Bolsonaro's strategy to make Indigenous Peoples disappear in Brazil
BY RICARDO VERDUM FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
The National Indian Foundation is an active agent of a political strategy to expose peoples in voluntary isolation to
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Urgent Alert: New serious threats towards the Maasai people of Loliondo in Tanzania
According to reliable information received by IWGIA, the Tanzanian state is currently moving ahead to grab 1,500 km2 of ancestral and legally registered village land belonging to the Maasai Indigenous people in the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania.
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The industrialisation of lithium and citizen participation in Bolivia
BY JOSÉ CARLOS SOLÓN FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Over the past 10 years, society has had little to no control over the exploitation of
...Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for his report to the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly:
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Jointly submitted by:
International Work
...Threats of forced eviction of the Maasai indigenous pastoralists of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and Ngorongoro District in Tanzania
The Maasai indigenous pastoralists of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and Ngorongoro District in Northern Tanzania are currently under severe threat of forced eviction. According to reliable information received by IWGIA, the situation is very serious and there is panic among the people
...Urgent Alert: Threats of forced eviction of the Maasai indigenous pastoralists of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and Ngorongoro District in Tanzania
The Maasai indigenous pastoralists of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) and Ngorongoro District in Northern Tanzania are currently under severe threat of forced eviction. According to reliable information received by IWGIA, the situation is very serious and there is panic among the people
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70,000 Maasai in Loliondo, Tanzania, face another forceful eviction
According to reliable information received by Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is currently planning the eviction of the Maasai Indigenous people from a 1,500
...Urgent Alert: 70,000 Maasai in Loliondo, Tanzania, face another forceful eviction
According to reliable information received by Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is currently planning the eviction of the Maasai Indigenous people from a 1,500
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What is happening to the land of the Mro people?
The hills around Chimbuk are steep. They are part of the ancestral lands that stretch across the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh, which are, and have been, home to the Indigenous Mro community for centuries. But
...Condemnation of State Sponsored Violence on Unarmed Civilians in Nagaland, India
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), unequivocally condemn the blatant disregard for the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in Nagaland in the recent extrajudicial killings of
Colombia–Venezuela: the Wayúu face poverty and violence
BY CARLOS SALAMANCA VILLAMIZAR FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Marked by trade since colonial times, the Indigenous people of La Guajira live along the
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Leco indigenous people in Bolivia being slowly poisoned with mercury
BY KAREN GIL FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Over the last few years, mining activities in the Kaka River have intensified and the use of mercury to
...Fact Sheet: Violence against Indigenous women and girls in Bangladesh
Indigenous women and girls frequently experience violence in Bangladesh.
Gold mining in Khakasia and its impact on the lives of the Shors
BY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION CENTRE MEMORIAL (ADC) FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In addition to
Brazil's colonial dilemma: gold mining and deforestation in the Amazon
BY MARÍA DE LOURDES ALCANTARA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
Encroachment onto Indigenous Lands has increased under Jair Bolsonaro’s government and
El dilema colonial de Brasil: minería del oro y deforestación en la Amazonía
POR MARÍA DE LOURDES ALCANTARA
El avance sobre las tierras indígenas ha crecido durante el gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro y pone en riesgo la cultura, la economía y las formas de vida de las comunidades. En el Congreso existen numerosos proyectos de ley que afectan la ocupación
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Mining activity in the Peruvian Amazon is impoverishing the Arakbut Indigenous People
BY JAIME CORISEPA NERI FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
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Impacts of Gold Mining on Wapichan Wiizi
By IMMACULATA CASIMERO, TONY JAMES AND JUDY WINTER FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
In the name of development gold mining is destroying our environment, affecting
...The cost of ignoring human rights and Indigenous Peoples
In a historic judgment by the Kenyan Environment and Land Court in Meru the title deeds of the land on which the Lake Turkana Wind Project (LTWP) sit have been declared “irregular and unlawful”. The case which began in October 2014 and finally ended on 19 October 2021 found that the title deeds
