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Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is a legally registered, non-profit global Indigenous Peoples organization that works to protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, and unite and amplify the call for justice to victims of criminalization and impunity.
Our Vision
Indigenous Peoples are peacefully exercising their individual and collective rights in their traditional territories, especially their right to self-determination and to their lands, territories and resources, without threat of violence or criminalization.
Our Mission
To lead and coordinate the Global Initiative to Address and Prevent Criminalization, Violence, and Impunity Against Indigenous Peoples towards strengthening their collectives, solidarity, and actions.
This Initiative is thereby a global effort to be led by Indigenous Peoples leaders and organizations to strengthen coordination, solidarity and actions on this critical issue at all levels to improve the situation of indigenous peoples.
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Stay informed about IPRI’s latest actions, public statements, and global updates—amplifying Indigenous voices, defending rights, and responding to urgent issues worldwide. Each statement reflects our collective commitment to justice, dignity, and the protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
UNPFII 25 || Intervention on Agenda Item 5 E: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
The energy transition is a central response to climate change, but for many Indigenous Peoples it risks repeating thesame extractive model that has driven the crisis. With around 54% of energy transition minerals located on or near Indigenous territories, climate solutions are increasingly imposed on lands already under pressure.
Silencing Voices: The Case of 11 Indigenous Rights and Forest Peoples’ Defenders Charged in Thailand
Indigenous people and forest-dwelling communities gathered in front of Chiang Mai Provincial Hall to demand amendments to forestry laws that affect forest-dwelling communities.
Funding Renewable Energy Without Consent is doomed to fail: lessons from Asia
Asia is experiencing a rapid surge in renewable energy development, fueled by an unprecedented flow of investments into the region. However, if it repeats the old model of landgrabs and repression, it will only deepen injustice instead of solving it.
“We are increasingly concerned about the safety of Geoffry”
Geoffry Ariong, an indigenous Turkana and the Executive Director of Turkana Indigenous People Action for Development (TIPD), has taken a leading role in seeking accountability. On 24th June 2025, TIPD filed a case before the Land and Environmental Court against the County Government of Turkana, alongside Tullow Oil and the National Land Commission.
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The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is a global Indigenous Peoples organization that works to protect the IP rights defenders, and unite and amplify the call for justice and respect for Indigenous Peoples' rights.
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