Geneva, Switzerland – Economic development is widely assumed to bring the blessings of higher standards of living and to be a quick fix for cash poor countries. However, there are many who look at economic development and instead consider it to be a curse in the “global south” – South America, Africa, and Asia –… Read More »
Paul Finkelman, James Anaya and Gabriel J. Chin www.huffingtonpost.com Under the Fourteenth Amendment, children born in the United States are citizens, even if their parents are not. Inspired by Arizona’s new (and partially suspended) law regulating unauthorized immigration, Senators Mitch McConnell, John Kyl, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Representative John Boehner, and other Republican leaders have… Read More »
By S. James Anaya Indian Coutry Today On a recent late morning in Nicaragua I landed in a Soviet-made helicopter (a remnant of the revolutionary Sandinistas’ 1980s past) in the remote community of Awas Tingni to witness a historic event, the handing over of the long sought after title to the community’s traditional territory, an… Read More »
Por James Anaya (*) Folha de Sao Paulo, Brazil Os povos e indivíduos indígenas, suas culturas e modos de vida estão à altura de todos os outros em dignidade e valor. HÁ UM ano, no dia 13 de setembro de 2007, a Assembléia Geral da ONU adotou a Declaração sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas,… Read More »