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<description>Latest Asia and Oceania news from Minority voices.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: Muslim leaders form alliance to press demands</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1439/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ KATHMANDU, April 17: In a bid to exert pressure to ensure constitutional guarantee for Muslim rights and identity, Muslim organisations and the Muslim&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1439/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Muslim leader killed, community calls it a political murder</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1438/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - Sadrul Miya Haq, a 55-year-old Muslim religious leader, was killed today in Saptari District, eastern Terai. "Another public figure&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1438/</guid>
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<title>India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal: Call for UN focus on Dalit women - MRG co-host event</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1436/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1436/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Supreme Court directs Government to address issues of free participation of indigenous peoples in constitution-making process</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1415/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 22 April 2013, Kathmandu
 
 
 
In response to a writ petition filed by indigenous peoples’ organizations, Supreme Court of Nepal on Sunday has issued&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1415/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Indigenous Magars submit memorandum against preparations to declare buffer zone around Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1406/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ April 5, 2013

In a memorandum submitted on Monday 1 April, indigenous Magars have called on the Government of Nepal to immediately halt any preparation&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1406/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Indigenous Tharus in the east mark their win over Regional Waste Management Project</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1393/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Biratnagar, 11 March 2013
 
After Finland’s Government formally withdrew its support to Regional Waste Management Project for eastern Nepal citing&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1393/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Supreme Court decision on participation of indigenous peoples in constitution making process deferred again for 4 April</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1394/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kathmandu, 5 March 2013

Nepal’s Supreme Court has again deferred its final decision on a case filed by indigenous peoples organizations regarding&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1394/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Indigenous and local communities call on World Bank to seek alternatives for construction of Khimti-Dhalkebar 220 KV Transmission Line</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1395/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kathmandu, 15 March 2013

In a meeting with World Bank officials today, representatives of indigenous and local communities of Sindhuli district in central&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1395/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Improve protection for women migrant workers</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1390/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Today, on International Women’s Day 2013, Migrant Forum Lanka (MFL), a collective of local Sri Lankan civil society organizations, trade unions, researchers,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1390/</guid>
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<title>India: Dalit women face violence and barriers to justice</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1389/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1389/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Indigenous governing institutions form rights alliance </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1383/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 25 February 2013

Leaders and representatives of indigenous governing institutions of six indigenous groups of Nepal have initiated an informal alliance&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1383/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Supreme Court decision on indigenous participation in constitution making process deferred again for 4 March</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1384/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nepal’s Supreme Court has again deferred its final decision on a case filed by indigenous peoples organizations regarding participation of indigenous&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1384/</guid>
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<title>India: Scavengers’ march sends message of hope</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1376/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1376/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Military actions will sustain pangayaw in SMI-Xstrata mine site</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1375/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Another tribal leader was slain in the tumultous SMI-Xstrata mine site in the borders of South Cotabato and Davao del Sur last January 29, 2013. Kitari&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1375/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Arooj Khalid addresses the UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1374/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1374/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Will Supreme Court decide to provide for participation of indigenous peoples in constitution making process through their freely chosen representatives?</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1366/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Nepal’s Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled to give its decision on a case filed by indigenous peoples organizations regarding exclusion of indigenous peoples’&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1366/</guid>
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<title>India: Kuki State Demand Committee launch "Quit Kuki Land" Movement</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1363/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ THE TIMES OF INDIA
Kuki State Demand Committee launch 'Quit Kuki Land' stir, blockade
TNN | Jan 22, 2013, 06.35 AM IST


CHURACHANDPUR: The agitating&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1363/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Human Rights Superbody 'We will find no justice from the perpetrators'- indigenous peoples </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1346/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 

Indigenous peoples' organization Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP), described the 'superbody' created by the Aquino government&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1346/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Indian Tamils - A fertilizer for the economic well-being of the country</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1343/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Indian Tamils: A Fertilizer to the well-being of Sri Lanka
Before go into my story I would like to give a brief introduction to myself. I am Subashini&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1343/</guid>
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<title>Video: Interview with Professor Heiner Bielefeldt, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1342/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1342/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: The Price of Tea - campaign video supporting Tamil tea pickers</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1337/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1337/</guid>
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<title>Can minority and indigenous women benefit from international agreements?</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1332/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1332/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: Religious minorities (Hindu, Christian, Buddhist) must be counted in census if elections are to be fair</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1326/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ SHAREE is a non-Government organization established in the year 1992 with a group of women, managed by women and committed to promote & protect the rights&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1326/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: 95 percent Dalit cleaners lived in poverty</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1328/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 95 percent cleaners (Dalit) lived in dirty, under poverty in Bangladesh

