Around 1,500 indigenous Lumad children and youth were denied their right to education when the Department of Education (DepEd) ordered the closure of 55 Lumad schools in September of this year.¹ DepEd acted on the recommendation of the..
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9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing Business-related Human Rights Abuses: The Key to a Sustainable Future for People and Planet
9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing business-related human rights abuses: The key to a sustainable future for people and planet Presented by Migdalia Ma. PellicierFrom the 16th to 18th of November, 2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus..
9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing Business-related Human Rights Abuses: The Key to a Sustainable Future for People and Planet
9th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights Preventing business-related human rights abuses: The key to a sustainable future for people and planet Presented by Migdalia Ma. PellicierFrom the 16th to 18th of November, 2020 Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus..
Thailand: A Case of Murder within Conservation Policies
A bitter fight for justice The former Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) Chief, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other park rangers are walking free from the murder of Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, the indigenous Karen human rights activist. The state..
Thailand: A Case of Murder within Conservation Policies
A bitter fight for justice The former Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) Chief, Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn, and three other park rangers are walking free from the murder of Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, the indigenous Karen human rights activist. The state..
UN Geneva Panel: The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders | Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
45th Session Human Rights CouncilUN Geneva, 23 Sept. 2020Panel on The Protection of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights DefendersPresented by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Previous UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, H.E. Excellency, Juraj Podorsky, Vice President of..
The Situation of Human Rights Defenders
Visit to Peru, 21 January – 3 February 2020 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Introduction I would like to start by warmly thanking the Government for inviting me to undertake an official mission, which took place from 21..
Regional Consultation on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfomEKAfQe0 “The promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples and their traditional practices, are key to sustainable conservation, biodiversity and climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. Learn more from Rukka Sombolinggi, Secretary-general of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance..
An Urgent Call for Support to Shelter The Bereaved Families of Victims of The Tragedy in Rununo, Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya
The Incident In yet another mining community in Nueva Vizcaya, at least 10 individuals, including a 2-month old baby and his mother, were killed in landslides. On November 12, 2020, at least 3 sitios in Runruno, Quezon in..
Urgent Appeal to Desist the Forced Eviction of Indigenous Communities Affected by the Moreh – ICP Bypass Road in Tengnoupal District, Manipur
INCIDENT: Eviction on Indigenous Kuki community affected by the Moreh ICP By Pass Road funded by the Asian Development Bank on 3 November 2020 PLACE: Eighteen (18) households from M. Chahnou Village to Integrated Check Post Area, Moreh…
