The silence of good men

Going home

I stand between my shame and relief
I breathe…
The missiles missed this time
Truth is, they didn’t’ miss entirely
Someone’s house is destroyed but not the house
I know so well
Someone’s family is grieving but not the one whose name I carry
I linger… between my shame and relief
I breathe…
I… breathe…
I tell myself
‘this flesh, torn and scattered, is not flesh I have ever embraced’.
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Questionnaire on mining and development on aborignal land

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Questionnaire on natural resource extraction and development projects on or near indigenous territories

The Special Rapporteur is currently carrying out a study on the rights of indigenous peoples in relation to natural resource extraction and development projects affecting them, in light of the high level of information he has received from indigenous peoples expressing concerns about this issue.Go to Article