Good Morning Today is a historic day for indigenous peoples. On the date that marks the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brasil (APIB) has presented a Communiqué to the Attorney’s Office,..
Month: August 2021
IPRI in 2020 Highlights: Championing Indigenous Peoples rights amid the pandemic
Legally established in 2019, IPRI is an indigenous-led global organization that responds to the global crisis of widespread human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples. It leads and coordinates the Global Initiative to Address and Prevent the Criminalization and..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: The Philippines
Indigenous representatives and their lawyers file petition at the Supreme Court to junk the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. (Photo: Tony La Viña) The Philippines has the most dismal government response to the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region.1..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: India
Adivasi Bhil Peoples from Gujarat are released on bail following their arrest. They were protesting against the acquisition of their lands by the hydropower and construction company, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL). (Photo: Rajendra Tadavi) Without any..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Mexico
In Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico, lands were leased to a Equinox Gold for 13 years. The town is located just 600 meters from the Bermejal mine’s first toxic waste deposit. (Photo: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan)..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Brazil
The threat from a hostile Federal Government worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic where lack of access to proper health care, especially in remote areas in the Amazon, coupled with the absence of immunological memory for infectious agents of..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Colombia
Indigenous Peoples in Colombia represent 4.4 percent of the total population.1 In the Amazonas department, they make up 57.7 percent of the population and they have experienced the highest COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the country.2 Due to the..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Colombia
Members of the Arhuaco People hold discussion meetings on self-determination and self-government in Jimain. (Photo: Equipo de apoyo autoridades ZRT) Indigenous Peoples in Colombia represent 4.4 percent of the total population.1 In the Amazonas department, they make up..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Brazil
The threat from a hostile Federal Government worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic where lack of access to proper health care, especially in remote areas in the Amazon, coupled with the absence of immunological memory for infectious agents of..
Land is life: Indigenous Peoples across the world are risking their lives and freedoms to protect their lands
Approximately 20 percent of the earth’s territory are Indigenous lands. These lands are home to about 476 million Indigenous Peoples worldwide, in over 90 countries. Indigenous lands and territories are at the core of Indigenous Peoples’ culture, spirituality,..
