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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Botswana's war on its indigenous population, the Bushmen of the Kalahari, has reached a new pitch, writes LEWIS EVANS. No longer content to arrest and intimidate them as they engage in subsistence hunting on their own land, the state has begun to shoot them from aircraft. These illegal, genocidal acts must stop!
… Dingake. The annihilation of a people - genocide in open sight As if that wasn't bad …
Australian governments have long waged a one-sided war on the continent's Aboriginal peoples, writes John Pilger. And now a new weapon has come into play: the starvation of the most remote, culturally intact communities. It's all part of a multi-faceted program of physical and cultural annihilation. And yet the world is silent.
… Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Food Politics Genocide utopia.jpg Australian governments … country." She has described the legacies of a genocide: a word political Australia loathes …
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is to broaden its focus to prosecute governments and individuals for environmental crimes, write John Vidal & Owen Bowcott. Examples include illegal deforestation, theft of resources, and expulsion of populations from their land.
… in The Hague, has mostly ruled on cases of genocide and war crimes since it was set up in … led to many forced evictions, the cultural genocide of indigenous peoples, malnutrition …
On the one side stand half a million poor farmers, desperate to find land for more crops. On the other, a patch of once-extensive forest that is the area's ecological lynchpin. In between, one woman
… During the war leading up to the genocide in 1994, Volcanoes became a … size. When refugees resettled after the genocide, they slashed the forest down to less …
There is nothing new in the environmental damage brought by war, writes Steven Freeland. Nor is there anything new about deliberate environmental damage as a instrument of warfare. But what is new is the scale of damage that can be inflicted by modern weapons of mass destruction. It's time for an international law against intentional environmental destruction.
… war crime , a crime against humanity, or even genocide in certain circumstances, we should …
For most Australians, 26th January is a day of family celebration, writes John Pilger. But for its indigenous peoples the only thing to celebrate is their survival after over two centuries of rape, murder, theft and vicious racism that continues to this day, and has even found new expression in Australia's war on refugees, incarcerated in barbaric Pacific Island concentration camps.
… and gave Americans a glimpse of the genocide in their own mythical 'settlement'. … , which told the story of the Australian genocide, sought a local distributor, I was …
In writing <i>Leviathan</i>, Thomas Hobbes created a monster: us. By reasserting our humanity we can correct the mistakes of the social scientists, says Tom Hodgkinson
… deaths. Had any century before the 20th seen genocide on such a massive scale? In the world … deaths. Had any century before the 20th seen genocide on such a massive scale? …
The 'brutal savage' meme has enjoyed a resurgence in popular culture and establishment narratives, writes Stephen Corry, despite abundant evidence that it's fundamentally wrong. But it suits today's dominant mindset of conquest, conflict and colonialism all too well, and serves to justify the ongoing genocide and expropriation of surviving Indigenous Peoples today.
… too well, and serves to justify the ongoing genocide and expropriation of surviving …
A future of green abundance for all is possible, writes Glen Barry. Instead we are mired in the destruction of the Earth's vital ecosystems, divided by obscene wealth and shameful poverty, and pitted against each other in genocidal wars over energy, resources and global dominance. To make that alternative a living reality, we must shed our fears and come together in common purpose.
The way to Green Liberty: stop being afraid, work together to make things better Dr Glen Barry | 11th May 2016 Comment War Population Ecology Society green-liberty-cut.jpg A future of green abundance …
Armed and financed by Western corporations, Indonesia is waging a brutal war against a tribal people with little more than bows and arrows to defend itself.
… have got used to the fact that the ongoing genocide of their people and their nation is … Clifford how he justifies his part in the genocide of a people: …
A man of extraordinary humanity - as comfortable discussing farming with labourers as he was holding forth on the very nature of life itself. Peter Bunyard pays tribute to the rich life of Edward Goldsmith
… in the Sunday Times of government-sponsored genocide in the Brazilian Amazon. One of the …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
The future of energy is renewable Jon Hughes Mark Anslow | 27th February 2009 News Renewable Energy Energy Oil UK Coal Gas Climate Change Global Warming Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide Global Warming …
Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has a devastating effect on indigenous peoples, writes Sarina Kidd. First the miners bring disease, deforestation and even murder. Then long after they have gone, communities are left to suffer deadly mercury poisoning. Now the UN has been called on to intervene.
… elderly. Five miners were later convicted of genocide. The Brazilian authorities have known …
This autumn the Monsanto Tribunal will assemble experts from around the world to set out the evidence against the global mega-corporation, which will stand accused of monstrous 'crimes' against people and the environment. The Tribunal's verdict will not be legally binding - this time. But on a future occasion, it may be.
… perpetrators of crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Committing ecocide - …
Peru's Congress may soon approve a road through remote rainforest which is home to the country's last uncontacted tribes. The link to the Inter-Oceanic highway would open the area up to land grabs, wood cutting and gold mining, and expose vulnerable indigenous people to diseases to which they have no immunity.
Amazon: rainforest road threatens Peru's last isolated tribes Oliver Tickell | 1st December 2016 News Peru Indigenous Peoples Forests Transport Human Rights prohibido-cut.jpg Peru's Congress may soon …
Erdogan's horrific 'war on terror' in the Kurdish cities of Eastern Turkey may have a silver lining, writes Defne Kadıoğlu Polat - at least for property developers and ruling party insiders. Plans are already under way for 'urban renewal' projects that will see the valuable real estate cleansed of buildings and people by the war developed into luxury apartments and shopping malls.
… (KCK) called the TOKİ plans a "cultural genocide" and released a warning that anyone …
The organizers of tomorrow's International Monsanto Tribunal describe it as a 'moral trial', while the company dismisses it as a 'mock trial' and 'stunt'. The truth, writes Pete Dolack, is that it's about much more than this one company. On trial is the entire neoliberal system of 'free market' finance and monopoly capitalism.
… jurisdiction to try alleged perpetrators of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes …
The author on wilderness, activism, homemade veggie lasagne and the value of sturdy boots
Q & A: Jay Griffiths. author of 'Wild: An Elemental Journey' Laura Sevier | 1st June 2009 Ethical Living My World Books Author Wilderness Jay Griffiths myworld_june.jpg The author on wilderness, …