...Russia’s Indigenous Peoples call for international support to save the Arctic
Shifting to electric vehicles (EV) is seen as an important step towards a greener future. However, the process ofextracting nickel, a crucial component of EV batteries, very often is not environmental-friendly. The world’s largest producer of nickel, Nornickel, has been destroying
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Lessons from the Implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord
BY DEVASISH ROY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
With almost 24 years passed since the signing of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord, its
...Criminalization of Pathalgari Movement
By Gladson Dungdung
Thousands of Adivasis involved in the “Pathalgari Movement” were criminalized for fighting for their collective rights to self-determination and protection of their lands, territories, and natural resources in Jharkhand State of
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Indigenous Peoples fighting for their rights on the streets of Brasilia
BY RICARDO VERDUM FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
In August, ahead of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Ibirama - La Klãnõ indigenous
...Mercosur - European Union Trade Agreement: Risks and Challenges for Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
In this report, we will see that the situation of the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and communities is at extreme risk of setback, especially as a result of a coalition of forces under the coordination of sectors interested in expanding the agricultural frontier over Indigenous
...Indian government halts discriminatory regulation after IWGIA and partner intervention
The Government of India halted a discriminatory draft development regulation as a result of interventions by IWGIA and the Indigenous Lawyers Association of India (ILAI). IWGIA and ILAI wrote an urgent request to the CERD to intervene against the Indian government to immediately withdraw the
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Bolivia: the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory’s struggle for autonomy
BY CATALINA RIVADENEIRA CANEDO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS
While awaiting a referendum to approve their statute and initiate the new
...Joint Submission to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to CESCR submitted
IWGIA and AIPP submission on the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -
Submitted to CESCR 11-08-2021
IWGIA and AIPP welcome the
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Sumak Kawsac Sacha Allpa: the territory of the Kichwa People of the Anzu River in Ecuador
BY ALFREDO VITERY GUALINGA
As an autonomous people from the Ecuadorian Upper Amazon, they organize their community life under the principles of the Sumak Kawsay. At the same time, they are undergoing a renovation and strengthening process in their organization to be able to
...IWGIA and AIPP submission on the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the CESCR
IWGIA and AIPP welcome the opportunity to make comments and inputs to the draft general comment on Land and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The right to land is fundamental for the livelihoods, food security, identity and very survival of the world's more than 450 million Indigenous
...Threats to indigenous peoples living in isolation in Brazil
BY CONRADO OCTAVIO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
The Brazilian Amazon has the largest number of peoples living in
...Neglected Isolated Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador
BY EDUARDO PICHILINGUE RAMOS
The Ayoreo: the last isolated people outside the Amazon
BY MIGUEL LOVERA , JIEUN KANG, MIGUEL ÁNGEL ALARCÓN, NORMA FLORES ALLENDE AND LEONARDO TAMBURINI
Close to 150 members of the Ayoreo people in voluntary isolation survive in the Chaco region in the border between Bolivia and Paraguay. Among the signs that evidence their
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Venezuela: isolated indigenous people, illegal groups, and Covid-19
BY LUIS JESÚS BELLO
The Jödi, the Yanomami and the Uwottüja living in voluntary isolation are threatened by the invasions that result from extractive activities and by the presence of illegal groups in the area: to the environmental impact we should add the sociocultural
...Indigenous communities in Kenya self-organise to claim land rights
In 2020, Indigenous communities in Samburu County, northern Kenya, paved the way for implementing the Community Land Act of 2016. This is a way of securing their collective community land rights while at the same time strengthening the role of women in land governance.
Indigenous Peoples stand up to oil companies in Peru
In 2020, the Government of Peru allocated 260 million Peruvian Soles (PEN) (approximately USD 72 million) of public funds to remediate tropical forest sites damaged by oil exploitation on Indigenous territory in the Pastaza, Corrientes, Tigre and Marañon river basins. With this, the government
...The Indigenous World 2021
This compilation is the unique result of a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily document and report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We thank them and celebrate the bonds and sense of community that result from the
...“If I lose my land, I am no one. I have nothing”: A voice from the Indigenous Mro facing eviction from their land.
