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,..
Author: IPRI
EMRIP Side event || Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty
Side event Side Event to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty Organised by: Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), ALMACIGA, IRAC Event date: July..
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
Conservation is meant to protect nature. Yet in many parts of the world, it continues to come at the expense of the Indigenous Peoples who have safeguarded forests, biodiversity, and ecosystems for generations. From Criminalization to Genuine Partnership:..
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..
