On Human Rights Day, Indigenous Peoples in Latin America are facing a profoundly grave situation. They are on the losing end in the gap between the development of national and international normative standards for the protection of their..
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INDIA || Forced eviction in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest in Odisha: Forest Department exploit non-tribal, incites bigotry against tribal communities and Dalits
On June 30, 2021, 35 families or around 200 individuals, majority of whom belonged to tribal communities and few were Dalits, were forcibly evicted from Bhatapani and Dumerpani hamlets in Sahajkhol Reserve Forest under Ampani police station area..
INDIA || Arrest and detention of Hidme Markam, an Adivasi human rights activist from the Gond Tribe in Chhattisgarh
Arbitrary arrest and detention On March 9, 2021, Hidme Markam, 28, an Adivasi human rights activist, was arrested while at an event marking the International Women’s Day organized by the Jail Bandi Rihai Committee (Committee for Release of..
PHILIPPINES || Relentless Struggle For Justice And Land Rights: Tumandok Massacre And Mass Arrests
On February 28, 2021, Barangay Captain Julie Catamin who challenged the baseless red tagging of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military was shot dead. Catamin is a member of the indigenous Tumandok community. He was among..
PHILIPPINES || Impunity And Criminalization Of Activism In The Philippines: Trumped-up Charges Against Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders
On July 12, 2021, the Regional Trial Court in Tagum City, capital of Davao del Norte – a province in Davao region in Mindanao Island at the south of the Philippines—rejected the criminal prosecution against the indigenous human..
IPRI condemns recent attacks against Indigenous Peoples in Guatemala, Argentina, and Brazil
Indígena mostra um dos resíduos do armamento utilizado pela PM no ataque à comunidade Tabatinga, na Terra Indígena Raposa Serra do Sol. Foto: Conselho Indígena de Roraima. Image Source The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) expresses its deep concern over..
“Let us protect the nature”, the call of Indigenous Peoples in the COP26 Summit
“Let us protect the nature”, the call of Indigenous Peoples in the COP26 Summit
November 5th, 2021. Indigenous Peoples hold in their knowledge and traditional livelihoods the solution to climate change and loss of biodiversity, expressed yesterday Indigenous leaders gathered in the “Partnership or Criminalization: Implications of the 30/30 Biodiversity Conservation Target..
COP 26 World Leaders Summit || Global Leaders’ Pledge to Support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as Guardians of the Forest – Statement by Joan Carling
{loadmoduleid 368} We welcome today’s global commitment to strengthen the forest tenure of indigenous peoples and local communities. Should this investment lead to appropriate policies and channel financial support directly to indigenous and local communities, we envision profound..
UK and EU must not abet the theft of indigenous territory in Brazil
Brazil’s indigenous people are anxiously awaiting a supreme court judgement on our land rights. Proposed new laws in the EU and UK will profoundly affect us too By Sonia Guajajara For three weeks until the middle of September, thousands..