Around ninety-five percent cleaners of Natore district lived in a dirty state&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1328/</guid>
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<title>Kyrgyzstan: Sexual and gender-based violence</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1324/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1324/</guid>
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<title>India: Kuki blockade Manipur highways in last ditch attempt to force government to dialogue</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1317/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Manmohan Singh              Dated.12/11/2012
Prime Minister
Govt of India

Subject: Political dialogue with the Kukis, represented by KSDC and Kuki&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1317/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: Dalits demand adequate housing</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1314/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1314/</guid>
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<title>India: Community groups campaign for religious freedom</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1316/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1316/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Campaign for religious minorities in Balochistan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1293/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Since i am working with Center for Peace and Development (CPD) as Manager Programmes, CPD the one of the largest right based organization in the province&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1293/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Ongoing Impunity, Continued Army Atrocities against Kachin People</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1244/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ While Myanmar government is earning international admiration for its dramatic reforms towards democracy of military government, an ethnic Kachin people,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1244/</guid>
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<title>Malaysia: The road to Murum dam</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1275/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The government-built tarred road to Murum dam is pitted with large potholes: casualty of overflowing, under-regulated logging trucks. This road begins&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1275/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: UN review - Urgent protection needed for minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1268/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Government of Pakistan has failed to honour the commitments it made at the UN review of its human rights record four years ago. International NGOs&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1268/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Geneva event - debate on UN review</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1271/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1271/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Blaan family massacred, IP killings rise to 28</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1265/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) condemns the massacre of a Blaan family in the Sagittarius Mines Inc (SMI) mine site in Tampakan,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1265/</guid>
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<title>Vietnam: Taidam “paenk khwan” ceremony</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1217/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Taidam people, an ethnic minority group, have a strong believe in evil spirits which can cause illness, while good spirits or more specifically the presence&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1217/</guid>
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<title>Vietnam: The “xain sub kher” ceremony of Taidam people</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1220/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This picture shows the “Xain sub kher” Taidam’s ceremony at my home, in Taidam language, this name means that drive away catastrophe.  
According&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1220/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Religious minorities must be rendered equal</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1257/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hatred and repulsion towards minorities in Pakistan has almost become a routine matter. The curriculum in the educational institutions starts teaching&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1257/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Army commander’s wife violates rights of ethnic minority soldiers’ wives</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1252/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Chin State is the poorest state in the country. Chin is one of ethnic minorities in Burma. Chin state is very isolated geographically because of poor transportation&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1252/</guid>
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<title>Burma: communal violence in Rakhine state  </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1241/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In Rakhaine State, Myanmar, there are two groups: 1) Ethnic Rakaines and 2) Stateless people who are descendants from the tribes of Bangladesh and they&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1241/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Who will listen to our silent cry from the wilderness?</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1242/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Who will listen to our silent cry from the wilderness...?
The Sri Lankan Government has announced to the whole world that it had closed down even the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1242/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Photo story - the daily life of Christian workers</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1218/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The daily life of two christian workers in a government department. I have tried to look at the living and work conditions of these two workers. The inadequate&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1218/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: Minority Hindu girls raise their hands </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1209/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Girls from law cast hindu community  raised their hand for BIAAG(because I am a girl ) a global campaign of Plan International . ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1209/</guid>
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<title>Taiwan: Chairperson of Council of Indigenous Peoples interrogated in parliament </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1243/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Members of parliament remained highly suspicious toward the a hundred million new Taiwanese dollars (approximately 26.4 thousand euros) observatory trip&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1243/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Youth indigenous leader tortured and killed</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1203/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ National alliance of indigenous peoples Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) expressed fury over the killing of another indigenous&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1203/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Police, security push protesters from mining conference</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1202/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines is holding a three-day Mining Conference and Exhibition at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City. The event, attended&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1202/</guid>
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<title> Bangladesh: the decline of a vibrant Bihari craft</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1198/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ By the 1930s Dhaka set up its own Banarasi Silk Industry center in Becharam Dewry in the old  Dhaka . Sarees were priced at Rs 150 and a bridal sarees&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1198/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Dalit girls' education suffers due to late start at school </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1186/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1186/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Karachi unrest, the role of the media and the courts</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1221/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The upload is an article that I wrote on Karachi conflict involving ethnic and linguistic communities living in the largest city of Pakistan - Karachi.&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1221/</guid>
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<title>New - full version of MRG documentary : A Journey to Imja Lake - Climate Change in the land of the Sherpa</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1170/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1170/</guid>
