image from: https://kodao.org/teacher-rose-kabataang-guro-ng-mga-lumad/ ROSE HAYAHAY: DEFENDING INDIGENOUS RIGHTS THROUGH EDUCATION “Indigenous peoples want to study; they want to be educated. But they don’t have schools in their communities.” Rose Hayahay, a native of Davao de Oro, is a 23-year-old..
image from: https://www.facebook.com/whiteandblueslu/photos/sarah-dekdeken-secretary-general-of-cordillera-peoples-alliance/10162250560545387/ SARAH DEKDEKEN: CONTINUING FIGHT AMID ATTACKS “Land is life. Indigenous women will cease to exist if their lands and territories are destroyed. We were able to protect and nurture our lands, territories and resources for many..
Global Indigenous Peoples organization Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) denounces the recent murder of Tumandok village chief Julie Catamin and the brutal attack against Angelo Karlo Guillen, one of the legal counsels of the Tumandok tribe members who..
This petition is now closed. We, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Narasha Community Development Group (NCDG) and the Maasai peoples in Kitet community, are calling for support to the plight of the Maasai peoples in defending their ancestral..
For as long as the State continues to abandon Awa territories, historical exclusion and violence will persist to the detriment of Awa peoples’ physical, cultural, and spiritual well-being. On February 21, an illegal armed group that operates..
Background and Objectives Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks against Indigenous Peoples have intensified in several countries as governments and businesses continue with their control and exploitation of lands and resources. Indigenous women are targeted for leading their..
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) stands in solidarity with Lumad and all Indigenous Peoples who are continuously subjected to criminalization, killings, and unabated attacks in the Philippines. The most recent incident was on February 15,..
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Indigenous Peoples persist in protecting and defending their lands, territories and resources in order to maintain their distinct identities, ways of life, governance systems, dignity and collective wellbeing.
