Indigenous peoples have long been struggling to defend their rights against criminalization and impunity at the local, national and regional levels. However, there are no concerted efforts to address this issue in a sustained and systematic manner. This..
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Addressing worsening criminalization and impunity against Indigenous People
Acts of criminalization and impunity against indigenous peoples are serious and systemic violations of their human rights, dignity and wellbeing. It renders them powerless and diminishes opportunities and spaces to assert and protect their individual and collective rights..
Definition of Terms
Criminalization Criminalization refers to the ways in which criminal law is used improperly, through the manipulation by the State of its punitive power against those asserting and claiming their human rights, including indigenous peoples. This is done through..
2019, Congo: Land Rights Defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The indigenous Pygmy peoples have ties to their land and natural resources. They are primitive peoples who rely on hunting, fishing, gathering and foraging for subsistence. Their lifestyle is unlike that of other social groups like the Bantu,..
Statement of Mr. Francisco Cali-Tzay on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Visit to Peru, 21 January – 3 February 2020 Madam President,Distinguished delegates,Indigenous peoples’ representatives,Ladies and gentlemen,
Philippines: Government’s terrorist-tagging denies right to education to thousands of indigenous Lumad
Around 1,500 indigenous Lumad children and youth were denied their right to education when the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered the closure of 55 Lumad schools in September of this year.¹ DepEd acted on the recommendation of the..
Webinar Series: Situation of indigenous human rights defenders in the Asian region and the responsibility of business enterprises to respect human rights
With the aim of engaging with indigenous peoples in Asia, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, conducted a regional consultation jointly with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights..
9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing Business-related Human Rights Abuses: The Key to a Sustainable Future for People and Planet
9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing business-related human rights abuses: The key to a sustainable future for people and planet Presented by Migdalia Ma. PellicierFrom the 16th to 18th of November, 2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus..
Thailand: A Case of Murder within Conservation Policies
A bitter fight for justice The former Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) Chief, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other park rangers are walking free from the murder of Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, the indigenous Karen human rights activist. The state..
UN Geneva Panel: The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders | Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
45th Session Human Rights CouncilUN Geneva, 23 Sept. 2020Panel on The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights DefendersPresented by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Previous UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, H.E. Excellency, Juraj Podorsky, Vice President of..
