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..
Year: 2026
Argentina: Boy of Chañi, the mountain waited for you for over a century
In 1905, an expedition reached the summit of Nevado de Chañi, in the eastern Andes mountain range between the present-day provinces of Jujuy and Salta. At an altitude of almost 5,900 metres, they found the body of an..
DRC: UNJHRO condemns the deadly attack on a Mbuti indigenous people’s camp in Ngadi (Beni) and calls for enhanced protection of vulnerable civilians
Press release: DRC: UNJHRO condemns the deadly attack on a Mbuti indigenous people’s camp in Ngadi (Beni) and calls for enhanced protection of vulnerable civilians Kinshasa, 2 June 2026 – The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO)..
Just Transition or Green Colonialism? The Impact of Indonesia’s Energy Transition on Indigenous Peoples
Just Transition or Green Colonialism? The Impact of Indonesia’s Energy Transition on Indigenous Peoples Indonesia is often presented as a global leader in the green energy transition. The country holds around 40% of the world’s geothermal potential, is..
From commitments to reality: why Indigenous consent is still failing in global investment projects
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2026 — Despite years of policy commitments, the gap between recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ rights and actually respecting them on the ground remains wide. That was the central message at a high-level session during the World..
ACHPR 87: Oral Statement on Human Rights in Africa
ACHPR 87: Oral Statement on Human Rights in Africa Item 3: Human Rights Situation in Africa 87th Ordinary session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights 11-20th May 2026, Banjul, Gambia Honourable Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, and Members of..
Stewards turned into encroachers. LDSF protecting Indigenous communities criminalized for defending land, forests, and collective survival
Stewards turned into encroachers. LDSF protecting Indigenous communities criminalized for defending land, forests, and collective survival “Custodians were turned into trespassers.” For the Ogiek Indigenous Peoples in Kenya, the phrase reflects a painful reality. After winning a..
Indigenous Peoples and the Just Transition: Lessons from the South–South Learning Exchange in Nepal
Indigenous Peoples and the Just Transition: Lessons from the South–South Learning Exchange in Nepal The Lawyers’ Association for Human Rights of Nepal’s Indigenous Peoples (LAHURNIP) along with Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and the Business & Human Rights..
The ongoing displacement of the Marihangin community and their fight for land recognition in the Philippines
For the Marihangin Indigenous community in the Philippines, legal protection of their territory was meant to safeguard them against dispossession. In practice, the more than two-decade wait for recognition of their ancestral lands has coincided with escalating corporate..
Philippines: After nearly eight years of arbitrary detention, Indigenous Dumagat Rocky Torres and Avelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda are finally free; IPRI demands accountability
May 14, 2026. Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) welcomes the release of Indigenous Dumagat farmers Rocky Torres, 32, and Avelardo “Dandoy” Avellaneda, 54, on 9 May 2026 after nearly eight years of arbitrary detention in the Philippines. Their release brings long-awaited..
