The adoption of General Recommendation No. 39 (GR 39) by the CEDAW Committee marks a historic and transformative step in the recognition of the rights of Indigenous Women and girls. For the first time, an international human rights..
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58th session of the Human Rights Council: Presentation of Joan Carling, Executive Director, Indigenous Peoples Rights International
DRC | Call to end Rwanda-backed M23/AFC crimes and withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo
The alarming violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues following the recent invasion and occupation of Goma and Bukavu in eastern DRC by the Rwanda-backed M23/AFC rebel group, from January 27 and February 14, 2025, respectively,..
Mexico: National and international organisations demand an end to attacks against indigenous land defenders in the Isthmus of Oaxaca
On 13 February 2025, an armed group ambushed and shot a pick-up truck near the Sol River, Santo Domingo Petapa, Oaxaca. Inside the truck were Wilfrido Atanacio, Victoriano Quirino and Abraham Chirino, members of the Unión de Comunidades Indígenas..
Solidarity Statement for the Indigenous Peoples of Greenland
Civil Observation Mission (COM) in the framework of attacks against indigenous peoples and defenders of lands and territory in front of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Violence, impunity and criminalization against Indigenous Peoples in Colombia
This report is a product of IPRI’s ongoing work in Colombia. It identifies the features and patterns of violence, impunity, and criminalization that Indigenous Peoples have historically suffered in this country, focusing on the period 2021-2022. This report..
Stop the attacks against indigenous land and territory defenders in the context of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec megaproject
Stop forced evictions and the violation of the rights of the Ogiek indigenous peoples of the Mau forest
