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Indigenous Affairs 1/01 - Racism

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the racism and discrimination faced by indigenous peoples around the world. The first article focuses on global perspectives and international developments. There then follow articles on the situation of indigenous peoples in the United States, in

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IWGIA Annual Report 2000

IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 2000 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

In Philippine Tagalog: Katutubong Mamamayan

Edited and translated from the Spanish title: Pueblos Indígenas.

"The book gives an overview of the plight and the status of various indigenous communities the world over as they attempt to preserve what is left of their life amidst the manic spread of capitalism and the collusion of

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In Bahasa Indonesia: Masyarakat Adat Di Dunia. Eksistensi Dan Perjuangannya

Translated from the Spanish Title: Pueblos Indígenas.

The book gives an overview of the status and plight of indigenous peoples in various regions of the world. How do they define themselves, what sets them apart from other peoples? Why do we need to show interest for their specific

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Mapuche - Et indiansk folk i Argentina og Chile

Oversat fra spansk af Cæcilie Mikkelsen. Dorthe Kristensen har været rådgiver på den danske tekst og har bidraget med afsnit om mapucherne i Chile. Hæfte nr. 9 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den

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Indigenous Affairs 4/00 - Indochina

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the indigenous peoples of Indochina. Thematic Articles covering: Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Also featuring an article about West Papua: 'Bloodshed in Wamena'

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Nomader i Mongoliet

Hæfte nr. 8 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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Indigenous Affairs 3/00 - Indigenous Women

With articles from Asia, Latin America, Northern Scandivia, Africa & the Pacific this issue focuses on indigenous women; their special situation, their hopes and aspirations at the beginning of a new millenium. The articles reflect very clearly the serious problems indigenous women face;

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Naga - Et folk mellem Indien og Burma

Hæfte nr. 7 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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Indianske folk i Perus Andesbjerge

Hæfte nr. 6 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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Indianer i Danmark - Shuar i Ecuador

Hæfte nr. 5 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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Buskmennesker - Et folk i Kalahari-ørkenen

Hæfte nr. 4 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk? Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser. Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever de? Hvilke

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Indigenous Affairs 2/00 - Hunters and Gatherers

engThis issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on indigenous peoples who subsist as hunter-gatherers. Editorial By Esben Waehle - page 2 (Read the editorial) Southern Africa Taking their words from their mouths By Hugh Brody - page 4 Central Africa The Forest People of Africa in the 21st Century.

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Indigenous Autonomy in Mexico

This important collection of essays will be compulsory reading for all those who wish to have a better understanding of the dynamic processes of change which Mexico and its indigenous peoples have undergone at the end of the millennium. The book relates different experiences and makes various

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Nunavut: Inuit Regain Control of their Lands and their Lives

The Nunavut story told in this book by authors who have all been involved with Nunavut and Inuit politics for a very long time is an important one for indigenous peoples around the world and for anyone interested in indigenous issues. Stressing the political dynamics of the beginning of

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Van Gujjar - Et skovfolk i indisk Himalaya

Hæfte nr. 2 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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De indfødte Australiere

Hæfte nr. 3 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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INUIT - De eskimoiske folk i Arktis

Hæfte nr. 1 i serien: Hvem er de indfødte folk?

Informations- og undervisningsmateriale om indfødte folk for folkeskolens ældste klasser og den almindeligt interesserede læser.

Seriens hæfter har et fælles forord om indfødte folk: Hvem og hvor mange er de? Hvor og hvordan lever

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The Indigenous World 1999-2000

This yearbook provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1999 and 2000 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas, with a special focus on indigenous women; It also presents reports on the work of the Open-ended Working

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Indigenous Affairs 1/00 - The Pacific

This issue of Indigenous Affairs focuses on the indigenous peoples of the Pacific. Out of print! Editorial page 2 What Future the United Nations' Decolonisation Process? by Dr. Carlyle Corbin page 4 French Polynesia Independence and sovereignty for Te Ao Maohi by Oscar Temaru page 14 Rapa

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IWGIA Annual Report 1999

IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 1999 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

In Thai: Indigenous Peoples

The book gives an overview of the status and plight of indigenous peoples in various regions of the world. How do they define themselves, what sets them apart from other peoples? Why do we need to show interest for their specific problems - these and other questions are dealt with in this

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Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas in South and Southeast Asia: From Principles to Practice. Proceedings of the Conference at Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia, 14-18 December 1998

This book compiles the insights, discussions and recommendations that were the outcome of the presentation of 12 case studies at a very productive and highly intensive conference in Kundasang, Malaysia, in December 1998. By focusing on case studies, the goal was to encourage a problem-solving

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The Indigenous World 1998-99

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1998 and 1999 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas, with a special focus on indigenous women.

The Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples: The Struggle for a New Partnership

This book is a compilation of reports and papers mostly taken from the official United Nations documentation. It also includes the background to the discussion on the establishment of a Permanent Forum for indigenous peoples and a technical description of the United Nations system. The goal of

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Indigenous Affairs 1/99

In 1998 the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was celebrated throughout the world. This Declaration forms an impor­tant basis for global human rights work, both in terms of an international institu­tional and legal framework and in terms of promoting a

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Saami Parliamentary Co-Operation: An Analysis

The goal of this book is to create a basis for initial concrete evaluations of the question of establishing a joint political body for the Saami Parliaments elected by the Saami people in the three Nordic countries. The first part of the report consists of general background material. These

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The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Maroons in Suriname

The book describes and analyses the Surinamese legal system as it relates to the rights of indigenous peoples and Maroons. The rights of these peoples have not been systematically addressed in this context before, nor have they ever been the subjects of extensive academic research. The book

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Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples: A Handbook on the UN System

This book gives a detailed description of the existing international mechanisms for prevention and compensation of serious violations of the fundamental rights of indigenous peoples. This IWGIA document aims to dispel the mystery which surrounds the workings of the United Nations, and to reduce

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IWGIA Annual Report 1998

IWGIA's Annual Report presents the results of IWGIA's activities in 1998 and highlights examples of projects and processes implemented or supported by IWGIA throughout the year.

Indigenous Affairs 3/98

This year IWGIA is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In August 1968, anthropologists and ethnologists working in the North and South America met at an international conference, anthropologists coming directly from the field documented serious atrocities being carried out against indigenous

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East Timor: Occupation and Resistance

This book is a collection of articles written by internationally known experts, activists and politicians. The document provides a broad and in-depth picture of the consequences of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor concentrating developments in recent years. East Timor is a small country

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The Indigenous World 1997-98

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1997 and 1998 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas.

Indigenous Affairs 1/98

Indigenous Peoples and Nations of the Pacific - an Overview

The present issue of Indigenous Affairs deals specifically with indigenous peoples´ issues in the Pacific. IWGIA wishes in this way to draw the attention to the indigenous peoples of Oceania. We have

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Indigenous Women: The Right to a Voice

"Indigenous Women: The Right to a Voice" contains a collection of articles and interviews focusing on the situation of indigenous women today. With a few exceptions, the articles have been written by female indigenous grass roots activists and academics from the Americas, Africa, Asia and

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Liberation through Land Rights in the Peruvian Amazon

This book is an attempt to reflect the process of implementing an ambitious project of territorial planning in the Ucayali region for the demarcation and titling of indigenous communities. The first section of the book, written by lawyer Pedro García Hierro, concerns the background of the

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Indigenous Affairs 3-4/97

Despite increased and ever more vocal participation by indig­enous peoples at the international political arena, the human rights situation of indigenous peoples remains criticaI.

A major threat to the lives, cultures and dignity of indigenous peoples is the rapidly ongoing loss of

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The Indigenous World 1996-97

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1996 and 1997 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas.

Indigenous Affairs 2/97

I would love to open up the charter of the United Nations´s said one indigenous representative during the second United Nations workshop on the establishment of a permanent forum for indigenous peoples. It was held in Santiago, Chile, on 30 June to 2 July, 1997. and the Chilean government was

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Slaveri i 90erne. Gældbundne indfødte

Overalt i verden fratages indfødte folk deres jord. De bliver udnyttet økonomisk og ender ofte som gældsslaver. Med eksempler fra Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay, Indien, Nepal, Taiwan/Kina, Filippinerne og Indonesien beskrives nutidige former for slaveri. Det handler om gældbundne indfødte, der -

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Enslaved Peoples in the 1990s: Indigenous Peoples, Debt Bondage and Human Rights

