7211. Racism conflict and Discrimination in Indonesia   Ever since the rise of the New Order regime 35 years ago, many minorities in Indonesia have to face racism and discrimination of Indonesia. This is achieved through many pieces of legislation. Some…  

7212. Recognition of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   Society for Threatened Peoples (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker/GfbV) is taking advantage of the halfway stage in the UN Decade for Indigenous Peoples, reached in December, to urge the rapid…  

7213. The Situation of the Mapuche in Chile   The term Mapuche means "People of the Earth". The Mapuche are the largest aboriginal group in Chile. They originally occupied an area stretching from the Maule region to the Island of Chiloé.…  

7214. Rights of the Child   Since 1990 over two million children have been killed in armed conflicts worldwide. During 1999 Society for Threatened Peoples (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker/GfbV) has observed with great concern…  

7215. Leonard Peltier (Indigenous Issues)   Society for Threatened Peoples would to bring the case of Leonard Peltier to your attention, a world recognized Human Rights and Indigenous Rights Defender - Mr. Peltier, a Lakota-Anishinabe and life…  

7216. Violation of the Rights of Children in Sudan   In spite of the diminished influence of Dr. Hassan el-Turabi, the prominent radical Islamic ideologue, the human rights situation in Sudan has deteriorated in recent years. The incessant large-scale…  

7217. Situation of Bosnian women raped during the war   A few days after the arrest of the ex-president of Serbia and Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic, the Society for Threatened Peoples is mindful of the fate of 30,000 Muslim Bosnian women held in Serbian…  

7218. Arbitrary Detentions, Torture and State Oppression in the Indonesian Province of Irian Jaya (West Papua)   The Society for Threatened Peoples is exceptionally concerned at the increase in arbitrary detentions, torture and state oppression in the Indonesian province of Irian Jaya (West Papua). In unfair…  

7219. Situation of Human Rights in Cyprus   The prospective accession of the Republic of Cyprus to membership of the European Community has revived controversy over the status of the island state. The Society for Threatened Peoples accuses the…  

7220. Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine   The Society for Threatened Peoples (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker / GfbV) is extremely concerned at the current human rights situation in the Israeli-occupied areas of the West Bank of the Jordan…