Background
Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is an indigenous-led initiative created in 2019 to support Indigenous Peoples in their fight against the violence, criminalization and the resulting impunity they are suffering when they defend and exercise their individual and collective human rights.
During 2021, IPRI has supported monitoring and actions against violence and criminalization at the global level and in the pilot countries, where IPRI works with local partners. These countries are: Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India and the Philippines. IPRI's annual report comments on the trends and patterns of violence against indigenous peoples in these countries, as well as on related normative and legal developments.
As part of its support work to indigenous institutions and organizations, IPRI has undertaken a new initiative. The Digest on Legislation and Jurisprudence on the rights of Indigenous Peoples intends to regularly provide systematic information on laws and jurisprudence at the international, regional and national levels that can help indigenous advocates and their allies in their efforts to protect their human rights, access to remedy in case of violations and ensure non-repetition.
The first issue of the Digest compile and summarizes cases from UN Treaty Bodies, ILO supervisory bodies, the Inter-American and African human rights systems and national courts in different regions of the world and on a variety of issues, including self-determination and land rights, torture, criminalization, FPIC, self-identification and the rights of indigenous peoples in the context of business operations in their lands and territories. It also includes relevant domestic legislation.
Aims of the side-event
- To present an overview of the patterns and cases of violence and criminalization against indigenous peoples during 2021.
- To present situation/trends in some of IPRI's pilot countries: Mexico, Brazil, India, the Philippines
- To present and comment on the Digest on Legislation and Jurisprudence on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
Agenda
Date: Wednesday April 27
Time: 9:30 am to 10:45 am New York time
Location: virtual side event
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Time |
Activity |
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5 min |
Welcome and introduction Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Moderator) Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation Co-founder of IPRI |
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10 min |
Overall considerations on violence against and criminalization of Indigenous Peoples: global trends Joyce Godio Research Coordinator, IPRI Editor of IPRI's Annual Report |
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40 min (8 mins per presenter) |
National trends: overall situation and cases - Mexico - Philippines - Windel Bolinget - Brazil - India - Dilip Chakma - DRC - Diel Mochiré |
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35 minutes |
Tools for the legal defence of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: the Digest of Legislation and Jurisprudence on Indigenous Peoples' Rights Presentation: Joan Carling, Executive Director, IPRI Remarks: · Lars-Anders Baer, Global Board, IPRI · Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights · Regional/National developments, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights |
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5 mins |
Q&A and Discussion |
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5 mins |
Closing remarks |
