Land and Life: Indigenous Filipinos’ Ancestral Domain Rights
WEBApr 1, 2022 — Members of the Lambangian tribe conduct a traditional ritual. Image courtesy of Timuay Cio. Philippines, 2015. “The land of Indigenous peoples is not just a commodity,” Leth says. “They have a deep connection to the land in their everyday life, cultural and spiritual practices, language, and healthcare systems.
'Children Are Different:' Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
WEBAug 30, 2019 — Recent legislative reforms and judicial decisions may signal that states are beginning to scale back on “tough on crime” policies by changing how courts treat juveniles in the criminal justice system. Tough on crime policies enacted in the 1980s and 1990s increased the number of juveniles charged as adults—viewing them not as children or delinquents but as fully formed criminals. But ...
How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World
WEBJun 12, 2015 — Lacking immunity to Old World pathogens carried by the Spanish, Hispaniola's indigenous inhabitants fell victim to terrible plagues of smallpox, influenza, and other viruses. Epidemics soon became a common consequence of contact. In April 1520, Spanish forces landed in what is now Veracruz, Mexico, unwittingly bringing along an African slave ...
What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked …
WEBSep 25, 2023 — What You Should Know About Book Bans: Frequently Asked Questions. During the first six months of the 2022-2023 academic year, states across the country banned a total of 1,477 books. The continuous implementation of book bans nationwide leave many Americans wondering how their schools, libraries, and children will be affected. The following frequently asked questions, answers, and resources ...
Karoshi: A Deep Look Into Japan’s Unforgiving Working Culture
WEBDec 8, 2023 — Takahashi’s story created nationwide outrage, leading to the approval of the 2018 Workstyle Reform Act, outlawing employees from working more than 45 hours of overtime in a single month. Takahashi’s story is just one of Japan’s many cases of karoshi, a term translating to "death from overwork." Karoshi has plagued Japanese society for ...
No Bars, No Chains, No Locks: How Finland Is Reimagining …
WEBNov 16, 2021 — A former worker’s colony, Vanaja became an open prison in the 1990s. Next door is a farm and one of the prisoners is a caretaker of the sheep. The land is sprawling green and the 50 prisoners walk unattended. The men imprisoned there wear electronic monitors but no chains. There are no cages and no locks.
The Legacy of India’s Quest to Sterilize Millions of Men
WEBOct 1, 2018 — In some parts of the country, poor men and women were offered plots of land in exchange for getting sterilized, or for “motivating” others to do so. In 1976 alone, the Indian government sterilized 6.2 million men. Permanent methods of birth control remain very popular in India, but today women bear almost the entire sterilization burden ...
Brazil Continues To Be the Country with the Largest Number of …
WEBJan 24, 2022 — Although transphobia appears in Brazil’s legislation as a crime since 2019, the country still has the largest number of transgender and queer people murdered in the world. In 2021, Brazil led the list for the 13th consecutive year. The total number of trans women and queer people murdered is the largest …
Disinformation on SOGIE Bill Spreads As Filipino ... - Pulitzer Center
WEBFeb 12, 2023 — MANILA, Philippines—Speaking at the podium during a Senate session on Wednesday, February 8, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva paused to grab a plastic bag sitting on a chair next to him. From the bag, he pulled out piles of paper, which he struggled to hold with both hands. He told his colleagues that these were all letters from “concerned religious groups,” sent to his office to ...
The 1619 Project Reading Guide: Quotes, Key Terms, and Questions
WEBJun 1, 2020 — The 1619 Project Reading Guide: Quotes, Key Terms, and Questions. Resource Overview: The 1619 Project, a special issue of The New York Times Magazine, marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia with a series of essays, images, stories, and poems that challenge readers to reframe their understanding of U.S. history by considering 1619 as the ...