The Mro People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh are under threat of being evicted from their ancestral lands with nowhere to go and everything to lose.
Protect the Indigenous Karen to return home safely
The Thai government must immediately step up to uphold the human rights of the Karen Indigenous People in Bang Kloi
Strengthening the security of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Human rights violations have escalated in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately affected, putting the structural inequalities and discrimination that Indigenous Peoples face into sharper focus as they are met by multiple threats simultaneously.
Training Manual on Business and Human Rights
Since the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were promulgated, there have been growing concerns over human rights in business. Indigenous Peoples form the highest proportion of victims of such business activities.
From fighting for their land to fighting for their freedom: Mapuche political prison as a counterinsurgency mechanism
Movilización en Angol en apoyo a los presos políticos Mapuche en huelga de hambre durante julio de 2019. Foto: Julio Parra.
Mapuche political prisoners use their own bodies and resort to a solid and liquid food hunger strike as resistance tools against the Chilean state, police
...From fighting for their land to fighting for their freedom: Mapuche political prison as a counterinsurgency mechanism
Movilización en Angol en apoyo a los presos políticos Mapuche en huelga de hambre durante julio de 2019. Foto: Julio Parra.
Mapuche political prisoners use their own bodies and resort to a solid and liquid food hunger strike as resistance tools against the Chilean state, police
...The right to prior consultation in Mexico: its shortfalls and limitations
Indigenous peoples walk towards the rally in front of the Chinameca farm, 100 years after the murder of Emiliano Zapata. Photo: Daliri Oropeza
While we now have a government that
...The right to prior consultation in Mexico: its shortfalls and limitations
Indigenous peoples walk towards the rally in front of the Chinameca farm, 100 years after the murder of Emiliano Zapata. Photo: Daliri Oropeza
While we now have a government that
...The end of the illusion for Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
Demonstration of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia. Photo: Archivo Semana.
The Peace
...The end of the illusion for Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
Demonstration of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia. Photo:
The surprising link between the fight against drugs, land dispossession and attacks on Indigenous rights defenders in Peru
Arbildo Meléndez Grandes was killed while out hunting and fishing to provide for his family. Photo: Aidesep.
Despite its function being to fight drug trafficking, the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) has been
...The surprising link between the fight against drugs, land dispossession and attacks on Indigenous rights defenders in Peru
Arbildo Meléndez Grandes was killed while out hunting and fishing to provide for his family. Photo: Aidesep.
Despite its function being to fight drug trafficking, the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) has been
...Indigenous Peoples and land rights in Myanmar
Community, part of the Karen people. Photo: Alejandro Parellada
After resisting the policy of forced assimilation enforced during the decades of military rule, today Indigenous peoples of Myanmar are subjected to land dispossession in the name of
...Indigenous Peoples and land rights in Myanmar
Community, part of the Karen people. Photo: Alejandro Parellada
After resisting the policy of forced assimilation enforced during the decades of military rule, today Indigenous peoples of Myanmar are subjected to land dispossession in the name of
...Indigenous Activism in Russia: What's next?
Image of the Kazas community of the Indigenous Shor people in Kemerovo Oblast, which was displaced by the expansion of coal mines. Photo: Nelli Slupachik
Image of the Kazas community of the Indigenous Shor people in Kemerovo Oblast, which was displaced by the expansion of coal mines. Photo: Nelli Slupachik
"Neither here nor there", published by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) in 2020, highlights aspects of land rights issues in Namibia and addresses the national land programmes, giving special attention to Namibia’s Indigenous and marginalised communities.
Indigenous Activism in Russia: What's next?