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<title>India: Rehabilitation drive for manual scavengers</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1167/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Following a reprimand from the authorities in New Delhi for failing to curb manual scavenging, the state government of West Bengal has pledged to rehabilitate&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1167/</guid>
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<title>Adivasis of Bangladesh: a year of broken promises </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1160/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1160/</guid>
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<title>India: Mining, conflict and Adivasis</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1163/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1163/</guid>
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<title>Russia: Sakha protest mining rush in Siberia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1164/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1164/</guid>
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<title>UK/India: Dalit Documentary Screening at East End Film Festival</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1159/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Screening at this year's East End Film Festival on Saturday 7th July, 2pm at Rich Mix, Jai Bhim Comrade is a powerful documentary focusing on the spirit&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1159/</guid>
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<title>India: Dongria Kondh take mining battle to Supreme Court </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1157/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1157/</guid>
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<title>China: Hard times for nomads in Tibet</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1146/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>China: Tibetans stop mining on sacred mountain</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1147/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1147/</guid>
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<title>Thailand: Indigenous people penalised for carrying out traditional practices</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1141/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1141/</guid>
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<title>Uzbekistan/Kazakhstan: Retreating Aral Sea displaces Karakalpaks</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1132/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1132/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Dams feed ethnic conflict </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1128/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Australia: Aborigines halt Rio Tinto mining project  </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1130/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>South East Asia: The campaign against destructive palm oil </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1134/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1134/</guid>
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<title>India: Adivasis fight mega-dams </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1136/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1136/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: Kuy people rally to save ‘our forest’</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1137/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1137/</guid>
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<title>India: Land and life lost  in Bihar</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1120/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1120/</guid>
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<title>Malaysia: Indigenous groups contest mega-dams in Sarawak</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1122/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1122/</guid>
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<title>Burma: International support needed to protect Rohingyas from persecution</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1123/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1123/</guid>
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<title>Thailand: Documentary film - jungle dwelling indigenous community threatened by influx of 'outsiders'</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1144/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Mani 2.0 is a 25-minute documentary about the jungle dwellers, the Mani, of Southern Thailand, who are now facing challenges and influences from the 'outside'&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1144/</guid>
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<title>India: Discrimination against Dalits still rife in Madhya Pradesh village </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1105/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Yuva Samvad, Nagrik Adhikar Manch and National Secular Forum conducted an investigation on 2 May 2012 in Maregaon Village of Gadarwara Tehsil of Narsinghpur&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1105/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Foreign investment is a catalyst for conflict</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1096/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Foreign investments are causing increasing conflict and abuses in northern Burma despite recent ceasefire agreements and talk of reform in the country,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1096/</guid>
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<title>The situation of Sri Lanka’s northern Tamils three years after the war</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1095/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: Time to honor the history of indigenous with the Federal Structure</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1178/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ At this turning point, if Nepal fails to recognize its indigenous communities with the federal structure names to honor their ancient yet prevailing history,it&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1178/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Indigenous peoples condemn killing of Margarito Cabal</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1090/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan n Pilipinas (KAMP) condemned the killing of Margarito Cabal, a government employee from Kibawe, Bukidnon. Cabal was&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1090/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: An indigenous Jummo girl child is raped and brutally killed by settler Bengali</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1099/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On 9th May 2012, at 2:30 pm Sujata Chakma and her nephew Triratna Chakma (5) went half kilomitre far away from the village to find out their cows. Suddenly&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1099/</guid>
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<title>UK/India: UPR reviews at the UN, time to act on caste discrimination</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1088/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ When India and the UK come up for review by the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 24 May, IDSN urges all UN member states to seize this important opportunity&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1088/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: New report on protecting minority rights in federal systems</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1168/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The current proposals made by the State Restructuring and State Power Distribution
Committee under the Constituent Assembly do have encouraging provisions&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1168/</guid>
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<title>Mass protests in India to reclaim Dalit budgetary rights</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1086/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On 9th of May thousands of Dalits and Adivasis (Tribals) from all over India stormed up to the Parliament in New Delhi to demand their rightful economic&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1086/</guid>
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<title>Phillipines: ‘Where is your title?’ asked NCIP Commissioner to protesting IPs</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1082/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It seems these words are not exclusive to land-grabbers, says Piya Macliing Malayao, spokesperson of Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1082/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Study shows Christians in Lahore lag behind in education, employment</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1081/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Progress and development of any nation depends upon its socioeconomic factors, it will not be wrong if we say that socioeconomic indicators act as back-bone&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1081/</guid>
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<title>India: Mass mobilisation to urge government to implement Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1073/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1073/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Children in Thai refugee camps face few prospects</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1032/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Education in Camp

