Indigenous peoples
Lakbay Dunong Outreach Brought Food, School Supplies, and Hope to the Subanen Community in Zamboanga del Norte
Brgy. Pange, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, Mindanao — The Friends of Saint Mary MacKillop Inc. (FSMMI), together with its partner organizations and sponsors, successfully conducted its Lakbay Dunong Outreach Program on November 29, 2025, bringing essential food support, school supplies,…
Mercury Treaty Fails to Address the Gold Mining Crisis
Ban on mercury in dental fillings is a positive step. But small-scale gold mining will remain the largest global contributor to mercury pollution without urgent action. 07 November 2025. Geneva. Despite the growing crisis of mercury contamination in the Amazon,…
Kabylia and the Challenge of National Pluralism in Algeria
Kabylia, a historical and cultural region located in the northeast of Algeria, has long been a space of strong identity expression within the Algerian nation. Through its attachment to the Amazigh language, education, cultural transmission, and civic engagement, this region…
Sudan’s Civil War Ravages The Core Of Our Humanity
Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, and so far, several rounds of peace talks have been of no avail in bringing an end to the horrific, ongoing conflict. Two generals who were aligned in bringing about the coup of…
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…
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