“Even though I am already old, I still want to help our community in this struggle. I will contribute to the cause in my own ways, for the future generations,” said 84-year-old Rudy Taong, as he signed a..
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Uganda: Threats failed to stop struggle for Indigenous land recognition
Proactively Protecting Ancestral Land in the Philippines: A Tagbanua Community’s Fight for Justice
In early 2024, a Tagbanua Indigenous community faced a critical challenge when a retired soldier claimed ownership of five hectares of their ancestral land. The community, recognizing the potential loss of their homes and livelihoods, decided to take..
India: ADB must stop funding the “Assam Solar Project” which displaces Indigenous tribes in Assam
Asia-Pacific Indigenous Peoples Caucus Collective Statement at the 6th UNRBHR
Civil Observation Mission (COM) in the framework of attacks against indigenous peoples and defenders of lands and territory in front of the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
Meet the guardians of Earth’s last untouched lands
The daily lives of indigenous peoples are being criminalized, but they’re fighting back. Indigenous communities like the Maasai in Tanzania are being displaced as governments and corporations exploit their valuable resources. They are being relocated in the name..
Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples in Just Energy Transition
Alicia Tapuy: Memory, Action and Justice in Honor of Byron Guatatuca
Alicia Tapuy: Memory, Action and Justice in Honor of Byron Guatatuca On June 21, 2023, the death of Byron Guatatuca was commemorated in Puyo. It’d been a year since he was killed in a protest. His wife, Alicia,..