The book describes and reveals how indigenous peoples suffer from slavery often in the shape of debt bondage and prostitution. The cases discussed cover indigenous peoples in India, Nepal, Taiwan/China, the Philippines and Indonesia in Asia. In South America cases from Peru, Bolivia and

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An Indian Federation in Lowland Ecuador

The history of frontier settlement in South America has been characterized by a rather uneven penetration towards the interior of the continent. At the time of the formation of South American repub­lics, the areas of dense demographic concentration were confined to the Coast-highland strip

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The Akuriyo of Surinam: A Case of Emergence from Isolation

The Akuriyo of Surinam are a Carib speaking population which numbers at the moment about 60. Until 1970 they knew a completely nomadic way of life, hunting and gathering in the forests of Southeast Surinam, on the Oelemari, Litani and Loe rivers, or rather on the smaller tributary creeks.

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Indigenous Affairs 3/96

In October, indigenous peoples once again travel the well-worn route to Geneva to participate in the second meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights´openended Working Group which is discussing the draft Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Although a technical

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The Indigenous World 1995-96

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1995 and 1996 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas. Out of print!

Indigenous Affairs 2/96

The Saami call their territory Sapmi. Conceptually, the term encompasses the geographical area, the Saami territory and the Saami people, all in one. The land and the peo­ple are intrinsically united. During. the colonisation of Sapmi. the territory and the people were divided between

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Les Twa du Rwanda

Rapport d'évaluation de la situation des Twa et pour la promotion des droits des Twa dans le Rwanda d'après-guerre. Traduit par Jean-Claude Monod.

Indigenous Affairs 1/96

The first months of 1996 have been dominated by devastation facing the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

Justice Minister Nelson Johim in De­cree 1775. has opened up 344 reserves (57 percent of all indigenous territories in the country) to claims by any com­pany, local authority or

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The Indigenous World 1994-95

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1994 and 1995 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas.

The Explosion of Communities in Chiapas

This document is concerned with the transformations within Chiapas Mayan communities that make processes of change visible. The focus is the period from 1974 when the first hemispheric congress of indigenous people took place in San Cristobal de las Casas, to the Zapatista uprising and the

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The Indigenous World 1993-94

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1993 and 1994 among indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas.

Indigenous Peoples' Experiences with Self-Government: Proceedings of the seminar on arrangements for self-determination by Indigenous Peoples within national states, 10 and 11 February, 1994, Law Faculty, University of Amsterdam

Indigenous peoples all over the world are nowadays struggling to recover their ancestral lands, to obtain redress for centuries of oppres­sion and even to establish some form of self-government as one, and only one, way of exercising their right to self-determination. Some would like to

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Hawai'i: Return to Nationhood

IWGIA has published over the years on developments in Hawai 'i, with pieces by some of the contributors to the present document. This is the firs t full fledged attempt to present the Hawaiian situation to the international community. It covers both the his tory of Hawai 'i, the general

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Yearbook 1992

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1992 among indigenous peoples.

Where T'Boli Bells Toll: Political Ecology Voices Behind the Tasaday Hoax

Kinship, coincidences and the desire to do 'anthropology at home triggered our interest and involvement in the Tasaday hoax and subsequent study on the T'boli. In August 1986 Duhaylungsod attended the International Conference on the Tasaday Controversy and other Urgent Anthropological Issues at

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Yearbook 1991

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1991 among indigenous peoples.

Indfødte Folk

Den 12. oktober 1992 var det 500 år siden Columbus kom til Amerika. Med Columbus' færd over havet var grunden lagt til koloniseringen af den oprindelige indfødte befolkning - indianerne i Nord- og Sydamerika. For 500 år siden tilhørte Amazonas regnskovsindianerne. I dag er indianerne i Amazonas

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Yearbook 1990

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1990 among indigenous peoples.

'Life Is not Ours' - Land and Human Rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

The Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission is an independent body established to investigate allegations of human rights violations in the hill region of southeast Bangladesh. In November 1990, the Commission received permission from the governments of India and Bangladesh to visit the Chittagong

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Arctic Environment: Indigenous Perspectives

This document is a presentation and an analysis of the present conflicts of interests between the anti-hunting movement and the indigenous peoples of the Arctic. The right of indigenous peoples to subsistence and economic development based on renewable resources in their homelands will be the

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Critical Issues in Native North America - Volume II

This document, the second of two volumes, is a collection of articles concerning the problems and issues confronting the indigenous nations of North America. Loss of lands and resources at the hands of contemporary nation-states such as the U.S. and Canada, as well as cultural

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Yearbook 1989

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1989 among indigenous peoples.

