indigenous rights



STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2022 • 2 min read

Editorial Tim Page, refugee abuse, Papua’s plight

By Jack Brook • Aug 27, 2022
A legendary Vietnam war photographer dies, Thailand's abusive migrant detention centres, fears of violence against Papuans mount.

Oct 12, 2021 • 5 min read
Environment

UN deforestation scheme under scrutiny after Indonesia debacle

The collapse of a $1-billion deal to curb Indonesian deforestation has highlighted the pitfalls of a UN-backed global initiative, REDD+, which some brought up its ineffectiveness and disregard for indigenous rights
By Sam Reeves and Lucie Godeau • Oct 12, 2021

Sep 02, 2021 • 8 min read
Film

Camera in hand, Cambodia’s indigenous youth record cultures under threat

In the Kingdom, most stories are told in Khmer. But the Bophana Centre’s filmmaking programme is training indigenous youth in northeastern Cambodia to document their communities and languages that risk being subsumed by the dominant national culture
By Jack Brook • Sep 02, 2021