', a member of the Awá tribe and survivor of unfathomable atrocities, tells of his past losses and his future fears for his people and their beloved forest.
… Genocide in north-eastern Brazil - when will … federal judge has described it as a ‘real genocide.’ For Karapiru, memories are still …
Lucas Ferrante uncovered the impacts of the proposed BR-319 highway in the Amazon rainforest: it could trigger biome collapse and biodiversity crisis.
… News Biodiversity Amazon Rainforest Pandemic Genocide Indigenous Peoples Editor’s Picks … thereby exacerbating global emissions. Hidden genocide Q: What are the potential risks and … those of non-indigenous people. A "hidden genocide" is underway, previously overlooked …