“I am Norma Sancir, a Kaqchiqel Maya journalist and defender of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and of freedom of expression. Community communication is my work and my way of fighting; I am the daughter of a mother..
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From Criminalization to genuine partnership: Transforming Conservation laws to Rights-based framework
Despite policy-level progress toward a human rights-based approach to conservation, including the recognition and respect of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) continues to receive reports and complaints from Indigenous Peoples worldwide regarding violations of their..
Xanharu || Upholding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Legislation and Jurisprudence: Global, Regional, and National Developments (Issue 7)
The centuries of struggle by Indigenous Peoples around the world against colonization, forced assimilation, and systemic discrimination have resulted in the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) by the UN General Assembly..
Voices behind bars: State terror and weaponization of law against Indigenous Peoples
By Panaghiusa Philippine Network to Uphold Indigenous Peoples’ Rights The Philippines is home to an estimated 14–17 million Indigenous Peoples, whose communities span the archipelago from the Cordillera in the north to Mindanao in the south. Despite constitutional..
IPRI Annual Report 2025
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..
Informe: Encarcelamiento y acoso judicial contra defensores indígenas en México
Este informe se elabora en el marco de la investigación impulsada por Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) sobre detención y encarcelamiento de personas indígenas por ejercer y defender sus derechos, especialmente los vinculados con la libre determinación y..
Compendium of Developments in Indigenous Peoples-Related Jurisprudence in the Context of the Just Transition
Over the past decade, the language of climate ambition has grown louder, yet for many Indigenous Peoples the soundtrack of the “green” economy still feels like the old extractive anthem: minerals leave ancestral territories, turbines rise on sacred..
Urgent call to action: Building a Coherent Legal Framework for Conservation, from Criminalization to Genuine Partnership and Collaboration
The path forward is clear. Conservation must break with its colonial legacy of exclusion and criminalization and embrace a future grounded in justice and self-determination. That means recognizing Indigenous Peoples not as obstacles but as leaders and rights-holders…
IPRI Annual Report 2024
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..
From Principle to Practice: Using GR39 to Defend Indigenous Women’s Rights
The adoption of General Recommendation No. 39 (GR 39) by the CEDAW Committee marks a historic and transformative step in the recognition of the rights of Indigenous Women and girls. For the first time, an international human rights..