Indigenous Peoples of the Soviet North

In the last few days of March 1990 indigenous peoples of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic met in the Kremlin to establish their first country-wide association. This document is from, and about, this meeting which resulted in the establishment of the "Association of the Small

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Indigenous Women on the Move

This first volume of "Indigenous Women on the Move" is composed of 9 articles written by indigenous women wherein they have attempted to show their distinct realities in their different areas of the world. But distinct realities, notwithstanding, and each with their own peculiarities,

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Yearbook 1988 - IWGIA 20 Years

This book provides an overview of the present situation and crucial developments in 1988 among indigenous peoples.

Ethnocide: Mission Accomplished?

This document describes the cultural genocide of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay by the New Tribes Mission. The fundamentalists missionaries of the NTM have been particularly destructive among the Ayoreode of the Chaco, and the document looks at how the destruction has increased over the

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Critical Issues in Native North America - Volume I

This document, the first of two volumes, is a collection of articles comparing the problems and issues facing the indigenous nations of North America. Loss of lands and resources at the hands of contemporary nation-states such as the U.S. and Canada, as well as cultural "assimilation" policies

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Tourism: Manufacturing the Exotic

The objective of this document is to outline the relationship between tourism and cultural minorities. It aims to understand the nature of the relationship, to point out its most serious and harmful effects and to make known some of the survival strategies which cultural minorities employ.

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Indigenous survival among the Barí and Arhuaco: Strategies and perspectives

This document is a collection of articles and material comparing the problems and issues facing the Barí and Arhuaco nations of Venezuela and Columbia. Loss of lands from invading companies and colonists is contrasted with threats to their culture from missionaries. The document not only charts

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Self determination and Indigenous Peoples: Sámi Rights and Northern Perspectives

Self-determination is a fundamental right of indigenous peoples. Although frequently discussed from a theoretical basis, it is less often discussed from a practical and applied perspective. This document looks at self-determination from the position of the indigenous peoples of Sámiland,

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The Naga Nation and its Struggle against Genocide: A report compiled by IWGIA

This document is a general survey of the history and conditions of the Naga peoples who live in Nagaland on the borders of India and Burma. It is a collection of material from a variety of sources which an IWGIA editorial board has put together under guidance from several Nagas. Although the

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The Health and Survival of the Venezuelan Yanoama

It is now generally agreed that, along with land invasion, the single most important factor in the extermination of the original peoples of the Americas has been disease. In South America, the rapid disappearance of Amazonian Indians, has been inextricably linked to the spread of infectious

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East Timor: The Struggle Continues

This book is a sequel to East Timor, Indonesia and the Western Democracies which was published by IWGIA in 1980 as Document No. 40. The earlier report covered the conflict from the Indonesian invasion in 1975 until the end of 1979, where­as this new report concentrates largely on

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Genocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

The Chittagong Hill Tracts are a "tribal area" in Bangla­desh where 12 different ethnic groups live. They number about 600 000 people and make up 0.7% of the total population of Bangladesh. After independence the tribal people accounted for 98% of the district's inhabitants. Today they are

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Between Zoo and Slavery: The Yagua of Eastern Peru in their present situation

The purpose of this document is to provide as complete a picture as possible of the current situation of the Yagua by integrating all the sets of constraints to which they are victims. After more than three centuries, and with particular intensity in the last decades, the Yagua are suffering

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East Timor, Indonesia and the Western Democracies

The purpose of this collection of documents is to show three points: Firstly, Indonesian atrocities in East Timor; secondly, the responsibility of the Western democracies; and thirdly, the cover-up in the Western mass media.


The collection opens and closes with UN testimonies by

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I sold Myself, I was Bought

A lot has been said about the development of the Bolivian Department of Santa Cruz; most assuredly, quite a bit has been achieved in this area. The establishment of new types of industry and the extension of existing ones have led to a demographic development which, percentwise, tops the list

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