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Bill C-5 sparks Indigenous rights concerns, prompting emergency AFN meeting
Canada's Bill C-5, introduced June 2nd, seeks to expedite major project approvals, raising concerns among the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) about potential infringements on Indigenous rights. An emergency AFN meeting is scheduled for June 16th to discuss the bill and potential legal challenges.
Bill C-5 sparks Indigenous rights concerns, prompting emergency AFN meeting
Canada's Bill C-5, introduced June 2nd, seeks to expedite major project approvals, raising concerns among the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) about potential infringements on Indigenous rights. An emergency AFN meeting is scheduled for June 16th to discuss the bill and potential legal challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Ecuador's Gas Flares: Human Rights Violations and Climate Crisis
In Ecuador's Amazon, oil well gas flares—among the highest globally—persist despite a 2021 court ruling, violating human rights, harming health, and worsening climate change, impacting vulnerable communities for over 57 years.
Ecuador's Gas Flares: Human Rights Violations and Climate Crisis
In Ecuador's Amazon, oil well gas flares—among the highest globally—persist despite a 2021 court ruling, violating human rights, harming health, and worsening climate change, impacting vulnerable communities for over 57 years.
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56% Bias Score
Mexico's First Indigenous Supreme Court Justice Elected Amidst Controversy
Hugo Aguilar, a 52-year-old Mixtec lawyer, won Mexico's first-ever judicial election for Supreme Court Justice on Sunday, becoming the first Indigenous justice in nearly 170 years; however, his past work with the ruling party raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Mexico's First Indigenous Supreme Court Justice Elected Amidst Controversy
Hugo Aguilar, a 52-year-old Mixtec lawyer, won Mexico's first-ever judicial election for Supreme Court Justice on Sunday, becoming the first Indigenous justice in nearly 170 years; however, his past work with the ruling party raises concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
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52% Bias Score
Largest Land-Back Deal in California History
The Yurok Tribe in California has regained 73 square miles of ancestral land along the Klamath River, in a \$56 million land-back deal with the Western Rivers Conservancy, marking the largest such project in state history; the land will be used for ecological restoration and community development.
Largest Land-Back Deal in California History
The Yurok Tribe in California has regained 73 square miles of ancestral land along the Klamath River, in a \$56 million land-back deal with the Western Rivers Conservancy, marking the largest such project in state history; the land will be used for ecological restoration and community development.
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44% Bias Score
New Zealand Lawmakers Suspended for Treaty Protest Haka
Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand's Parliament received record suspensions—up to three weeks—for a haka protest against a bill reinterpreting the Treaty of Waitangi; the protest, deemed disruptive, sparked debate over Māori cultural expression within parliamentary procedure.
New Zealand Lawmakers Suspended for Treaty Protest Haka
Three Māori lawmakers in New Zealand's Parliament received record suspensions—up to three weeks—for a haka protest against a bill reinterpreting the Treaty of Waitangi; the protest, deemed disruptive, sparked debate over Māori cultural expression within parliamentary procedure.
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56% Bias Score
Indigenous Lawyer Projected to Lead Mexico's Supreme Court
With 92% of votes counted, Mixtec lawyer Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is projected to become Mexico's next Supreme Court president, marking the first time an Indigenous person will hold this position since Benito Juárez, reflecting a 5.2% voter preference and a 12.3% overall participation rate.
Indigenous Lawyer Projected to Lead Mexico's Supreme Court
With 92% of votes counted, Mixtec lawyer Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is projected to become Mexico's next Supreme Court president, marking the first time an Indigenous person will hold this position since Benito Juárez, reflecting a 5.2% voter preference and a 12.3% overall participation rate.
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44% Bias Score
Yurok Tribe Regains 47,000 Acres in Largest California Land Return
The Yurok Tribe in California has regained 47,000 acres of ancestral land, the largest land conservation agreement in state history, achieved through collaboration with the Western Rivers Conservancy and other environmental groups, enabling the tribe to implement traditional sustainable land managem...
Yurok Tribe Regains 47,000 Acres in Largest California Land Return
The Yurok Tribe in California has regained 47,000 acres of ancestral land, the largest land conservation agreement in state history, achieved through collaboration with the Western Rivers Conservancy and other environmental groups, enabling the tribe to implement traditional sustainable land managem...
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44% Bias Score
Court Case Challenges Approval of Controversial Australian Gas Project
A court will hear a bid to compel the Australian government to consider a heritage application to protect Indigenous rock art threatened by Woodside's North West Shelf gas project extension, approved until 2070, while three activists admit to a successful hoax targeting the company.
Court Case Challenges Approval of Controversial Australian Gas Project
A court will hear a bid to compel the Australian government to consider a heritage application to protect Indigenous rock art threatened by Woodside's North West Shelf gas project extension, approved until 2070, while three activists admit to a successful hoax targeting the company.
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60% Bias Score
Evu Expands Operations in Javari Valley Following Amazon Murders
Following the 2022 murders of journalist Dom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira in Brazil's Javari Valley, the Indigenous patrol group Evu has expanded from 12 to nearly 120 members, establishing six mobile teams to combat illegal poaching, fishing, mining, and drug trafficking across the region's ...
Evu Expands Operations in Javari Valley Following Amazon Murders
Following the 2022 murders of journalist Dom Phillips and activist Bruno Pereira in Brazil's Javari Valley, the Indigenous patrol group Evu has expanded from 12 to nearly 120 members, establishing six mobile teams to combat illegal poaching, fishing, mining, and drug trafficking across the region's ...
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40% Bias Score
Ontario Bill 5 sparks Indigenous protests over mining fast-track
Ontario's Bill 5, passed Wednesday, grants the government power to disregard laws to expedite projects, prompting Indigenous protests due to insufficient consultation; it also rewrites endangered species and archeological site protection legislation.
Ontario Bill 5 sparks Indigenous protests over mining fast-track
Ontario's Bill 5, passed Wednesday, grants the government power to disregard laws to expedite projects, prompting Indigenous protests due to insufficient consultation; it also rewrites endangered species and archeological site protection legislation.
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16% Bias Score
New Zealand MPs Suspended for Haka Protest
Three Maori members of New Zealand's parliament were suspended for 7 to 21 days without pay for performing a haka to protest a bill perceived as harming Maori rights; the bill was later rejected.
New Zealand MPs Suspended for Haka Protest
Three Maori members of New Zealand's parliament were suspended for 7 to 21 days without pay for performing a haka to protest a bill perceived as harming Maori rights; the bill was later rejected.
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40% Bias Score
Family Demands Independent Inquiry After Indigenous Man Dies in Police Custody
Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man with disabilities, died in police custody in Alice Springs on May 27th after being restrained by police; his family demands CCTV footage, bodycam footage, and an independent investigation, citing concerns about police brutality and systemic racism.
Family Demands Independent Inquiry After Indigenous Man Dies in Police Custody
Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man with disabilities, died in police custody in Alice Springs on May 27th after being restrained by police; his family demands CCTV footage, bodycam footage, and an independent investigation, citing concerns about police brutality and systemic racism.
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44% Bias Score
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