Uapashkuss wants to protect sacred places at the base of a thousand

The eight sites are distributed in Quebec and Labrador, between the mouth of the Moisie River, on the North Shore, and the George River, in Nunavik. They correspond to key places traditionally frequented by the Innu during their annual journeys to the heart of their immense territory, Nitassinan. Enlarge image (New window) Uapashkuss, which has … Read more

Resguardo Buenavista: the struggles of the Siona to protect their territory

The Constitutional Court declared that the subsistence of the Siona people is seriously threatened and they could disappear. They have been fighting for 13 years against an oil project that they claim affects their territory. In the Buenavista reservation, where the Platanillo block is located, the inhabitants point out that several streams are drying up … Read more

Ministry of Agriculture will promote action plans to protect raw materials from national artisans

Ministry of Agriculture will promote action plans to protect raw materials from national artisans The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, accepted a request from the national artisan world, which for several decades has been seeing the threat of obtaining raw materials to carry out its traditional trades -plant fibers and clay being the most vulnerable-, … Read more

States must protect indigenous women and girls from discrimination

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Thursday urged States to develop and immediately implement comprehensive policies that truly protect the human rights of indigenous women and girls all over the world. In a new guideCEDAW denounces the numerous violations and abuses of fundamental guarantees that indigenous women and … Read more

“Abuse reporting structures seem to protect the institution more than the victim”

Father Epiphane Kinhoun/Epiphane Kinhoun Interview A Jesuit originally from Benin, Father Épiphane Kinhoun is director of the Center for Therapy and Protection of Minors located in Yaoundé (Cameroon). “For many, abused people are not victims but responsible for what happens to them”deplores to La Croix Africa the one who is also vice-rector of the Catholic … Read more

Feast of the sea, Archbishop Spina: “We must protect him and we are responsible for his custody”

ANCONA – This afternoon the evocative procession of boats, organized after two years of pandemic by the Stella Maris with a great message of peace and hope. The party will continue with the Blue Night until late in the evening and will end with the expected fireworks display – PHOTO / VIDEO 4 September 2022 … Read more