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Profit vs Rights: Business Operations in Indigenous Territories

Case studies from: Russia, Philippines, India, and Mexico
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Large-scale business operations affecting the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples are one of the main sources of violations of their individual and collective human rights. 

We decided to conduct an indigenous-led research on cases of business operations impacting Indigenous Peoples’ rights through the lens of the UNGPs.  

With cases from India, Mexico, the Philippines, and the Russian Federation, the research focuses on State compliance with human rights obligations, businesses’ responsibility to respect human rights and provide remedies, including existing complaint mechanisms, and access to justice. 

The report also provides a series of recommendations on State duties, companies' responsibilities, and adequate remedies.

Profit vs Rights: Business Operations in
Indigenous Territories

Ganancias vs Derechos - Operaciones empresariales en territorios indígenas


Protector not prisoner: Indigenous peoples face rights violations & criminalization in climate actions

Protecteurs, pas Prisonniers: Les Peuples Autochtones sont confrontés à des violations de leurs droits et à la criminalisation dans les actions climatiques

Protector no Prisionero: Los Pueblos indígenas enfrentan violaciones a derechos humanos y criminalización en acciones climáticas

“Indigenous peoples across the globe are increasingly subjected to criminalization and violations of their individual and collective rights with impunity. Help put an end to this.”

The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) is a global Indigenous Peoples organization that works to protect the IP rights defenders, and unite and amplify the call for justice and respect for Indigenous Peoples' rights.

Registered in the US as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation (EIN: 86-1737122)