Housing in the Camp
 
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1032/</guid>
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<title>Phillipines: Indigenous peoples denounce rape of minors in Benguet, demand military pullout in all indigenous communities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1072/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ KATRIBU Partylist demanded the immediate pullout of State armed forces in the Cordillera, citing human rights violations that ensue in militarized communities,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1072/</guid>
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<title>35 videos documenting caste discrimination across India launched </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1070/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The myth that caste discrimination in India is a thing of the past must be dispelled and on the 14th of April, Video Volunteers launch 35 community videos&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1070/</guid>
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<title>India: Arbitrary arrest of Christian human rights defender</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1065/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dear Friend,

I do, hereby, submit this  materials about the harassment and arbitrary arrest of a senior human rights defender belonging Scheduled Tribe&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1065/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: ‘Oplan Bayanihan’ blamed for spate of human rights violations on indigenous peoples</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1062/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Indigenous peoples and human rights organizations staged a protest action in front of the Department of National Defense gates today, bewailing human rights&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1062/</guid>
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<title>India/Burma: Hopeful Chins Look to Don Bosco Ashayalam to be a Saving Grace</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1064/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hopeful Chins Look to Don Bosco Ashayalam to be a Saving Grace 
 
Chin refugees on World Refugee Day in Delhi (Photo: Salai Paw Lung)
27 March 2012&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1064/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Indigenous people's group alarmed at rising human rights violations</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1058/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 

Attacks on the human rights of indigenous peoples has been rampant this past few weeks according to indigenous peoples' organization Kalipunan ng mga&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1058/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: Smoke in the hills. A story by Per Liljas, winner of MRG's Young Journalist Award</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1026/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1026/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: KAMP calls for justice over Lumad killing</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1054/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ National alliance of indigenous peoples’ organizations in the Philippines, KAMP (Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas) is dismayed by government&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1054/</guid>
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<title>Pakistani schools portray Hindus, minorities negatively: US study</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1030/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's public schools and madrassas negatively portray the country's religious minorities and reinforce biases which fuel acts of discrimination, and&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1030/</guid>
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<title>Where is the dignity of Burma?</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1046/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Where is the Dignity of the Chin of Burma?
Time to speak out about systematic crimes against humanity in Chin State

Violent repression. Chin State&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1046/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Stateless Rohingya Children are deprived of Education at Home and Diaspora </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1037/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 500  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1037/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Arrest and abduction of human rights activist - No progress in investigations</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1045/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It's been nearly three years since Mr. Sinnvan Stephen Sunthararaj, Programme Manager of the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD) was abducted&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1045/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Women From The North And East Call For Real Peace, Justice And Accountability</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1027/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1027/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Religious diversity must for peace, development</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1031/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
Respecting religious diversity and promoting religious harmony is essential for peace and sustainable development in Pakistan, said Sustainable Development&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1031/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Northern folk barrage mining companies in the Metro</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1021/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Three hundred people coming from different Northern provinces trooped mining corporations’ offices in Manila to protest the violations of people’s&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1021/</guid>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Uyghur women face severe rights violations in China</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1003/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1003/</guid>
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<title>India: Dalits demand land rights in Bihar</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1010/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On 15th February 2012, a protest march organized by members of Dalit Shakti Sangathan (DSS is a Community Based Organisation promoted by Jan Adhikar Kendra),&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1010/</guid>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Effective participation of Dalit women in India's economic life</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1001/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1001/</guid>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Couples in inter-caste marriages face rampant discrimination in Nepal</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/972/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/972/</guid>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Ensure Dalit women's political participation in India</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/965/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/965/</guid>
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<title>Minorities at the UN: Guarantee the rights of minority women in Kyrgyzstan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/968/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/968/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Indigenous peoples wary over new mining policy</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/964/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Indigenous peoples’ organization Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) criticized President Bengino Aquino’s actions in a meeting&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/964/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Indigenous peoples condemn military harassment of UP students</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/963/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP) condemned the harassment done against University of the Philippines students and four Ayta minors&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/963/</guid>
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<title>Ensuring minority rights in Nepal's new constitution</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1040/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Regional workshop on State Restructuring & Minority Rights throughout Nepal's all region. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1040/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: expert panel best guarantees IPs rights in new constitution</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/949/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a bid to best guarantee the Indigenous Peoples' rights in the new constitution, the Lawyers from Indigenous Peoples community and members of Constituent&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/949/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: A hard life in the camps for Urdu speaking minority</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/944/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/944/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: Communal land titles awarded, but indigenous land remains under threat</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/937/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Cambodian government has issued communal land tittles to three indigenous communities--the first of their kind in the country.
The government awarded&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/937/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: More violence sparked by inter-caste marriage</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/936/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Consequence of Intercaste Marriage 

