Interview with Sonia Guajajara The Yanomami territory is the largest indigenous territory in Brazil and is located in the states of Roraima and Amazonas. It was officially demarcated by the Brazilian government in 1992. It is home to..
Year: 2022
NICARAGUA || Immediate end to reprisals against defenders of indigenous peoples’ rights: the case of Anexa Alfred Cunningham
Joint statement from IPRI and IWGIA Throughout 2022, an increasing number of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders who engaged with the United Nations have experienced intimidation, harassment, threats, derogatory media campaigns, travel bans, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and..
Breaking invisibility: The protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights holds the key to the future of the planet
By Joan Carling, Executive Director, The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) More than 100,000 Maasai in Tanzania are facing violent attacks to dispossess them of their lands and undermine their livelihoods. Since June, the situation has escalated and..
Conservation Challenge on the Ground: Case Studies on the Impact of Conservation on Indigenous Peoples
Event Details December 9, 2022 15:00-17:00 Montreal (Timezone) Register to this event Indigenous Peoples as stewards of nature are indispensable partners in reaching the global ambition for biodiversity conservation. The COP 15 provides an opportunity to ensure genuine..
Advancing Mandatory Human Rights Due diligence: South perspectives
11th Session of the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Nov. 28-30, 2023 UN Headquarters, Geneva Switzerland Advancing Mandatory Human Rights Due diligence: South perspectives Joan Carling, Indigenous Peoples Rights International My presentation is from the perspective..
Guatemala: Stop Evictions Against Mayan Communities And Respect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Over Their Lands, Territories And Resources
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), whose mission is to confront rights violation and criminalization of indigenous peoples with impunity, urgently calls on the State of Guatemala to stop the evictions and aggression by the security forces against..
Profit vs Rights: Business Operations in Indigenous Territories
Profit vs Rights: Business Operations in Indigenous Territories
Large-scale business operations affecting the traditional territories of indigenous peoples are one of the main sources of violations of their individual and collective human rights. International and regional human rights bodies have repeatedly expressed deeps concern about the..
Adoption of CEDAW Recommendation 39: a bastion in the drive for Indigenous Women’s human rights
Without doubt, coordinated local, regional, national and international work will be key to implementing Recommendation 39 of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Indigenous Women and Girls. Within this framework, a panel discussion was held,..
IPRI Participation in UNFCCC #COP27 Events
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