Map of Russia, with Norilsk marked - produced by IWGIA

Russian oil spill exposes history of Indigenous Peoples’ rights violations

On 29 May an estimated 20,000 tons of diesel fuel leaked into the soil and natural water system near the city of Norilsk in northern Siberia after a fuel storage tank belonging to a daughter company of Russian nickel and copper giant Nornickel collapsed. A few days later, on 3 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the incident a federal scale disaster.

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Philippines: UN report details widespread human rights violations and persistent impunity

BANGKOK/GENEVA (4 June 2020) – A heavy-handed focus on countering national security threats and illegal drugs has resulted in serious human rights violations in the Philippines, including killings and arbitrary detentions, as well as the vilification of dissent, a new report by the UN Human Rights Office said Thursday. Persistent impunity and formidable barriers to accessing justice need to be urgently addressed, the report said.

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Indigenous realities in a COVID-19 world: Africa

The spread of COVID-19 in Africa, so far, has reportedly been lower and caused fewer fatalities than on other continentsbut the World Health Organisation (WHO) fears a rapid acceleration of the spread of the pandemic in the coming months.i This would have devastating outcome due to the regions fragile health-care systems and particularly devastating consequences for the marginalised and vulnerable Indigenous communitieon the continent. 

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Indigenous realities in a COVID-19 world: Africa

The spread of COVID-19 in Africa, so far, has reportedly been lower and caused fewer fatalities than on other continentsbut the World Health Organisation (WHO) fears a rapid acceleration of the spread of the pandemic in the coming months.i This would have devastating outcome due to the regions fragile health-care systems and particularly devastating consequences for the marginalised and vulnerable Indigenous communitieon the continent. 

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