Land Rights of Indigenous and Marginalised Communities in Namibia Explored in New Book
Land Rights of Indigenous and Marginalised Communities in Namibia Explored in New Book
"Neither here nor there", published by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) in 2020, highlights aspects of land rights issues in Namibia and addresses the national land programmes, giving special attention to Namibia’s Indigenous and marginalised communities.
Indigenous communities in Nepal launch Free, Prior, and Informed Consent protocol for EIB-funded Marsyangdi Corridor transmission line
KATHMANDU, 8 October 2020 – Today, Indigenous communities affected by the 220 kV Marsyangdi Corridor transmission line in Nepal call on their government and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to seek their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in accordance with a protocol they are releasing
...Free, Prior and Informed Consent Protocol by Communities Affected by the EIB-Funded 220 KV Marsyangdi Corridor in Nepal
On 8 October 2018, communities filed a complaint to the EIB’s Complaints Mechanism documenting that project authorities have left communities in the dark about the transmission line, its various impacts and the route of the line.
Territorial management in indigenous matrifocal societies
Over the centuries, Indigenous Peoples have developed ingenious and dynamic ways of managing their constantly evolving territories while avoiding the depletion of natural resources. Some Indigenous lifestyles have faced various challenges and have led to a less sustainable management of their
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Violence, corruption, and false promises: Conservation and the Baka in Cameroon
Spending time with the Baka, as we have both done over several years, is a humbling experience. This group of over 40,000 spread between the forests of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Gabon, practice hunting and foraging as a traditional livelihood. Through their long history in the Congo
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While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
The Indigenous World 2020
The compilation is the unique result of a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily document and report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We thank them and celebrate the bonds and sense of community that result from the close
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While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh – alive, struggling, fighting and uniting
The situation for Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh in many ways echoes the situation of other Indigenous Peoples in Asia: they face heavy militarization; they are stigmatized as anti-national for wanting to be included in decisions affecting their lives – such as industrial development taking
...Impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya
The transition from the use of traditional energy sources to renewable energy solutions is rapidly becoming a necessity if humanity is to address the climate emergency we face. However, this pursuit cannot happen at the expense of human rights, including the loss of land, livelihoods and rights
...Silenced Genocides
How can indigenous peoples survive the dismantling of public policies and rights acquired by decades of work in Brazil? This process, resulting from setbacks to democracy, as described by the authors, shows that this is an emergency situation. There is a need to seek alternatives and for
...Peru: Deforestation in Times of Climate Change
This book comprises a total of 14 articles addressing the issue of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon and its impacts, not only on the Amazonian environment and wildlife but particularly on the communities inhabiting the area. These impacts are being facilitated by informal dynamics for which
...The impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya
IWGIA’s latest human rights report examines the sociocultural impacts two particular projects – the Lake Turkana Wind Power project and Olkaria Geothermal Power plants – are having in several Indigenous communities in Kenya.
Adivasis and Their Forest
If we calculate all the risks, 90 million Adivasis are struggling for their survival, losing access to forests and suffering the gravest threat of being alienated from their forest lands and traditional habitations.
This book is an attempt to understand the relationship between Adivasis
...Under threat for resisting an illegal mine in India
“We will surrender our lives but not our land, hills and forests,” says representatives of Datobeda village, Jharkhand, India
IWGIA Briefing Paper: The global land tenure situation of Indigenous Peoples and trends of land grabbing
The purpose of this briefing paper is to provide data on: (1) the land tenure situation of Indigenous Peoples on a global level; (2) the trends of land grabbing; and (3) the drivers behind this phenomenon.
Dialogue meeting on extractive industries in Kenya
Recommendations from the National Dialogue on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries held in Nairobi Kenya, October 2019.
Siberian fires having catastrophic effects on indigenous peoples and livelihoods
While much of the world has focused on the fires raging in the Amazon, the world’s largest forest–the Siberian Taiga in Russia–has been on fire for most of 2019.
