In May 2025, the Colombian Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling recognizing the Je’eruriwa People as a subject of collective reparation and ordering their immediate inclusion in the Unified Registry of Victims, after more than 70 years of..
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They won in court, but are still being evicted: the Ogiek struggle for justice in Kenya
For generations, the Ogiek Indigenous Peoples have lived in Kenya’s Mau Forest Complex and in parts of Mount Elgon and the surrounding highlands, sustaining themselves through hunting, gathering, and beekeeping, and governing their territories through customary systems rooted..
Four years detained for defending her people in the Philippines
The story of Lumad-Manobo defender Julieta Gomez on International Women’s Day Julieta Gomez spent nearly four years in detention after being accused of crimes that Philippine courts later dismissed for lack of evidence. A Lumad-Manobo Indigenous rights defender..
In a historic ruling for the Mazatec community of Eloxochitlán, Oaxaca, the Federal Court confirms Miguel Peralta’s innocence of all accusations and determines the non-existence of a key crime.
Different geographies, March 2, 2026. On February 25 of this year, the sentence issued by the First Collegiate Tribunal in Criminal Matters of Oaxaca in the Amparo Directo 631/2022 was published, which absolved Miguel Peralta Betanzos of all..
Indigenous leadership is essential to climate action. Here’s why.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, over 3,000 Indigenous representatives gathered alongside world leaders to shape the global climate agenda. At the center was Joan Carling, a lifelong human rights activist from the Cordillera region of the Philippines, who..
Compulsory Land Acquisition for Oil Project violates Indigenous Peoples´ rights and risks their future
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) expresses its solidarity with the Indigenous Turkana Peoples of Kenya, whose rights to their lands and territories, culture, health, and self-determination are under severe threat due to an ongoing process of compulsory..
Indigenous Lives Under Attack: Massacre of Pastoral Mbororo Community in Cameroon must end
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) strongly condemns the brutal massacre carried out on 14 January 2026 against the Pastoral Mbororo Indigenous community in Gidado, Ntumbaw, Ndu Sub-Division, Donga-Mantung Division, in the North-West Region of Cameroon. According to..
When “Just Energy Transition” Lands You in Jail: A Human Rights Day reflection as UNEA unfolds
Every Human Rights Day, we celebrate the universal promise of dignity and justice. Yet as the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) unfolds right now, there’s a truth we cannot ignore: Across the world, Indigenous Peoples defending their lands —..
At a Crossroads: Centering Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Just Energy Transition
Intervention during the panel: Advancing the Just Transition During Times of Crises UN BHR Forum, November 25, 2025 By Joan Carling The Renewable energy industry is at a crossroads: not only is it building the infrastructure of our..
Unjust Energy Transition: Indigenous Frontlines of the Global Shift
Photo: Floresa Kritis Independen At first glance, the energy transition sounds like a universal good: the world finally moving away from fossil fuels. Dams rise from rivers, solar parks spread across deserts, wind farms carve the horizon, and..
