Year: 2020
Statement of Mr. Francisco Cali-Tzay on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Visit to Peru, 21 January – 3 February 2020 Madam President,Distinguished delegates,Indigenous peoples’ representatives,Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to address the Human Rights Council for the first time since assuming my mandate. I look..
UN Geneva Panel: The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders | Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
Joint Letter of Appeal to Elon Musk, TESLA: Stop buying products from Nornickel
Dear Indigenous sisters and brothers, representatives of environmental, and human rights organizations: The Aborigen-Forum, the Indigenous Peoples Rights International, and the Cultural Survival request your support by signing and circulating this open letter to Elon Musk, the Chief..
Criminalisation of traditional occupation: The result of Indonesia’s ambiguous recognition of indigenous rights
At their acquittal, the Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago/Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), the nation’s sole indigenous organisation at the national level, was quick to express their gratitude to the lawyers who represented the farmers in..
Criminalisation of traditional occupation: The result of Indonesia’s ambiguous recognition of indigenous rights
On 9 March 2020, six members of the indigenous Dayak community were acquitted from criminal charges involving their practice of berladang, a traditional swidden farming system practiced by indigenous peoples in Indonesia. They were blamed for causing karhutla,..
Criminalising Rituals and Traditional Occupations: The Struggle of Ainu in Japan, A Century Hence
Satoshi Hatakeyama-Ekashi faces criminal charges for catching salmon in Mopetsu River of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture. In September 2019, the 78-year-old chairman of the Monbetsu Ainu Association organised kamuycepnomi, an annual Ainu ceremony to welcome the return of salmon..
Criminalising Rituals and Traditional Occupations: The Struggle of Ainu in Japan, A Century Hence
Satoshi Hatakeyama-Ekashi faces criminal charges for catching salmon in Mopetsu River of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture. In September 2019, the 78-year-old chairman of the Monbetsu Ainu Association organised kamuycepnomi, an annual Ainu ceremony to welcome the return of salmon..
Indonesia: IPRI Urges Authorities to Immediately Drop Criminal Charges Against Arrested Indigenous Peoples
Sign the Petition: Drop the Trumped-up Charges Against Indigenous Kinipan Land Rights Defenders in Indonesia
Amid the pandemic, six Indigenous villagers, including Kinipan community leader Effendi Buhing, and two Indigenous youth, were arrested by the Central Kalimantan Police, in Indonesia, for defending their customary forest against the expansion of PT Sawit Mandiri Lestari..
