AMERINDIANS WEIGH ARMED ACTION.Indigenous Amerindians in Suriname are threatening a return to militancy over violations of their land rights and complaints of official neglect - issues that triggered bloodshed in the 1980s, reports IPS (1) (Inches Per Second) The measurement of the speed of tape passing by a read/write head or paper passing through a pen plotter. (2) (IPS) (Intrusion Prevention S (Sept. 27, 2001). Authorities in neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. Guyana are closely watching developments across the border because of its potential to destabilize de·sta·bi·lize tr.v. de·sta·bi·lized, de·sta·bi·liz·ing, de·sta·bi·liz·es 1. To upset the stability or smooth functioning of: Guyana's Berbice County. Hundreds of Amerindians attempted to settle in Berbice after fleeing the last bush war in Suriname, only to be deported by police. On their return, many were shot by the military, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Moiwana 86, that country's leading human rights group. The bush war, which ran from 1986 until 1991, pitted Surinamese troops against native Amerindians angered by what they saw as Government neglect, and Government-backed violations, of their land and other rights. Copyright 2001 |
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