Maasai delegation to meet European leaders in a bid to end the forced evictions and human rights abuses they are facing in Tanzania

Written on 22 May 2023.

22.05.2023, A high-profile delegation of Maasai representatives starts a tour in several European countries this May, seeking international support to halt the ongoing forced evictions and human rights abuses against the Maasai people in Tanzania.

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The Indigenous World 2023: Oprindelige folks rettigheder og naturbevarelse

Written on 19 April 2023.

IWGIA kan i dag annoncere udgivelsen af den 37. udgave af IWGIAs berømte status over oprindelige folks vigtigste emner i det forløbne år, nemlig The Indigenous World 2023. Lanceringen fandt sted i New York under den 22. afholdelse af FNs Permanente Forum for oprindelige folk.

Vi var så heldige at kunne præsentere bogen sammen med Danmarks mission ved FN i New York, ved Ambassadør Martin Bille Hermann.

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The Indigenous World 2023: Indigenous Peoples’ human rights and conservation

Written on 19 April 2023.

IWGIA is proud to have launched The Indigenous World 2023 on 17 April at the 22^nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York.

“I want to say that one of the most encouraging things I think, for me, in this book is to read every year about the continued struggle, and how indigenous peoples insist and keep insisting on their rights. To read about the courage and the effort, the movement, the standing together to fight for their rights, which are captured and described in this book, despite the difficult circumstances that many Indigenous Peoples face.” Kathrin Wessendorf, IWGIA Executive Director, said.

IWGIA, alongside co-organiser the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, hosted a side event entitled – Indigenous Peoples, their rights and conservation: Ensuring territorial health – as part of the book launch with a panel of distinguished Indigenous and non-indigenous guests and experts.

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The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission is shocked at the death of eight Indigenous Bawm men and expresses deep concern at continued human rights violations in the CHT

Written on 12 April 2023.

Press Statement

12 April 2023

The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission is shocked at the death of eight indigenous Bawm men and expresses deep concern at continued human rights violations in the CHT

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