Briefing paper

From 5-6 November, an indigenous preparatory meeting in Copenhagen discussed Indigenous Peoples’ experiences, challenges and opportunities with regard to business and human rights, as well as the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for implementing the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, possible ways of engaging with the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (UNWG) and participation in the first annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights.

This briefing note summarises the outcomes of the meeting and provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities identified, as well as concrete recommendations to the UNWG.

IWGIA, Batani & Forum for ursprungsspørgsmål i bistanden - 2012 November

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Briefing note on the consequences of coal mining on the livelihood of the Shorts and the Teleuts, two of Russia’s small numbered indigenous people in West Siberia.

IWGIA & Raipon - 2012 September

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Briefing note about the environmental consequences of mineral mining on the indigenous Evenkis, Nenets, Dolgans, Nganasans and Ents of the Russian Taimyr Peninsula.

IWGIA & Raipon - 2012 September

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In this briefing paper prepared by AIPP’s Indigenous Women’s Programme in relation to the Rio +20 World Conference on Sustainable Development, indigenous women from the Asia-Pacific region share their key concerns and demands with respect to sustainable development and describe some concrete actions that would improve their role and equal participation in sustainable development initiatives.

AIPP & IWGIA - 2012 June 15

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Submission to the SBSTA on the Drivers of Derforestation including key findings of research on shifting cultivation, underpinning the dire need to earnestly consider indigenous peoples’ perspectives while assessing its impact on forests and climate change, and the human rights violations and other impacts resulting from state policies prohibiting or unduly
restricting shifting cultivation

Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and IWGIA - 2012 May 14

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This newsletter is an outcome of a project implemented by SWEEDO in Kenya and focuses on the tradition of “Girl beading” which entails engagement of very young girls in sexual relationships. The tradition frequently leads to cruel forceful abortions, increases the spread of HIV/AIDS and forces the girls to leave school. In the present newsletter the beading practice is for the first time highlighted and discussed.

SWEEDO and IWGIA - 2012 April

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The Russian Federation is home to more than 100 different peoples. Of these, 41 are legally recognised as “indigenous, small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East".

This briefing note prepared by IWGIA gives a quick insight into the legal framework relevant for indigenous peoples in Russia and describes current problems and organisational responses. Finally it makes recommendations to international donors on how to support and strengthen the empowerment of the indigenous peoples in the Russian Federation.

IWGIA - 2012 March

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This briefing note aims to show how Indigenous Peoples’ exclusion from political decision-making processes - locally, nationally, regionally and globally - places them in a position of extreme disadvantage vis-à-vis imposed industrial activities that affect their individual and communal lives, territories and resources. This is particularly evident in the case of the extractive sector. At the end of the briefing note you can find a list of recommendations to the UN working group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises.

IWGIA, RAIPON, PiPlinks, Almáciga and codpi.org - 2012 January

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Christian Erni
Briefing paper informing about indigenous peoples in South East Asia, the impact of climate change and the possibilities and threats represented by REDD +. It considers the responses of the ASEAN regarding these global challenges and makes recommendation as to how ASEAN should promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples in relation to climate change and climate change mitigation.

IWGIA and AIPP - 2011 November

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Written by Northern Development Foundation (NDF) and the Huay Hin Lad community with support from Oxfam-GB

Briefing paper that summarizes the results of a recent study on the amount of greenhouse gases released through traditional land use of a Karen community, and offers policy recommendations aiming at greater cooperation between the government and indigenous communities in addressing forest conservation and climate change mitigation

AIPP, IWGIA, NDF with support from NORAD - 2011 May

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Definition of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

2010 July

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IWGIA and AIPP - 2010 May

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Briefing paper identifying the indigenous peoples living in the Southeast Asian ASEAN countries and informing about their rights and the mayor problems facing them.

AIPP, IWGIA, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) - 2010 May

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Briefing Paper prepared for the UNFCCC Intersessional Meeting, Bangkok 2009

IWGIA, AIPP, IKAP - 2009 August

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Briefing Paper prepared for the UNFCCC Intersessional Meeting, Bangkok 2009

In the age of global climate change, resource use and management practices that rely on the use of fire and thus emit carbon are coming under increased pressure. This is particularly the case with shifting cultivation

IWGIA, AIPP, IKAP - 2009 August

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Shimreichon Luithui
Since more than 50 years, an indigenous people living in the mountainous Northeastern corner of the Indian Subcontinent has fought a silent war. Silent because this war has been largely ignored be the world.

IWGIA - 2001 June

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