As a consequence of intercaste marriage the family of intercaste married couple become houseless in Darchula district&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/936/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Interview with Salai Za Uk Ling, an activist with the Chin Human Rights Organization</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/934/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/934/</guid>
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<title>South Asia: Dalit women voice concerns at the UN Forum on Minority Issues</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/922/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dalit representatives from India, Nepal and Bangladesh voiced their concerns about effective political participation of Dalit women at the 4th session&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/922/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Violations against indigenous peoples soar under Aquino administration, rights groups claim</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/920/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Human rights violations against the indigenous peoples are on the rise, according to Kalipunan ng mga Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (KAMP.)

“In&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/920/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Mega-dams to impact thousands</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/916/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Burma’s military-backed government is proceeding with two mega dams on Burma’s Shweli River, a major tributary of the Irrawaddy, which will forcibly&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/916/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Regime's land grabs disrupt lives in minority communities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/915/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 63% of Families Lose Land and Livelihoods to Destructive Development and Land Grabs in the Ta’ang area 

A new report released by Ta’ang Students&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/915/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Resource development fuels ethnic conflict</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/913/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A Thai company and the Burmese government are planning a hydroelectric dam in Karen state. The dam is expected to displace many ethnic Karen and has already&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/913/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: Indigenous women face pressure at the forefront of land rights advocacy</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/912/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Women, including those from indigenous communities, are increasingly finding themselves on the frontline in advocating for their rights in the face of&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/912/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan: Access to water key to development</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/864/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ KDO installed water handpumps in different parts of the Bahawalpur District in order to meet the water shortage under its ACCESS TO WATER Initiative. One&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/864/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Lumad village suffers third forced evacuation in 5 months</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/898/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte—Indigenous peoples in Bangayan village in Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte forcibly evacuated for the third time this year according&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/898/</guid>
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<title>Discrimination on religious grounds still persists in secular Nepal   </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/917/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In a bid to address the sentiments and long standing demands of ethnic minorities, the parliament declared Nepal a secular state on May, 18, 2006. The&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/917/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: Indigenous groups condemn slaying of prominent activist</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/847/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A lone motorcycle-riding gunman typical of the ubiquitous death squads during the Arroyo regime took the life of staunch Lumad advocate and Catholic priest,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/847/</guid>
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<title>Thailand: Migrant workers exploited amid floods, rights groups warn</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/899/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Su Su raised an open palm, motioning a flat line above her chest.
“The waters came up to here,” she said.
For two weeks, Su Su, a Burmese migrant&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/899/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Military targeting civilians in Kachin State</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/896/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A rights group is demanding the release of four ethnic Karen women believed to be held captive as sex slaves by the Burma Army.
The Chiang Mai-based Kachin&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/896/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Killing underscores persistent problem of inter-caste discrimination</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/831/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Santa Bahadur Damai (20 years), permanent residence of Toli VDC-2 Dailkeh, got married with Raj Kumari Shahi (girl of the so-called upper caste) after&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/831/</guid>
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<title>Indonesia: Soldiers use live fire, make mass arrests at Papua rally</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/850/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Indonesian security forces opened fire at a tense independence rally in Papua Wednesday and arrested as many as 300 people, according to reports from media&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/850/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: Proposed NGO law will threaten advocates from minority, indigenous communities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/849/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A controversial proposed law on non-governmental organizations in Cambodia could have devastating consequences for advocates from minority and Indigenous&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/849/</guid>
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<title>Injustices with minorities in flood relief in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/844/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Scheduled castes women complaints over relief

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/09/complaint-over-relief.html

 

Rain victims complain of rotten food

http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/02/rain-victims-complain-of-rotten-food.html

