Just one day after we condemned the violent assault against William Sipai, an elected Maasai community leader and Indigenous land rights defender, we have received confirmation that he has now been arbitrarily arrested and detained. On 30 July..
Year: 2026
URGENT ALERT | Violence against Maasai Indigenous land defender William Sipai in Kenya
IPRI condemns the violent assault against William Sipai, an elected Maasai community leader, who was attacked while peacefully protesting the installation of boundary markers on the disputed Kedong ancestral lands—a process the Maasai community argues advances the exclusion..
IPRI Statement at the 19th Session of EMRIP. Agenda Item 11: Future Work of the Expert Mechanism
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). 19th Session Agenda item 11: Future work of the Expert Mechanism, including follow-up to recommendations made in previous studies and advice Statement by Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) Thank..
IPRI Statement at the 19th Session of EMRIP. Agenda Item 10: Preparing for 20 Years of UNDRIP
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). 19th Session Agenda item 10: Preparing for 20 Years of UNDRIP Statement by Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) Thank you, Chair. Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) welcomes EMRIP’s decision..
IPRI Statement at the 19th Session of EMRIP. Agenda Item: Indigenous Human Rights Defenders
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). 19th Session Agenda Item 3 : Study and advice on the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations for 20 Years of UNDRIP Statement by Indigenous Peoples..
Just Transition and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
The world is racing to address the climate crisis through the expansion of renewable energy and the extraction of critical minerals needed to power it. While the energy transition away from fossil fuels is both necessary and urgent, its implementation is increasingly placing new pressures..
Open Letter to the members of the OECD Responsible Business Conduct Committee
Open Letter to the members of the OECD Responsible Business Conduct Committee Over 100 human rights and environmental organisations from more than 55 countries, including Indigenous, Afro-descendant and other land-connected peoples and communities, have sent an Open Letter..
From Commitments to Action: Indigenous Peoples Call for Implementation at the 10th Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights
Despite funding cuts and shrinking civic space, Indigenous leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean arrived in Panama with a clear message: Indigenous rights cannot remain policy commitments on paper. The next decade must focus on implementation,..
EMRIP Side event: Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty
EMRIP Side Event “Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty” Tuesday/Thursday, 16 July 2026, 14:00 to 15:00 Room XI (ENG/SPA/RUS) 1. Background Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is an Indigenous-led international organization that..
Kenya: William Sipai’s Fight for Maasai Land Rights in Kedong
Kenya: William Sipai’s Fight for Maasai Land Rights in Kedong On 14 September 2025, government surveyors escorted by a police battalion arrived in Kedong to install boundary markers on land claimed by the Maasai. Community members moved quickly..
