IWGIA is looking for a Social Media and Danish Press Advisor

Written on 09 October 2025.

Do you have solid experience with crafting social media messages across various platforms to raise visibility and grow online communities? Do you understand the Danish media and political landscape so that you can increase organizational visibility through active press work? Are you eager to support the rights of some of the most marginalised peoples in the world?  

If yes, perhaps you are our new Social Media and Danish Press Advisor.  

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Urgent Statement: Call for Urgent Action on Deadly Violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT)

Written on 06 October 2025.

We express our unequivocal condemnation of the recent surge in deadly violence targeting Indigenous Peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), perpetrated by military forces of the Government of Bangladesh and Bengali settlers. These acts constitute the peak of an escalating violence targeting Indigenous Peoples reflecting a pattern of systemic oppression, including the use of sexual violence as a weapon of terror and control.

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New journal sheds light on Sámi rights gaps in the Nordic countries

Written on 07 October 2025.

The journal is a collaboration between the Saami Council, IWGIA, and Sámi Allaskuvla (Sámi University of Applied Sciences)

The first two issues of The State of Sápmi journal have been published online. The journal aims to tackle socio-political issues within Sámi society and provide analysis and perspectives on Sámi rights. The project is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

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Customary Justice of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia: Between Reality and Historical Debt

Written on 24 September 2025.

BY LAURA ANNE KLEINER & TULLIO TOGNI FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) played a key role in the implementation of the Special Indigenous Jurisdiction. In 1991, Article 246 of the new Political Constitution established that Indigenous Authorities may exercise jurisdictional functions within their territories, in accordance with their traditional customs and practices. In this context, the 2017 ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice in favour of Feliciano Valencia marked a historic milestone, setting legal precedent on the importance of Indigenous justice systems. Looking ahead, progress is still needed on the Law of Coordination, aimed at harmonising the Special Indigenous Jurisdiction with the ordinary justice system.

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