&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/844/</guid>
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<title>Laos: Minority Hmong may be held at abusive detention centre, rights watchdog says</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/840/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Authorities in Laos are locking up ethnic minority Hmong along with other "undesirables" in a detention centre where people face brutal beatings if they&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/840/</guid>
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<title>Vietnam: New wave of arrests for religious activists</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/832/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/832/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan’s Dalits denied flood relief because of caste discrimination</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/830/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Desperately needed shelter and relief items are not reaching hundreds of thousands of Dalits who are left homeless after the severe flooding in Pakistan’s&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/830/</guid>
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<title>MRG Podcast: September 2011</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/825/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/825/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: launch of 100 day campaign against caste discrimination and untouchability</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/826/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ “I commit to end caste-based discrimination and untouchability!” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, in her video message, kicking&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/826/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: indigenous activist killed in the latest of a series of deadly attacks</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/829/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Another indigenous person has fallen to masked motorcycle-riding gunmen according to an indigenous peoples’ organization. “Worse, it is from the same&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/829/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: indigenous peoples, environmentalists ejected from mining conference</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/823/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A group of indigenous peoples and environment activists staged protest at the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Pasay City where a conference of mining investors&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/823/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: laws fail to protect minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/821/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The government of Sri Lanka has ratified the International convention on elimination of racial discrimination on 18th February 1982a and entry into force&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/821/</guid>
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<title>China digs in across conflict-ridden Burma to access oil and gas </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/820/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A report released by the Shwe Gas Movement reveals the disturbing extent to which China has advanced construction of a trans- 
Burma oil and gas pipelines&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/820/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: forum seeks ways to address marginalization of indigenous peoples</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/819/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Government officials and representatives of several UN agencies
met to discuss issues concerning Cambodia's indigenous people, calling for greater attention&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/819/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: Bilingual education offers opportunities to indigenous communities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/805/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Cambodian government has establish Khmer language schools in the highland provinces of Rattanakiri, and Mondulkiri. However, minority people in these&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/805/</guid>
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<title>India: Anti-corruption movement excludes minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/815/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The following is the statement of Dr John Dayal, Secretary General, All India Christian Council, on behalf of the Council, on the apprehensions of the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/815/</guid>
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<title>India: Dalit women trained on advocacy</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/808/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Two pictures are of indigenous and minorities (Dalits) in our working areas showing their participation in Human rights awareness programmes ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/808/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: villagers denied right to return home</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/810/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ it is about a village in Sri lanka, which was affected by the war and all the people were displaced but even after 2 years the people are not allowed to&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/810/</guid>
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<title>Sri Lanka: Discrimination against Tamils continues after the war  </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/804/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Sri Lanka is a multiethnic country with the experiences of long civil war was end in 2009. The ethno-religious mix of Sri Lanka, with 20 million people,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/804/</guid>
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<title>India: Why Dalits and Minorities fear Freedom Struggle </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/799/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The media has finally noted the absence of the Dalits, OBCs and religious minorities from the mobilisation for the Kejriwal-Kiran Bedi-Hazare gathering&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/799/</guid>
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<title>Recent attacks on women in the north and east of Sri Lanka - impunity and lack of rule of law.</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/796/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/796/</guid>
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<title>India: Dalit homes destroyed without warning by Delhi authorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/790/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Imagine sitting in your home, it’s ten o´clock in the morning, and you suddenly see a bulldozer, with its jaws wide open, drive up to your front door.&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/790/</guid>
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<title>Pakistan's leaders promise equal rights for minorities</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/791/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Just, three days before this year’s independence day of Pakistan, the government of Pakistan showed her commitment to equal rights to the religious minorities&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/791/</guid>
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<title>Malaysian police raid AIDS fundraiser at a church</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/789/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) unreservedly condemns the unwarranted raid on the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/789/</guid>
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<title>Foreign investment threatens Burma's ethnic minorities: report</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/787/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Foreign investment has risen dramatically over the past year, as international companies cooperate with Burma’s government to exploit the country’s&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/787/</guid>
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<title>Bangladeshi government blocks EU-funded anti-torture project</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/780/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ It is a matter of regret and concern that Odhikar has become the victim of numerous acts of harassment by the government agencies. The NGO Affairs Bureau&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/780/</guid>
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<title>Nepalese Minority Groups; Struggle for Identity & Representation</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/782/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ For minority civil society to be able to play an active role in a modern democracy, civil society organizations need to have a deep knowledge of the international&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/782/</guid>
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<title>India: Gauri's story</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/781/</link>
<description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/781/</guid>
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<title>China pressured Cambodia to deport Uighur refugees: Wikileaks</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/775/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ China put considerable pressure on Cambodia to deport Uighur refugees requesting political asylum, leaked US diplomatic cables suggest. 

