The indigenous Pygmy peoples have ties to their land and natural resources. They are primitive peoples who rely on hunting, fishing, gathering and foraging for subsistence. Their lifestyle is unlike that of other social groups like the Bantu,..
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2019 Philippines: State Criminalization and Impunity Against Indigenous Peoples
The Philippines has been in the limelight these past few years for its alarming human rights record under the notorious autocratic regime of President Rodrigo Duterte. Since 2015, several international human rights watchdogs have listed the Philippines among..
Impunity & Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples in India
Crime Record against Scheduled Tribes (STs) India has partially implemented two noted Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations relating to the effective implementation of the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribes Act and prevention of and justice for violent..
Resisting Impunity & Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines
The Human Security Act of 2007, also known as the An Act to Secure the State and Protect our People from Terrorism was enacted purportedly to protect life, liberty, and property of Filipinos from acts of terrorism with..
2019: Global Data on Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples
The data gathered on the criminalization of indigenous peoples covering the period from 2017 to 2019 illustrate what Special Rapporteurs on human rights defenders, on human rights and environment and on the rights of indigenous peoples have described..
