The Philippines has the most dismal government response to the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region.1 President Rodrigo Duterte’s militaristic approach has only tightened what little democratic space there is rather than curb the spread of COVID-19.2 In June..
Year: 2021
Communication to the Prosecutor requesting a Preliminary Examination of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Committed by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Communication to the Prosecutor requesting a Preliminary Examination of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Committed by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro
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,..
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..
