“I feel empowered after learning about my rights as an indigenous woman. I feel hope for me and my community, that we will not lose our homes. I am encouraged with the strong support of lawyers and civil..
Author: IPRI
Criminalisation of Adivasis and the Indian Legal System
As part of its work in highlighting and monitoring incidents of criminalisation, violence, and impunity against Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) commissioned a research examining the dimensions of criminalisation of Adivasis in India.
Media Statement On The Threats Of Eviction Of Maasai Pastoralists In Lo-liondo Area And The Ngorongoro National Park In Tanzania
How can we survive with dignity if we are evicted from our land?
Joan Carling || Panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
How are indigenous peoples affected by business operations and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights ( UNGP)?
After Apib’s action, minister Barroso suspends Funai’s decision that eliminates the protection of indigenous territories in Brazil
With information of Apib The minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), Luis Roberto Barroso, decided on Tuesday (Feb. 1) to suspend the administrative acts of the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) that exclude non-demarcated Indigenous Lands from the..
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Draft General Recommendation No. 39 on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls (IWAG)
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.
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..
