When Indigenous defenders are criminalized and subjected to violence, the objective is not justice. The objective is silence, intimidation, collective punishment, and dispossession. Criminalization and violence are designed to wear down Indigenous defenders and communities quietly until resistance..
2024 was a year of significant progress for IPRI in our fight to promote and defend the rights of Indigenous Peoples. Together, we responded to urgent global challenges—confronting the criminalization and violations of Indigenous rights that continue to..
2023 was a year marked by consolidation and growth for IPRI, building upon the lessons gleaned from our initial years to embark on the implementation of our 5-Year Strategic Plan. Throughout the year, we responded to numerous collaboration..
From the Executive Director 2022 has been a breakthrough year for IPRI. With the waning of COVID-19, we were able to increase and expand our engagement at national, regional and global levels. IPRI has now established itself with..
Indigenous Peoples Rights International presents 19 case stories of criminalization of human rights violations and impunity against Indigenous Peoples from its six focus countries, i.e., Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, and the Philippines. The documentation..
IPRI was established to respond to the increased violence and criminalization inflicted upon indigenous peoples throughout the world. These human rights violations impact indigenous peoples, individually and collectively, as their collective rights as peoples and communities are also..
As part of its work to confront criminalization of, and human rights violations against Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) decided to contribute to the ongoing calls for a human rights-based approach to conservation. As a start,..
