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..
Author: IPRI
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..
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)..
Norma Sancir: Kaqchiqel Maya Woman, Word Weaver, community journalist, and human rights defender. By Alma Gilda López Mejía
“I am Norma Sancir, a Kaqchiqel Maya journalist and defender of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of freedom of expression. Community communication is my work and my way of fighting; I am the daughter of a mother..
From Criminalization to genuine partnership: Transforming Conservation laws to Rights-based framework
Despite policy-level progress toward a human rights-based approach to conservation, including the recognition and respect of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) continues to receive reports and complaints from Indigenous Peoples worldwide regarding violations of their..
Land Rights for Better Conservation Outcomes
Side Event Concept Note for the UNPFII 2026 relating to the theme, “Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict” Title: Land Rights for Better Conservation Outcomes Date: April 20, 2026 Time: 13:15-14:30 Venue: CR-12 Organizers:..
Land Conflicts on the Rise: Indigenous Lands in Focus
Date: April 22, 2026, Time: 15:00-16:15pm Venue: CR-9, UN Headquarters Language Spoken by Speakers: French, English, Spanish Land and territories are fundamental to the existence, collective survival and development, culture, and spirituality of Indigenous Peoples, constituting the basis..
Paraguay: Ayoreo punished for defending their forests amid climate crisis
In the northern Paraguayan Chaco, three Ayoreo leaders are facing criminal charges after being accused by the National Emergency Secretariat (SEN) in the context of the unjust and insufficient state response to a drought and forest fires that..
8 Years of Arbitrary Detention: Demand the Immediate Release of Indigenous Peoples’ Prisoners in the Philippines
Letter with full list of signatures here 8 Years of Arbitrary Detention: Demand the Immediate Release of Indigenous Peoples’ Prisoners in the Philippines The Example of Rocky and Dandoy In Quezon Province in the Philippines, Indigenous Dumagat..
Voices behind bars: State terror and weaponization of law against Indigenous Peoples
By Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights The Philippines is home to an estimated 14–17 million Indigenous Peoples, whose communities span the archipelago from the Cordillera in the north to Mindanao in the south. Despite constitutional..
