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
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Urgent Appeal To Governments, United Nations And International Community To Immediately Address The Alarming Conditions Of Indigenous Peoples In Relation To Covid-19 And The More Lethal Delta Variant
We, Indigenous Peoples, and the wider civil society, call on governments, the United Nations, and the international community to urgently heed the global and persistent call for an immediate, adequate and culturally-appropriate response to help Indigenous Peoples communities..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Mexico
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has compromised proper and efficient health care in responding to the pandemic that has affected the country’s Indigenous Peoples disproportionately.1 From February 28 to August 3, 2020, 4,178 Indigenous Peoples have contracted COVID-19..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: India
Without any prior coordination with the Chief Ministers of State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the nationwide lockdown on March 23, 2020. The immediate shutdown of business industries resulted in about 400 million laborers becoming jobless in one..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: The Philippines
The Philippines has the most dismal government response to the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region.1 President Rodrigo Duterte’s militaristic approach has only tightened what little democratic space there is rather than curb the spread of COVID-19.2 In June..
Communication to the Prosecutor requesting a Preliminary Examination of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Committed by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Communication to the Prosecutor requesting a Preliminary Examination of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Committed by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Good Morning Today is a historic day for indigenous peoples. On the date that marks the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brasil (APIB) has presented a Communiqué to the Attorney’s Office,..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: The Philippines
Indigenous representatives and their lawyers file petition at the Supreme Court to junk the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. (Photo: Tony La Viña) The Philippines has the most dismal government response to the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region.1..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: India
Adivasi Bhil Peoples from Gujarat are released on bail following their arrest. They were protesting against the acquisition of their lands by the hydropower and construction company, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL). (Photo: Rajendra Tadavi) Without any..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Mexico
In Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico, lands were leased to a Equinox Gold for 13 years. The town is located just 600 meters from the Bermejal mine’s first toxic waste deposit. (Photo: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan)..
