Discrimination against indigenous women and girls must be understood taking into consideration the multifaceted nature of their distinct identity… Indigenous women and girls…and worldview as part of their identity and well-being.
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Stop All Attempts To Evict 70,000 Maasai Indigenous Pastoralists In Tanzania
16 February 2022 Her Excellency Samia Suluhu HasanPresidentUnited Republic of Tanzania His Excellency Kasim MajaliwaPrime MinisterUnited Republic of Tanzania Otterlo Business Corporation (OBC) We, the undersigned organizations/networks and individuals collectively express our serious concern on the planned..
BRAZIL || IPRI Expresses Its Concern Over The Measure Implemented By Funai That Limits The Protection Of Indigenous Territories
The recognition and protection of indigenous peoples lands, territories and resources is key to the exercise of their human rights. At least 239 traditional territories and 114 peoples in voluntary isolation or recent contact will be adversely affected…
MEXICO || IPRI Requests The Mexican State To Carry Out Effective Actions To Stop Aggressions By An Armed Group Against An Autonomous Community In Chiapas
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), an international organisation that defends the rights of Indigenous Peoples, makes a respectful call on your government to carry out effective actions for the protection of the life, integrity and the right..
Concern at new armed attacks against indigenous communities and prevalence of impunity in the state of Chiapas
Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and Front Line Defenders express their deep concern at a new wave of attacks against Tzotzil and Tzeltal indigenous communities in the state of Chiapas, in Southern Mexico. During the first days of..
México || IPRI Urges The Mexican State To Increment Its Efforts To Guarantee The Life And Security Of The Tsotsil People Of Aldama, Chiapas, In The Face Of Increasing Armed Attacks
Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Constitutional President of Mexico. The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), an international organisation that defends the rights of Indigenous Peoples, makes an urgent call to the government you lead to increase the efforts..
Global Report || Redefining Protected Areas: A Study on the Criminalization of and Human Rights Violations Against Indigenous Peoples in Conservation
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INDIA – NORTHEAST || Militarization And Conflicts Are Leading To Human Rights Violations, Land Grabbing And Extrajudicial Killings Of Indigenous Peoples
Numerous cases of extrajudicial executions, arrests, torture and land grabbing of Indigenous Peoples are happening with full impunity. This must end now! The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) condemns the militarization and the resulting gross human rights violations..
Human Rights Day || Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: In the midst of the States’ criminalization and the violence of armed groups
On Human Rights Day, Indigenous Peoples in Latin America are facing a profoundly grave situation. They are on the losing end in the gap between the development of national and international normative standards for the protection of their..
INDIA || Forced eviction in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest in Odisha: Forest Department exploit non-tribal, incites bigotry against tribal communities and Dalits
On June 30, 2021, 35 families or around 200 individuals, majority of whom belonged to tribal communities and few were Dalits, were forcibly evicted from Bhatapani and Dumerpani hamlets in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest under Ampani police station area..
