Read more about the article Court Order Saves Disabled Baby Girl From Being Sacrificed By Indigenous Villagers
The 10-month-old indigenous baby from the Kamaiura ethnic group who was born with a malformation called encephalocele was rejected by her parents due to her disability and is at risk of being abandoned if she returns to the village, in Brazil, in July, 2021. (Newsflash)
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Court Order Saves Disabled Baby Girl From Being Sacrificed By Indigenous Villagers

A court order has saved this baby girl from being "sacrificed" by indigenous villagers because of her disability. The Constitution of Brazil guarantees indigenous people the right to practice infanticide in cases of babies born with a serious health condition. However, a 2015 bill that is still waiting to be…

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July 12, 2021
Read more about the article Indigenous Families Caught In Warring Cartel Crossfire
Pic Shows: Families escaping through the jungle from armed confrontation of rival gangs; This is the moment an indigenous tribe in Colombia hides in the jungle overgrowth after their community was caught in the crossfire of two warring cartels.
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Indigenous Families Caught In Warring Cartel Crossfire

CEN/@oniccolombia This is the moment an indigenous tribe in Colombia hides in the jungle as machine gun fire can be heard in the background after their community was caught in the crossfire of two warring cartels. The Embera, also known in historical literature as the Choco or Katio Indians, are…

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April 13, 2020
Read more about the article Indigenous Leader Shot Dead In Costa Rica
Pic Shows: Jehry Rivera; This indigenous leader has been shot dead during a fight between landowners and an indigenous community in Costa Rica.
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Indigenous Leader Shot Dead In Costa Rica

This indigenous leader has been shot dead during a fight between landowners and his own community in Costa Rica. The murder took place in the community of Mano de Tigre in the province of Puntarenas in Western Costa Rica. According to the Costa Rican Public Ministry, Jehry Rivera, a leader…

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March 3, 2020
Read more about the article Bolivian Senator Invents Village To Net Public Cash
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Bolivian Senator Invents Village To Net Public Cash

Picture Credit: CEN A Bolivian senator has been accused of inventing a village to pocket over half a million GBP to carry out an imaginary farming project for a non-existent indigenous community. According to local media, the director of the Indigenous Fund in Bolivia Rafael Quispe accused the Movement of…

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February 23, 2020
Read more about the article Indigenous Mum Jailed With 1yo Daughter For Infidelity
Pic Shows: The woman with her daughter in prison; This picture shows an indigenous Mexican woman who has been put in a jail cell with her one-year-old daughter after being accused of infidelity.
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Indigenous Mum Jailed With 1yo Daughter For Infidelity

Story By: Jonathan Macias, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News  This picture shows an indigenous Mexican woman who has been put in a jail cell with her one-year-old daughter after being accused of 'provoking' infidelity in a local marriage. The woman, named in reports Carloina V., was reportedly imprisoned in the municipality of…

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December 4, 2019