by Zubeida Mustafa –Pakistan– The “weakness of women”, widely believed to be a natural phenomenon, is actually a myth. Women are resilient and there are many cases where “woman power” won the day because women fighting for a cause refused…
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Justice in Pakistan: Unmasking Perween Rahman’s Killers
Tagged with: activism, Assasination, Criminal Justice, Karachi, Land Rights, Pakistan, poverty
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES, Politics
Restoring First Foods to the Columbia River Basin
by Michelle Tolson -USA- “I want to make money, but I have to take care of the fish,” said Yakama Nation fisherwoman Caroline Looney Hunt when asked how much salmon she sells each year. “I sell it locally to our…
Tagged with: Food, Indigenous Culture, Land Rights, Native Americans, Natural Resources, Science, United States
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES
Tep Vanny: The Woman from Village Number 22
by Michelle Tolson –Cambodia– “The way [Cambodian] women demonstrate is not physical. They use their voices. It is a collection of voices to spread awareness. For men, there is more violence. When someone commits violence against them, they feel like…
Tagged with: activism, Cambodia, Economy, Land Rights, Politics, women activists
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Posted in Economy, FEATURE ARTICLES
Aboriginal Peoples Lose Rights and Mineral Rich Land in Northern Territory Intervention
by Sarah Irving –Australia– “It wasn’t our dream to come and eat at the white man’s table, to work for the white man as a slave,” says Reverend Dr Djiniyini Gondarra, a Yolngu elder. Dr Gondarra is one of the…
Tagged with: Australia, Indigenous Culture, Land Rights, Laws & Legislation
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
Posted in FEATURE ARTICLES, The World
