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

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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Nine Years of Autonomy: The Wampís Nation’s Process of Rebuilding Self-Government

BY SHAPIOM NONINGO FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

Since 2015, the Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation (GTANW) has built a distinctive model of self-determination in the Peruvian Amazon. In a context marked by external threats, state bureaucracy and extractive encroachment, the Wampís Nation has pursued a strategy of resistance, community-based governance and diplomacy to protect its territory, identity and way of life.

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Between Eclipse and Resistance: Experiences of Autonomy among the Indigenous Peoples of Nepal

BY KRISHNA B. BHATTACHAN FOR INDIGENOUS DEBATES

Indigenous Peoples in Nepal are experiencing a profound tragedy. Where they once enjoyed full autonomy and sovereignty, the past 250 years have brought a steady erosion of these rights. Today, they are fighting to reclaim their autonomy and assert their right to self-determination. Although they have made gains on some fronts, they have also faced bitter setbacks on others. The future of customary self-governance and the exercise of self-determination will depend on new generations of Indigenous Peoples—on what they choose to do or fail to do.

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