Indigenous peoples
Healing Colours: Surfacing the Unseen for Justice and Accountability
By Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas* That fateful LapuLapu Day Festival on 26 April 2025 not only quashed the future of eleven lives; it bared the grief, loss, outrage, and trauma of migrant communities. The three levels of government’s lingering…
Two Exhibits Showcase the UNESCO-inscribed Ifugao Celebration and NCCA Transmission Program
Two exhibits celebrate Philippine intangible cultural heritage in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month and Museums and Galleries Month. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) presents “Haggi̱yo, Huwah! A Living Heritage of the Tuwali Ifugao of Hungduan,…
Anatomy of Illegal Power on the Planet
“Illegal power is neither periphery nor shadow; it is a global system fed by formal politics and the formal economy” — inspired by Lucía Dammert Illegal power is neither accident nor exception. It is a parallel system spanning continents, sustained…
Korea-based Indigenous Jumma People’s Community Calls for Justice in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Condemning Atrocities by the Bangladeshi Army
On 4 October 2025, the indigenous Jumma People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts living in South Korea organized a public rally in central Seoul against the attack and killing of their fellow people in southeastern Bangladesh by the Bangladesh Army…
Intellectual People in Pakistan- Birds in Iron Nest, Ignored by EU
by Staikou Dimitra Unfortunately, Richard Bach’s saying “The only true law is that which leads to freedom” in the book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, has no application in Pakistan. A former Prime Minister remains imprisoned on allegedly politically motivated charges because…
AGOA: True Trade and Development Opportunity or a Return to Plunder?
It is striking to see news that some African leaders and exporters express optimism about the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It is jarring to see international press coverage (citing, for example, the Financial Times and Reuters) portraying the current AGOA…
Draw the line movment: Thousands of people mobilized to protest canadian government project to exploit indigenous lands
Yesterday, tens of thousands of people mobilized to send a clear message to the Carney government in Toronto, Vancouver and others cities in Canada. We refuse to stand by as our government and Canada’s richest corporations hoard wealth, gut our…
Annexation of West Bank and Gaza poses a threat to Israel’s security, democracy, undermining Palestinian hopes for statehood
We have received the following statement or call to action from jewish organization J-Link. This organization defines itself as «An international network of progressive Jewish organizations. And further clear in their website “We share a love for Israel and a…
NCCA Launches “Balhin” for the September Gallery Exhibition
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) opens the season of the “BER” months with Balhin, a solo exhibition by Bulacan-born artist Edmond Rivera. Drawing from his own childhood experience of losing his home and the ongoing displacement…
Broken Promises: The Unfinished Story of Rohingya Repatriation
The 25th August 2017 was the witness of the tragic Rohingya refugees from their homeland. The huge influx of about 1 million Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh was talk of the town then, across the World Community. The shift in global…
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