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Public prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation after reports that illegal goldminers in a remote Amazon river have massacred “more than ten” members of an uncontacted tribe. If confirmed, this means up to a fifth of the entire tribe have been wiped out. Two goldminers have been

Aid , Data & Reports , Governance , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/07/2017

Myanmar: A mixed bag of poverty reduction and human rights violations

While on one hand Myanmar government is violating the human rights of Rohingyas, on the other hand, a recent WB assessment states that poverty in Myanmar has considerably declined. Poverty in Myanmar continues to decline, falling from 32.1 percent to 19.4 percent in the 10 years up to 2015, while st

Business , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 09/06/2017

Survival International–WWF talks break down over tribal consent

The landmark mediation talks between Survival and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) over breaches of OECD guidelines for multinational corporations have broken down over the issue of tribal peoples’ consent. Survival had asked WWF to agree to secure the Baka “Pygmies’” consent for how the conser

Environment , Human Rights , Sustainable Development / 09/03/2017

Spycops targeting NGOs & activists under the spotlight at EU Parliament

Police spies targeting campaign groups across Europe are the focus of a European Parliament event on 6th September, where MEPs will hear from activists directly affected by undercover police, along with experts on state surveillance. Among those speaking in the event is Kate Wilson, deceived into

Human Rights , Sanitation , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/25/2017

Why Toilet is not a Prem Katha (Love Story)

Open defecation is bad and unhealthy, researches have established. But this is a complex issue which governments have to deal in a sensitive and humane manner. A few days before the release of his Hindi movie, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was seen in a guest appearance as a di

Data & Reports , Featured , Gender , Human Rights , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 08/07/2017

Breastfeeding: No country meets recommended standards

In five of the world’s largest emerging economies—China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria—the lack of investment in breastfeeding results in an estimated 236,000 child deaths per year and US$119 billion in economic losses. No country in the world fully meets recommended standards for breas

Data & Reports , Health , Human Rights / 07/20/2017

Universal Health Coverage: Our Role in Advancing the Agenda in Bangladesh

Nadia Ishrat Alamgir To overcome poor quality health services, high expenses and a corrupt health system, policies around universal health coverage need to be developed Recently, a colleague pointed out to me that in Bangladesh, the Government provides free healthcare through public facilities, ye

Energy , Human Rights / 07/05/2017

Zero-Coal State Strategy and the ethical dilemma: wind power project in Canada

Mohammad Masoud Azimi In Ontario, the Ripley Wind power project ran into ethical and social confrontation with local communities Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, the government of Canada set up its strategy for sustainable development in terms of clean energy as:

Forests , Human Rights / 06/28/2017

India: Tribal leader dies in police custody – as tribe denounce harassment campaign

A leader of a tribe in India, which made headlines around the world when it won a David and Goliath battle against a British mining corporation, has died in police custody – following a violent police campaign of harassment and intimidation against activists. Bari Pidikaka of the Dongria Kondh tri

Gender , Human Rights , Science & Technology / 05/21/2017

Technology, Violence, Vendetta against women

Samhita Barooah Knowledge of technology is also a privilege of patriarchy. There are very few producers of technology who are women and also almost 90 percent of the maintenance personnel are men when it comes to any form of technological equipment meant for household, public or community use. Durin

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