On July 12, 2021, the Regional Trial Court in Tagum City, capital of Davao del Norte – a province in Davao region in Mindanao Island at the south of the Philippines—rejected the criminal prosecution against the indigenous human..
Day: December 13, 2021
PHILIPPINES || Relentless Struggle For Justice And Land Rights: Tumandok Massacre And Mass Arrests
On February 28, 2021, Barangay Captain Julie Catamin who challenged the baseless red tagging of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military was shot dead. Catamin is a member of the indigenous Tumandok community. He was among..
INDIA || Arrest and detention of Hidme Markam, an Adivasi human rights activist from the Gond Tribe in Chhattisgarh
Arbitrary arrest and detention On March 9, 2021, Hidme Markam, 28, an Adivasi human rights activist, was arrested while at an event marking the International Women’s Day organized by the Jail Bandi Rihai Committee (Committee for Release of Prisoners) and..
Human Rights Day || Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: In the midst of the States’ criminalization and the violence of armed groups
On Human Rights Day, Indigenous Peoples in Latin America are facing a profoundly grave situation. They are on the losing end in the gap between the development of national and international normative standards for the protection of their..
INDIA || Forced eviction in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest in Odisha: Forest Department exploit non-tribal, incites bigotry against tribal communities and Dalits
On June 30, 2021, 35 families or around 200 individuals, majority of whom belonged to tribal communities and few were Dalits, were forcibly evicted from Bhatapani and Dumerpani hamlets in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest under Ampani police station area..
Human Rights Day || Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: In the midst of the States’ criminalization and the violence of armed groups
On Human Rights Day, Indigenous Peoples in Latin America are facing a profoundly grave situation. They are on the losing end in the gap between the development of national and international normative standards for the protection of their..
INDIA || Forced eviction in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest in Odisha: Forest Department exploit non-tribal, incites bigotry against tribal communities and Dalits
On June 30, 2021, 35 families or around 200 individuals, majority of whom belonged to tribal communities and few were Dalits, were forcibly evicted from Bhatapani and Dumerpani hamlets in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest under Ampani police station area..
INDIA || Arrest and detention of Hidme Markam, an Adivasi human rights activist from the Gond Tribe in Chhattisgarh
Arbitrary arrest and detention On March 9, 2021, Hidme Markam, 28, an Adivasi human rights activist, was arrested while at an event marking the International Women’s Day organized by the Jail Bandi Rihai Committee (Committee for Release of..
PHILIPPINES || Relentless Struggle For Justice And Land Rights: Tumandok Massacre And Mass Arrests
On February 28, 2021, Barangay Captain Julie Catamin who challenged the baseless red tagging of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military was shot dead. Catamin is a member of the indigenous Tumandok community. He was among..
PHILIPPINES || Impunity And Criminalization Of Activism In The Philippines: Trumped-up Charges Against Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders
On July 12, 2021, the Regional Trial Court in Tagum City, capital of Davao del Norte – a province in Davao region in Mindanao Island at the south of the Philippines—rejected the criminal prosecution against the indigenous human..