Since January this year, more than 130,000 square kilometres of land and forest—an area the size of Greece—has been burned in
...Draft National Forest Policy 2018: A Conspiracy to Deny the Rights of the Scheduled Tribes
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India published the Draft National Forest Policy of 2018 on 14 March 2018 and is expected to finalise the policy soon.
This draft policy provides for the adoption of а completely new legal framework that is
...En million oprindelige folks levegrundlag trues i Amazonas
Mens skovbrande fortsætter i Amazonas, går levegrundlaget for de omkring en million oprindelige folk op i røg. ”En forfærdelig situation for oprindelige folk i Amazonas” udtaler Julie Koch fra IWGIA, en danskbaseret organisation som arbejder for oprindelige folks rettigheder globalt, og uddyber
...The faces of the fires
The indigenous peoples of Bolivia facing the fires and a new development model
The international press clearly showed how the fire swept through the Brazilian Amazon and Bolivian forests. The images of calcined trees and animals suffering from the voracity of the
...Indigenous peoples protest in West Papua
“Monkey”, “pig”, “dog” – these words were shouted at a group of West Papuan students, who had been arrested and later released due to lack of evidence. They were accused of burning the Indonesian flag. This is the latest development in a more than 60-year struggle for the independence of West
...Beyond Brazil: Who benefits from the fires in the Bolivian Amazon?
While the international community is focusing its attention on the advancing fires in Brazil, the reality is that the problem transcends the South American giant and is reflected in the nine Amazonian countries. Beneath the ashes, the fire has shown (once again), a conflict that specialists
...Indigenous peoples’ rights key in stemming Amazon fires
Indigenous peoples in the Amazon rainforest are on the front line of defending themselves and their land from the rapidly spreading fires. A majority of the tens of thousands of fires are happening in Brazil, though fires are also raging in Bolivia where 10,000 km2 of forests (an
...Greenland cannot be bought as it is not for sale
In August 2019, US President Mr Donald Trump expressed an interest in buying Greenland from Denmark. In an update on Facebook, IWGIA's Board Member and Inuit from Greenland, Sara Olsvig, explains why Greenland cannot be bought, and how Trump's apparent interest in Greenland is based on
...IWGIA condemns killing of indigenous leader in Brazil
Emyra Waiãpi, a 68-year-old indigenous leader, was stabbed to death last week as around 50 gold miners, a dozen of whom were heavily armed, entered the remote Waiãpi indigenous reserve in the northern Brazilian state of Amapá, which borders French Guiana, reported multiple Brazilian and
...Outcome document from seminar on indigenous autonomy and self-government
To create a room for indigenous peoples to discuss and analyse their experiences around autonomy and self-government, the international seminar "Right to Autonomy and Indigenous Self-Government as a manifestation of the Right to Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples" was held on March 11, 12
...Rights defenders on the agenda at Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn
On 22-23 June 2019, rights holders and audiences from across the world will come together in Bonn to zoom in on the transformative role of rights and rights-based approaches for securing a more just, sustainable and prosperous future for all. IWGIA will be present and co-host an event focusing
...For Karamojong, pastoralism is our future, not our past
IWGIA supports this statement made by pastoralist communities in Uganda against the government's plan to 'abolish nomadic pastoralism and embrace agriculture and paddocks'
Putla: A 75-year-old woman indigenous rights defender
The global rush for natural resources is one of the biggest threats against indigenous peoples’ as they often live in remote areas which are still rich on natural resources. Unfortunately, indigenous peoples are increasingly being criminalised – or even killed – when defending their rights. In
...Landmark ruling provides compensation to indigenous peoples in Australia
In a landmark decision on 13 March 2019, the Australian High Court ordered the Government of the Northern Territory to pay $2.53 million AUD (1.78 million USD) in compensation to the Ngaliwurru and Nungali peoples for the loss of Native Title in the town of Timber Creek.
