Santa María Ostula: from violence and dispossession to the defense of the territory Pedro Mercado, a 23-year-old member of the indigenous Nahua community in Ostula, like many youth in his community, is heir to the struggles of his..
Author: IPRI
Patterns of Criminalization and Strategies of Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance
Implications of COVID-19 and Economic Recovery on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Well-Being
Incarceration of indigenous peoples: documentation and challenges
As a result of a fruitful collaboration, The New School and IPRI presented, as a side event to the 15th session of the EMRIP, a study on the incarceration of indigenous people covering the USA, Canada, Guatemala, Indonesia,..
The continuing impunity in attacks against Indigenous Peoples
“Violence against Indigenous Peoples is a global trend”, summarized Victoria Tauli-Corpuz. During, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and co-founder of IPRI, during the presentation of IPRI’s annual reports on criminalization against Indigenous..
A firm step towards justice for tribal children in India
In July 2022, good news arrived for four tribal children in India, victims of serious human rights violations. The State informed that it had already sanctioned and started paying compensation for the sexual abuse suffered by the children..
Xanharu, a new tool for upholding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
As a side event to the 15th session of the EMRIP and as a contribution to the struggle of indigenous peoples, IPRI presented an innovative legal and jurisprudential digest of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The digest, which will be..
Tanzania Stop further attacks! Free the Maasai leaders and human rights defenders accused under severe trumped-up charges
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International-IPRI urgently calls on the State of Tanzania to immediately stop the criminalization against Maasai leaders and human rights defenders in the Loliondo Division. These leaders along with their communities are defending their right..
