News of Note 1/30/26: Massacre of Pastoral Mbororo Community, Invasion Day Protests, WHO’s Indigenous Health Plan
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Indigenous Lives Under Attack: Massacre of Pastoral Mbororo Community in Cameroon must end (Indigenous Peoples Rights International)
“(IPRI) strongly condemns the brutal massacre carried out on 14 January 2026 against the Pastoral Mbororo Indigenous community in Gidado, Ntumbaw, Ndu Sub-Division, Donga-Mantung Division, in the North-West Region of Cameroon. According to information received from Indigenous organizations and community sources, armed Ambazonia groups carried out a violent attack that resulted in the killing of 14 Indigenous people, the majority of them women and children, including babies, young girls, and pregnant women.”
Tens of thousands join Invasion Day protests across Australia – video (The Guardian)
“Thousands of First Nations people and their allies gather across Australia on Invasion Day, a day that marks the ongoing fight against racism and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.” Related
What’s in the WHO’s draft plan for Indigenous peoples’ health? (Peoples Dispatch)
“[Broader systems shaped by colonization and structural racism have led] to persistent health inequities faced by Indigenous populations, including higher maternal and infant mortality, higher prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases, and lower life expectancy [...] Indigenous knowledge, participants noted, has not only been sidelined but also exploited for commercial gain, with catastrophic results.”
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