Putla: A 75-year-old woman indigenous rights defender

Written on 15 May 2019.

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 Cambodia, a collective effort and a courageous act by a 75-year-old woman helped the Souy people defend their land against an invading company with ties to the President.

Landmark ruling provides compensation to indigenous peoples in Australia

Written on 30 April 2019.

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.

Seminar: Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self government through self determination

Written on 21 March 2019.

An International Seminar to assess the global status and trends with regards to indigenous autonomies took place in Mexico City in March 2019. This meeting follows the work developed by indigenous organisations and the organising institutions over the last few years. Read the recommendations from it in this article.

Indigenous peoples lives and their rights increasingly at risk

Written on 24 April 2019.

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.

Members invited to participate in name discussion

Written on 20 March 2019.

As you may know, last year we started a discussion about changing the name of our organisation, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. During the process, hundreds of people took an active part in selecting their preferred name option, but we also faced criticism from a number of people for the process and the two names suggested. For that reason the IWGIA Board has rebooted the process. Below Chairman Knud Vilby explains why and what will happen now.

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Putla: A 75-year-old woman indigenous rights defender

Landmark ruling provides compensation to indigenous peoples in Australia

Seminar: Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self government through self determination

Indigenous peoples lives and their rights increasingly at risk

Members invited to participate in name discussion

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