The refugees&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/775/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia must provide citizenship to Khmer Krom refugees: human rights group</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/767/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
The Cambodian government should begin to immediately provide citizenship Khmer Krom arriving from Vietnam where they claim they are discriminated against,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/767/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: Dalits hope their true numbers will be revealed in census</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/769/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Dalits in Nepal are hoping their numbers will be accurately reflected in the 2011 census after civil society groups carried out a public education campaign.&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/769/</guid>
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<title>Burma: conflict leads to spike in trafficking of Palaung minority</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/768/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Stolen Lives: Human Trafficking from Palaung Areas of Burma to China

By Palaung Women's Organization | June 14, 2011
The Palaung Women’s Organization&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/768/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts: We are Indigenous not 'Bengali'</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1043/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On 9th July 2011, about 5000 indigenous people attended a protest rally in Bandarban denying the 15th constitutional amendment of Bangladesh, (on the 15th&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1043/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: impunity for perpetrators of communal violence</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/701/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This photo was taken during the community harmony human rights festival in Kapilvastu district, one of the districts in the southern terai region of Nepal.&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/701/</guid>
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<title>India: Dalits unable to access government disaster relief programs</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/744/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Delhi received heavy monsoon rains this year in August and September (2010). The incessant rainfall had undoubtedly disturbed the normal lives of the people&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/744/</guid>
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<title>Cambodia: in advance of Khmer Rouge trial, a new book detailing Cham women's experiences under the regime</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/745/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ As former Khmer Rouge leaders prepare to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide, a new book sheds light on a minority&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/745/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: UN welcomes new law on caste-based discrimination</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/742/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ United Nations human rights officials and their counterparts in Nepal today welcomed a new law prohibiting discrimination against people who are considered&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/742/</guid>
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<title>Minority religious places of worship Malaysia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/725/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Malaysia prides itself on being a multi-cultural Muslim country. Its majority population are Malays in ethnicity who follow the Islamic religion. Some&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/725/</guid>
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<title>Nepal: activists call for Dalit rights to be enshrined in new constitution</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/728/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 
National Conference of Dalit Women (FEDO)
Feminist Dalit Organization (FEDO) organized the National Conference of Dalit Women with the theme “Dignified&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/728/</guid>
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<title>Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees suffer from lack of documentation</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/713/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled repression in Burma  have no protection from abuse , starvation, and detention in Bangladesh because&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/713/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Kachin women trafficked into forced marriages, prostitution in China</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/712/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Kachin women lagely live in Kachin State in northeastern Burma, where it borders China to the norht and east.  Aproximately one million Kachin people live&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/712/</guid>
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<title>Vietnamese and Thai authorities blocked launch of human rights report</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/696/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In 2010, Vietnam chaired the ASEAN and its new Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights, but did very few to promote and protect human rights. On the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/696/</guid>
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<title>Philippines: legal changes needed to address inequality of Muslim women</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/690/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This article discusses current initiatives in the Philippines to advocate for gender justice in laws and policies, especially in the Philippine Code of&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/690/</guid>
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<title>Burma: Children displaced by war face hunger, forced labor</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/688/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ There has been civil war in Burma for more than 50 years between the ethnic minority peoples and the central government. Human rights abuses are systematic&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/688/</guid>
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<title>India: Orissa Freedom of Religion Act 1967 is Anti-Minority </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/691/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Changing religious belief and practices is as old as Jainism and Buddhism in India. In protest of caste-based exploitation and exclusion by the so-called&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/691/</guid>
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<title>India: Warrant issued for police officer who removed turban</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/695/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ 17 April 2011, Mohali, Panjab –A bailable warrant of arrest was issued yesterday against the concerned officer of Mohali Phase VIII Police Station for&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Thailand: Education desperately needed for migrant and stateless children</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/693/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I've provided some background information on our organisation - Foundation for Rural Youth. We work in different areas related to migrant issues in Bangkok.&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: Feminist Dalit Organisation celebrate International Women's Day</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/612/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ To celebrate the 100th International Women’s Day in Nepal, FEDO (Feminist Dalit Organization) hosted an event featuring photography, art and documentary&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Philippines' indigenous groups protest mining exploration on ancestral lands</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India: "Social activism is like “onion-peeling” - you successfully peel one layer, but then comes another one."</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/608/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sri Lankan women's groups demand road access for displaced people through famous nature reserve</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India: Dalit Christians in search for justice</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Podcast: March 2011</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/601/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Voices of Pakistani Christians and Sikhs</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Indonesia: local governments pass laws discriminating against the Ahmadiyah community</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/802/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Religious Violence continues to occur. Assault, vandalism of homes and places of worship, evictions, threats and various forms of abuse and denial of human&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Christian and Sikh minorities in Pakistan</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/592/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A selection of images of Pakistan's religious minorities, photographed in 2009 by MRG's Jared Ferrie. The images include Christians in the Peshawar province&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan's Christian Leader Buried In His Native Village</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On March 4, thousands of Christians and Muslims gathered in Khushpur, a Christian village in the Punjab province of Pakistan, at the funeral of late Shahbaz&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Police crackdown on Human Rights defenders in Malaysia</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Police today arrested Hindraf Human Rights defenders who staged a Solidarity March against Racism ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MEPs: The EU must act now to help end one of the biggest human rights issues in the world </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/561/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE from The International Dalit Solidarity Network 
 
