Just one day after we condemned the violent assault against William Sipai, an elected Maasai community leader and Indigenous land rights defender, we have received confirmation that he has now been arbitrarily arrested and detained. On 30 July..
Category: Criminalization and Incarceration
URGENT ALERT | Violence against Maasai Indigenous land defender William Sipai in Kenya
IPRI condemns the violent assault against William Sipai, an elected Maasai community leader, who was attacked while peacefully protesting the installation of boundary markers on the disputed Kedong ancestral lands—a process the Maasai community argues advances the exclusion..
EMRIP Side event: Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty
EMRIP Side Event “Defending Territories, Protecting Defenders: The role of Indigenous-Led Documentation and Data Sovereignty” Tuesday/Thursday, 16 July 2026, 14:00 to 15:00 Room XI (ENG/SPA/RUS) 1. Background Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is an Indigenous-led international organization that..
Kenya: William Sipai’s Fight for Maasai Land Rights in Kedong
Kenya: William Sipai’s Fight for Maasai Land Rights in Kedong On 14 September 2025, government surveyors escorted by a police battalion arrived in Kedong to install boundary markers on land claimed by the Maasai. Community members moved quickly..
Argentina: Boy of Chañi, the mountain waited for you for over a century
In 1905, an expedition reached the summit of Nevado de Chañi, in the eastern Andes mountain range between the present-day provinces of Jujuy and Salta. At an altitude of almost 5,900 metres, they found the body of an..
The ongoing displacement of the Marihangin community and their fight for land recognition in the Philippines
For the Marihangin Indigenous community in the Philippines, legal protection of their territory was meant to safeguard them against dispossession. In practice, the more than two-decade wait for recognition of their ancestral lands has coincided with escalating corporate..
Norma Sancir: Kaqchiqel Maya Woman, Word Weaver, community journalist, and human rights defender. By Alma Gilda López Mejía
“I am Norma Sancir, a Kaqchiqel Maya journalist and defender of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of freedom of expression. Community communication is my work and my way of fighting; I am the daughter of a mother..
From Criminalization to genuine partnership: Transforming Conservation laws to Rights-based framework
Despite policy-level progress toward a human rights-based approach to conservation, including the recognition and respect of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) continues to receive reports and complaints from Indigenous Peoples worldwide regarding violations of their..
Xanharu || Upholding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Legislation and Jurisprudence: Global, Regional, and National Developments (Issue 7)
The centuries of struggle by Indigenous Peoples around the world against colonization, forced assimilation, and systemic discrimination have resulted in the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by the UN General Assembly..
Informe: Encarcelamiento y acoso judicial contra defensores indígenas en México
Este informe se elabora en el marco de la investigación impulsada por Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) sobre detención y encarcelamiento de personas indígenas por ejercer y defender sus derechos, especialmente los vinculados con la libre determinación y..
