(NAME-MCE) SURVIVAL NAMES WINNER OF 'MOST RACIST ARTICLE OF THE YEAR' AWARD

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19 MARCH 2008
GLOBAL: SURVIVAL NAMES WINNER OF 'MOST RACIST ARTICLE OF THE YEAR'  AWARD

An article comparing Paraguayan Indians to cancer and describing  them as 
'Neolithic', 'out-of-date' and 'filthy' has been named by Survival as  the 'most 
racist article' in the mainstream media published in the last year.  The award 
marks March 21, the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial  
Discrimination.

The article was published in the Paraguayan newspaper La Nacion. It also  
describes the Indians as having a 'withered' culture, argues that they 'need to  
become civilised', and calls into question their humanity.

The 'most racist article of the year' award is the latest feature of  
Survival's 'Stamp it Out' campaign which aims to challenge racist descriptions  of 
tribal people in the world's media. The winner will receive a certificate  
inscribed with a quotation from Lakota Sioux author Luther Standing Bear: 'All  the 
years of calling the Indian a savage has never made him one.'

Stamp  it Out is supported by prominent journalists such as the BBC's World 
Affairs  correspondent John Simpson, Sandy Gall and George Monbiot.

Survival's  director Stephen Corry said today, 'Racism often underpins, or is 
used to  justify, abuses of tribal people, whether it's stealing their land, 
exploiting  them or even killing them. This article makes it clear that in the 
media such  racism continues to exist, even among people who are supposed to 
'know better'.  This isn't about political correctness - it has very real 
consequences for  tribal peoples' livelihoods, land and, ultimately, their lives.'


-ENDS-






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