Brussels, March 1, 2011 (IDSN) --- MEPs stated that EU action must be taken to help&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Malaysia: Possible crackdown on marginalised Indians</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Podcast: February 2011</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/556/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodian indigenous group threatened by rubber company</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India: Affirmative action is needed to improve schooling and employment opportunities for Dalits</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>India: Raising awareness about India’s Prevention of Atrocities Act among Dalits is a key issue to give meaning to the law</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/548/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interviews with Activists: Thomas Philips on religious minorities in Malaysia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/536/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interviews with Activists: Daozhang Ng Chek and K Shanmuga on Muslims in Malaysia</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A Journey to Imja Lake: Climate change in the land of the Sherpa </title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities speak at the UN: Georgia</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/641/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ilona Kochoy from the Union of Kurdish Youth of Georgia, spoke at the UN Forum on Minority Issues highlighting the situation of Kurdish minorities with&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities speak at the UN: India</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ H. Benjamin Mate, the coordinator of the Indo-Myanmar Tribal Development Association, spoke at the UN Forum on Minority Issues. To read his full statement,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Minorities speak at the UN: Kyrgyzstan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dildora Khamidova, on behalf of both the Centre for Multicultural and Multilingual Education and the Foundation for International Tolerance spoke at the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Activists call for end to violence against the world’s ‘untouchable’ women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ On the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25th of November, Dalit women activists are urging the world to pay attention&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Religious minority activists in Malaysia discuss problems facing their communities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Malaysia prides itself on being a multi-cultural Muslim country. Its majority population are Malays in ethnicity who follow the Islamic religion. Some&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>10 years after legal victory still no resolution for Chagossians</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Podcast: October 2010</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/475/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: Overfishing destroys minority community's livelihood</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1172/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ After being unable to get fish for their livelihood, the villagers are making arrangements to go to Trishuli, Marsyangdi, Kali Gandaki and Budhi Gandaki&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodia: An ancient language, and a people, face extinction</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh: Government closes down project for human rights defenders</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EU: Farah Mihlar discusses what difficulties minorities and indigenous peoples face when doing advocacy</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan: Small ideas brought benefit to poorer communities in Pakistan</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodia: French linguist Jean-Michel Filippi talks about the ancient language of the S'aoch</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodia: A member of the S'aoch minority tells a story in his language</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Nepal: A farmer discusses the effects of glacial melt in the Himalayas</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodia: Evictions from around the Boeung Kak Lake</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cambodia: Khmer Rouge leaders charged with genocide against minorities</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>A scientist discusses glacial retreat in the Himalayas</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Himalayan glacier melt will affect 1.3 billion people: scientists</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Papua New Guinea: Police raids around Porgera gold mine</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1155/</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Young Journalist Award runner up: A grassroots revolution</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/682/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minority Rights Group International launched the Minority Voices Young Journalist Award, a prize for young professionals and student journalists keen to&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bangladesh: 'Rohingya – a people without hope', winner of the Minority Voices young Journalist Award </title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/714/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Minority Rights Group International, in March 2011, announced the winner of the Minority Voices Young Journalist Award - a prize for young professional&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Conservation and Sustainable Development at Krast area in Kien Luong District</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ From October 7th- 8th 2009, Center for Biodiversity and Development (CBD) coordinated with People Committee in 4 communes, town including Binh An, Duong&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Vietnam: weekly market attracts minorities from the culturally diverse north</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The ethnic minorities woman in sweat after the kermis, she give a small gift to her son - a little ice cream wafer make some sweet dream for good boy ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pakistan: Let Her Rest in Peace – A Hindu Girl Buried in a Muslim Graveyard</title>
<link>http://minorityvoices.org/news.php/en/1041/</link>
<description><![CDATA[ On 29th April 2009, a 13 year old girl “Shahmira” an Oad (Non-Muslim) by cast, resident of village Khuda Bux Chandio Hyderabad, died due to an unknown&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>MRG Visit a Dalit community in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dalits, or Harijans, are a caste within India that are regularly alienated and ostracized as a result of their low status in society.  There are currently&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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