Support to the Ogiek Peoples shall ensure implementation of historic African Court ruling

Written on 25 September 2018.

New IWGIA project supports Ogiek communities in Kenya to get access to their ancestral land in the Mau Forest. The project focuses on ensuring the Ogiek peoples’ participation and the implementation of the historic ruling of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in favour of the Ogiek Peoples’ land claims, after nearly a decade of disputes and evictions of the Ogiek peoples from the Mau Forest.

Indigenous Peoples innovative process of establishing UNPFII and IWGIA's role in it

Written on 30 August 2018.

In May 2002, United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) held its first official meeting in New York. This was as a result of a groundbreaking process where indigenous peoples in nearly a decade pushed the boundaries for how United Nations functioned and overcame difficult obstacles for their full and equal participation on the way.

50 years defending indigenous peoples' rights

Written on 17 August 2018.

This year the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) celebrates 50 years of defending indigenous peoples' rights and we want to share with you some of the facts we are proud of and some of the issues that affect the world's 370 million indigenous peoples.

Conference programme for "Defending the Defenders" - Building New Alliances for Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights"

Written on 30 August 2018.

Read the programme for the International conference in Copenhagen themed "Defending the Defenders - New Alliances for protecting indigenous peoples' rights" hosted by IWGIA.

When you are labelled a terrorist because you defend your people’s rights – interview with Joan Carling

Written on 13 August 2018.

One day in March 2018, indigenous human rights activist and former member of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), Joan Carling, woke up to the news that she had been placed on a terrorist list by the Duterte administration in the Philippines, together with over 600 other people.

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Support to the Ogiek Peoples shall ensure implementation of historic African Court ruling

Indigenous Peoples innovative process of establishing UNPFII and IWGIA's role in it

50 years defending indigenous peoples' rights

Conference programme for "Defending the Defenders" - Building New Alliances for Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights"

When you are labelled a terrorist because you defend your people’s rights – interview with Joan Carling

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