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Privilege Over Rights: Appropriating Indigenous Peoples’ Entitlements in Malaysia

Privilege Over Rights: Appropriating Indigenous Peoples’ Entitlements in Malaysia

The belated move to update a 71-year-old law exposes Malaysia’s long-standing failure to safeguard the rights of the Orang Asli.

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How ‘Green’ Narratives Are Used to Dismantle Indigenous Rights in India

Laws like the Forest Rights Act have been systematically eroded by the very state institutions responsible for implementing them.

02.01.2026 8

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Erasure by Climate Disinformation: The Undoing of Indigenous Identity in Thailand

Climate disinformation is a new tool in Thai authorities' long-standing effort to negate Indigenous identities and strip Indigenous peoples of of...

10.10.2025 3

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Asia Centre’s AI Hub: Advancing Democracy and Human Rights

Governments and the private sector that dominate the conversation on AI, while civil society organizations remain sidelined. A new AI Hub seeks to...

29.08.2025 4

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Restoring Indigenous Agency: Why Cambodia Must Tackle Climate Disinformation

From strategically omitting inconvenient truths to intentionally spreading falsehoods, climate disinformation is prevalent in the country, to the...

19.08.2025 40

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Retreating Is Not Safety: How Cambodia Drives Women Out of Civic Spaces

Technology-facilitated gender-based violence is driving women out of leadership positions and public advocacy.

01.07.2025 4

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