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Apologies aren’t enough, Indigenous people say of Brazil dictatorship’s crimes

By Fernanda Wenzel In Mato Grosso do Sul state, around 100 Indigenous individuals from the Guyraroká community of the Guarani-Kaiowá people are confined to an area of 50 hectares (123 acres) on the edge of a road, surrounded by soybean and corn plantations. Meanwhile, in Minas Gerais state, the Krenak are fighting to reclaim the area where their cemeteries and sacred sites are located. They still … Continue reading Apologies aren’t enough, Indigenous people say of Brazil dictatorship’s crimes

Roxana Vanessa
Activism, article, crime, culture, Environment, history, Human Rights, medio ambiente, news, Racism

Great Basin tribes want Bahsahwahbee massacre site in Nevada named national monument

BY BRITTANY PETERSON ELY, Nev. (AP) — White attackers turned a lush, high desert oasis in eastern Nevada, with its bubbling springs and a rare stand of Rocky Mountain junipers, into killing fields. They massacred hundreds of Native people there in the 1800s — a horrific history once retold in hushed tones behind closed doors. That was until tribal members reluctantly found themselves defending the valley’s … Continue reading Great Basin tribes want Bahsahwahbee massacre site in Nevada named national monument

Roxana Vanessa
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Gymnastics Ireland apologizes after Black athlete is snubbed in medal ceremony

A year-old video has resurfaced  showing a judge passing over the only Black girl while handing out medals By Char Adams The governing body for gymnastics in Ireland has issued an apology after a video resurfaced appearing to show a judge ignoring the only Black girl at a medal ceremony last year.  A now-viral video of the March 2022 incident has sparked outrage across social media and prompted … Continue reading Gymnastics Ireland apologizes after Black athlete is snubbed in medal ceremony

Roxana Vanessa
article, children, Human Rights, news, poverty, Racism

‘Dire crisis for children’ in Sudan, aid groups warn as millions more go hungry

Up to 17,000 more children a day lack food, Save the Children say, as global indifference to humanitarian crisis condemned as ‘racist’ About this content | Kaamil Ahmed The past four months of fighting in Sudan has pushed millions into food insecurity – with an additional 1.5 million children expected to fall into crisis levels of hunger by September – as aid agencies say they are struggling … Continue reading ‘Dire crisis for children’ in Sudan, aid groups warn as millions more go hungry

Roxana Vanessa
Activism, crime, culture, Human Rights, news, Racism, Rape, women

Una turba agrede sexualmente a dos mujeres y las obliga a caminar desnudas por la calle en India

Ha ocurrido en Manipur, afectado desde hace meses por una ola de violencia étnica que ha dejado más de un centenar de muertos y 50.000 desplazados.  Redacción HuffPost / Agencias Un vídeo de dos mujeres obligadas a desfilar desnudas en un estado del noreste de la India, afectado desde hace meses por una ola de violencia étnica que ha dejado más de un centenar de muertos, desató … Continue reading Una turba agrede sexualmente a dos mujeres y las obliga a caminar desnudas por la calle en India

Roxana Vanessa
children, Environment, Human Rights, news, Racism

Policías de Texas devuelven al Río Grande a bebés y se niegan hasta a darles agua

Oleada de repudios en EEUU ante la actuación de los agentes, desvelada por una investigación periodística.  Redacción HuffPost / Agencia EFE La Casa Blanca, políticos y grupos civiles repudiaron este martes la política fronteriza del Gobierno de Texas, en respuesta a informes periodísticos –rechazados por la oficina del gobernador Greg Abbott- según los cuales policías de ese estado recibieron órdenes de negar agua a migrantes … Continue reading Policías de Texas devuelven al Río Grande a bebés y se niegan hasta a darles agua

Roxana Vanessa
crime, Human Rights, news, politics, Racism

HRW accuses Bangladesh of failing to protect Rohingyas amid rising violence

Dhaka – Nonprofit Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Bangladesh of failing to adequately protect the Rohingya refugees living in its territory amid rising violence in the camps, where at least 48 members of the community were killed in violence in the first half of the year. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s past pledges to protect Rohingya refugees are now threatened by violent groups and an … Continue reading HRW accuses Bangladesh of failing to protect Rohingyas amid rising violence

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Children Subjected To Racism Are At A Higher Risk Of Becoming Obese

Anuradha Varanasi, Contributor | Anuradha writes about environmental health disparities & epidemiology In the United States of America, one in five children and adolescents are obese. In the last five decades, researchers have reported a three-fold higher prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity. The Covid-19 pandemic only further exacerbated this public health issue — particularly among children who were six to 11 years old — as … Continue reading Children Subjected To Racism Are At A Higher Risk Of Becoming Obese

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