COLOMBIA: Effective actions urgently needed to preserve indigenous lives at imminent risk in Cauca and Chocó Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), the international organization leading the Global Initiative to Address and Prevent Criminalization, Violence and Impunity against Indigenous..
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After joint visit to Chiapas, international human rights organizations express their concern about the context of risk for indigenous defenders in the state
During the week of March 27-31, 2023, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and Front Line Defenders conducted a joint visit to Chiapas with the objective of documenting the situation of risk and violence experienced by indigenous defenders, organisations..
Respect for indigenous peoples’ rights, fundamental in the face of the global water crisis
March 26, 2023. The existence of future generations, and particularly that of Indigenous Peoples, is at stake in water management, in the context of increasing natural disasters and climate change. In the face of this, respect for the..
Indigenous Women in the First Line of Defence of their Individual and Collective Rights
March 7, 2023. – As part of the worldwide activities for International Women’s Day 2023, The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) and the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI) organized a webinar titled “Indigenous Women Rights Defenders: Stories from the Front Line..
Press Release || Global solidarity with the Saami people of Norway
Indigenous organizations around the world and their allies express our deep solidarity with the Saami people in Norway, who are demanding respect and recognition of their rights in the context of the Fosen windmill park. There are 104..
Ecuador || The murder of Kofan defender Eduardo Mendúa reflects a systematic pattern of violence and criminalization against Ecuador’s indigenous peoples.
The Indigenous Peoples Rights International -IPRI- condemns the murder of Kofan Indigenous leader and defender Eduardo Mendúa. The perpetrators of this attack must be brought to justice immediately. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) confirmed..
Inputs To The Consultation Draft Of The OECD Guidelines For Multinational Enterprises And Their Implementation Procedures
We, the undersigned indigenous peoples’ organizations, and networks, submit these preliminary comments on the OECD ‘Consultation Draft: Targeted update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and their Implementation Procedures’ (“Consultation Draft”), as part of the public consultation..
Chihuahua, Mexico || Imposing projects using the Trust Fund of the Rarámuri people of Bosques de San Elías Repechique violates their rights to autonomy and self-determination
January 23, 2023 Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is concerned about the harassment and undue pressures against the Rarámuri people of Bosques de San Elías Repechique. And calls on the state authorities involved to respect the right of..
Yanomami people and the hope for an indigenous horizon
Interview with Sonia Guajajara The Yanomami territory is the largest indigenous territory in Brazil and is located in the states of Roraima and Amazonas. It was officially demarcated by the Brazilian government in 1992. It is home to..
NICARAGUA || Immediate end to reprisals against defenders of indigenous peoples’ rights: the case of Anexa Alfred Cunningham
Joint statement from IPRI and IWGIA Throughout 2022, an increasing number of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders who engaged with the United Nations have experienced intimidation, harassment, threats, derogatory media campaigns, travel bans, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture and..