Global Report on the Situation of Lands, Territories and Resources of Indigenous Peoples
The report on the current state of Indigenous Peoples’ Lands, Territories and Resources (LTR) was prepared by the Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG) to inform the implementation of global commitments to Sustainable Development and the various related processes for transformational change. It
...The Indigenous World 2019
Rising tensions between states and indigenous peoples are reaching a tipping point, and with an ever-shrinking civic space worldwide, the topics of criminalisation of Indigenous Rights Defenders’ activities and their organisations; land rights issues; and access to justice are more important
...Indigenous peoples lives and their rights increasingly at risk
Press release: On 24 April 2019, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, IWGIA will release The Indigenous World 2019, an extensive, one-of-a-kind yearbook presenting a comprehensive, global overview of the developments indigenous peoples’ experience.
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Customary Land in Myanmar: Current Status and the Way Forward
Myanmar has adopted a National Land Use Policy in 2016 which mandates the enactment of a comprehensive National Land Law. Once a National Land Law is passed, all other laws will have to be harmonized with its provisions. This new law will be critical for the future of Myanmar’s indigenous
...Early Warning Procedure to UN CERD concerning the severe threats being faced by Indigenous Peoples in India
The International Working Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is writing to seek intervention of the UN Committee Against Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination under its Early Warning Procedures for prevention of violations of the rights of indigenous peoples of India through the
...Serious Deterioration of Human Rights and Indigenous Rights Conditions in Brazil
María Lourdes Alcántara, anthropologist and coordinator of the Guaraní Youth Support Group of Mato Grosso del Sur (GAPK / AJI) and Professor of medical anthropology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo, reflects on the main threats to indigenous communities in Brazil after
...Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self-government: the case of Rapa Nui, Chile
An International Seminar to assess the global status and trends with regards to indigenous autonomies is taking place in Mexico City in March 2019.
Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self-government as a manifestation of the right to self-determination
An International Seminar to assess the global status and trends with regards to indigenous autonomies is taking place in Mexico City in March 2019. This meeting follows the work developed by indigenous organizations and the organizing institutions over the last few years. In January 2018, at
...Los derechos de los pueblos indígenas a la autonomía y al autogobierno
En el mes de marzo de 2019 se lleva a cabo en la ciudad de México un seminario internacional sobre los avances de las autonomías indígenas a nivel global. Este encuentro es producto de los esfuerzos que han impulsado las organizaciones indígenas y los organizadores de este evento durante los
...Millions of forest-dwelling indigenous peoples are facing eviction in India
A verdict from India’s Supreme Court has ordered 20 state governments to evict 1,5 million families living on forest land before the 24th of July. These families live in and around 500 wildlife sanctuaries and 90 national parks; but many live there sustainably and have protected the forests
...Grave retroceso de los derechos humanos e indígenas en Brasil
María Lourdes Alcántara, antropóloga y coordinadora del Grupo de Apoyo a la juventud Guaraní de Mato Grosso del Sur (GAPK/AJI) y profesora de antropología medica en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de São Paulo, reflexiona sobre las principales amenazas para los pueblos indígenas en
...Do indigenous peoples hold the key to saving Myanmar’s remaining forest?
Myanmar has some of the largest remaining forest areas in Asia, but also some of the highest deforestation rates in the world. Increased focus on the role of indigenous peoples’ rights and use of their knowledge through
...La Nación Wampis – el primer gobierno indígena autónomo en Perú
Los pueblos indígenas del Amazonas peruano se unieron y crearon la Nación Wampis – un gobierno territorial autónomo – con el fin de defender su existencia frente a la creciente presión de las industrias extractivas. Su gobierno autónomo abarca aproximadamente un área del tamaño de un tercio de
...Det grænseløse paradoks
I klimakampen er truede oprindelige folk vigtige for at beskytte os i industrilandene mod os selv
International Year of Indigenous Languages
At least 43 percent of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today are endangered. Many of these belong to indigenous peoples and if something doesn't change soon, UNESCO predicts that we will lose as many as 3,000 indigenous languages by the end of this century. In an effort to raise public
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