International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9th August 2012

In the five years since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, communities and individuals have been taking advantage of the reach of traditional and new media to tell their story and make their voices heard.

The focus of this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is "Indigenous Media, Empowering Indigenous Voices".  From community radio and television to feature films and documentaries, from video art and newspapers to the internet and social media, indigenous peoples are using these powerful tools to challenge mainstream narratives, bring human rights violations to international attention and forge global solidarity.  They are also developing their own media to reflect indigenous values and fight against myths and misconceptions. 

Rivers Coalition in Cambodia sent Joint statement to Thai Prime Minister to Cancel the Power Purchase Agreement and to Lao government to stop all construction activity until further studies

The Rivers Coalition in Cambodia (RCC) have recently sent out a Joint statement  to Thai and Lao government regarding the Xayaburi Dam. The main object to urge the Thai government to decisively to act to stop this project by cancelling the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and to order to CH Karnchange to stop all construction activity until further studies.