KNAW Merianprijs voor Caribisch archeologe Corinne Hofman

Corinne Hofman, Leids hoogleraar Archeologie van het Caribisch gebied, ontvangt op 21 november de KNAW Merianprijs 2013 voor vrouwen in de wetenschap. Met haar onderzoek wil ze het verhaal over de kolonisatie van de Amerika’s aanvullen vanuit het perspectief van de oorspronkelijke Indiaanse bevolking. Meest succesvolle onderzoeksgroep Onder Hofmans leiding is …

IWGIA on 24th session of the Human Rights Council

This week in Geneva, the Human Rights Council will negotiate and adopt the annual resolution on indigenous peoples, including recommendations regarding the mandates of the Special Rapporteur and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.On, Wednesday 18, a half-day session will be devoted to a discussion on the …

Nicaragua Files New Claim against Colombia over San Andres

Nicaragua has launched legal action against Colombia in the International Court of Justice, claiming potentially oil-rich areas in the Caribbean. Last year the court in The Hague ruled that a group of small islands belonged to Colombia, but expanded disputed maritime limits in favour of Nicaragua. In the new case, …

Caribbean gathering focuses on slavery reparations

Politicians, lawyers and academics gathered Monday in St. Vincent & the Grenadines to advance an effort by more than a dozen regional nations to seek slavery reparations from three European countries that benefited from the Atlantic slave trade, the Associated Press reports. The three-day conference is the first major step …

Caribbean Sex Workers Demand Equal Rights

Though prostitution in many Caribbean states remains illegal, support groups and sex workers organizations have been rising up across the region and have been working close with civil society and international groups. The Caribbean Sex Workers Coalition met at the end of August to discuss constitutional rights, fair working conditions, …

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