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..
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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: Democratic Republic of Congo
Despite measures enforced in relation to the pandemic such as travel restrictions, lockdowns and confinement, among others, armed conflicts that have plagued the country since the end of the civil war in 2003 continue. Between March 23 to..
Land is life: Indigenous Peoples across the world are risking their lives and freedoms to protect their lands
Panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
47th Session of the Human Rights Council Panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 29 June 2021, 4 to 6 p.m. Room XVIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva Statement by Joan..
Side Event: Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples and their right to Self-Determination
Event Details July 14, 2021 14:00 Geneva // 7:00 am Colombia and Mexico // 17:30 India // 20:00 Manila Watch recorded video Background The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is organizing the side event “Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples..
Statement Mexico: Indigenous Peoples Rights International
OPINION: To conserve nature, protect human rights
Remaining ecosystems are largely found on the lands of Indigenous peoples, but they are under assault John Knox, a professor at Wake Forest University, was the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment from 2012 to..
The UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples: Progress Achieved, the Implementation Gap and Challenges for the Next Decade
Event Details July 1, 2021 9am New York / 15:00 – 16:30pm Geneva / 4pm Nairobi / 8pm Bangkok Watch recorded video Co-organizers Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Observatorio Ciudadano,..
Review of the First Decade of Implementation and Recommendations for the UNGPs 10+ Roadmap: Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives
Event Details June 24, 2021 Geneva 13:00; Central America 05:00; US Eastern Time 07:00; Nairobi (Kenya) 14:00; Bangkok (Thailand) 18:00; Manila (Philippines) 19:00 Watch recorded video Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human..
