Este informe, que denominei de “Os direitos do povos indígenas em Mato do Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Confinamento e tutela no século XXI”, trata das observações de minha visita, bem como da pesquisa e análise realizada posteriormente a partir da perspectiva dos direitos humanos. Nele aborda-se o tratamento que o Estado brasileiro tem outorgado aos povos indígenas, analisando especialmente o ...

In 1989, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention (ILO Convention No. 169). Since then, the Convention has been ratified by 20 countries. In these countries, the ILO supervisory bodies have monitored and guided the implementation process through regular examination of reports and provision of comments to the concerned governments. In this con...

IWGIA has recently been informed by local partners in Tanzania that a government operation aimed at forcefully removing pastoralists from the Kilosa district in the Morogoro Region in southern Tanzania started on the 29.1.2009. The Tanzanian government wants to remove all pastoralists from Kilosa district and, according to some sources, the whole of Morogoro Region, and force them to other areas o...

This publication provides an overview of status and trends regarding the constitutional, legislative and administrative protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in 24 selected African countries. This report provides the results of a research project by the International Labour Organization and the African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Communities/Populations in Africa with the C...

The theme of this issue of Indigenous Affairs is IWGIA's 40 years of work for indigenous people.

Land is the centre of most conflicts in Northeast India because of its importance in the life of the people of the region, particularly its tribal communities. It is also the resource most under attack, in the tribal areas in particular. This book is an attempt to understand the processes that result in tribal land alienation and the consequent conflicts in the region. The essays in this book atte...

The violations of the fundamental rights of the black, indigenous and peasant farmer population of the Colombian Pacific, regarded by all the armed forces, both regular and irregular, as the “collateral damage” of any armed conflict, may have objectives of their own, independent of the Colombian internal armed conflict. The territorial uprooting of these peoples may be an objective in itself, ...

The concept of indigenous peoples has not only been hotly debated within academic circles over the past two decades, it has been met with skepticism if not outright rejection among representatives of governments, especially in Asia and Africa. In Asia, this has lead to what has been termed "the Asian controversy", a controversy that is still far from being resolved, even though most Asian governme...

On September 13, 2007 the UN General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This followed more than twenty years of discussions within the UN system. Indigenous representatives played key roles in the development of this Declaration. There are over 370 million indigenous people in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific. They are among the m...

More than ever before, ethnic groups, peoples and nations are fighting to regain control of their lost cultural heritage and ancestral human remains and this raises questions as to the Western museums' ownership of their foreign collections. This book, however, identifies a need to move beyond discussions of ownership, power and control in favour of exploring new kinds of partnerships between muse...

En 2001, la Commission Africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples a établi un groupe de travail sur les populations/communautés autochtones. Ce groupe de travail a effectué une mission en République du Niger en février 2006, et vous trouvrez ci-joint le rapport de cette visite. Le rapport rend compte des réunions tenues avec les autorités gouvernementales, les organisations des sociét...

Preface: Indigenous peoples who have been residing in Thailand for years face many violations of their human rights. They have been subjected to racial discrimination. They face prejudice and are looked down upon by the society. They are labeled as drug traffickers, people who cause deforestation and are considered threats to national security. They are forcibly evicted from their dwellings i...

En 2001, la Commission Africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples a établi un groupe de travail sur les populations/communautés autochtones. Ce groupe de travail a effectué une mission en République de Namibie en juillet - août 2005, et vous trouvrez ci-joint le rapport de cette visite. Le rapport rend compte des réunions tenues avec les autorités gouvernementales, les or...

Recognition of, and respect for the basic rights and freedoms of indigenous peoples is an important subject that has received growing attention from the international community mainly in the last 25 years. Erica-Irene Daes, the author of this book has been at the heart of the international discussion on Indigenous peoples rights. She is internationally most known for her work in the Working Group ...

The theme of this issue of Indigenous Affairs is climate change and indigenous peoples.

The Annual Report 2007 is a status report that describes the activities of IWGIA in 2007. You can order a copy through: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. document.getElementById('cloak2af657c79f20042a572be05567e9c7ec').innerHTML = ''; var prefix = 'ma' + 'il' + 'to'; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '...

En 2001, la Commission Africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples a établi un groupe de travail sur les populations/communautés autochtones. Ce groupe de travail a effectué une mission en République du Botswana en juin 2005, et vous trouvrez ci-joint le rapport de cette visite. Le rapport rend compte des réunions tenues avec les autorités gouvernementales, les organisations des société...

Abuses of fundamental rights against the black, indigenous and peasant populations in the Colombian Pacific Region (considered by all the armed forces and groups -both official and irregular- as "collateral damages" in any armed conflict), have different and independent objectives from those of the internal armed conflict. Territorial eviction is an additional goal, not a consequence of the confro...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities that undertook a mission to the Republic of Niger in February 2006, and this is the report from the mission. The report gives an account of meetings held with government authorities, civil society organizations, indigenous communities and other stakeholders, it describes the ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities that undertook a mission to the Republic of Namibia in July - August 2005, and this is the report from the mission. The report gives an account of meetings held with government authorities, civil society organizations, indigenous communities and other stakeholders, it describ...

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities that undertook a mission to the Republic of Botswana in June 2005, and this is the report from the mission. The report gives an account of meetings held with government authorities, civil society organizations, indigenous communities and other stakeholders, it descr...

Le 13 september 2007, l'Assemblée générale de l'ONU adoptait la Déclaration des Nations Unies sur les droits des peuples autochtones. Cette Déclaration est le résultat de plus de vingt années de discussions au sein du système des Nations Unies. Les représentants autochtones ont joué un rôle essentiel dans son élaboration. Il y a plus de 370 millions de personnes autochtones en Afrique...

Poverty and the maldistribution of land in core areas of developing countries, together with state schemes for the colonization of unruly frontiers, have forced indigenous peoples and settlers into an uneasy co-existence. Presenting material from various Asian and Latin American countries, Frontier Encounters examines factors that make for conflict and accommodation, studies the role of policy fra...

* Hvem er oprindelige folk? * Territoriale rettigheder: ”Uden territorium er vi intet,” John Solis, Emberá i Panama * Intellektuelle rettigheder: De vilde vil vide, hvad de hvide vil * Retten til uddannelse på eget sprog - med udgangspunkt i egen kultur

Indigenous communities in Kenya are mostly dependent upon land given that the majority of them are pastoralists, with a small percentage being hunters and gatherers. The plight of these communities has been a sorry one as their way of life has not been considered a part of the mainstream economy by the government. These communities have hence been neglected, with poor infrastructural developments ...

IWGIA’s programme strategy for Asia identifies the following as thematic priorities: 1. self-organizing and empowerment; 2. self-determination and constructive agreements with the state; 3. land and resource rights; and 4. policy advocacy and public awareness raising. IWGIA currently supports projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

On 25 November 2008, 75.5% of the electorate of the world’s largest island voted in favour of greater autonomy. Greenlanders, who became the first population of Inuit origin to achieve a degree of self-government when Denmark granted them Home Rule in 1979, have given their political leaders a mandate for significant and far-reaching change. There are many in the Home Rule government who dream t...

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (Permanent Forum) was established in 2000 and is an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. The Permanent Forum comprises 16 independent experts, functioning in their personal capacity,...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was unequivocal in its 4th assessment report last year: unless there are deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions, there will be dramatic effects on water, ecosystems, food supplies, coastal areas and human health. The number of unpredictable extreme weather events will continue to increase. These effects will not be evenly distributed. Ther...

indigenous peoples have always experienced a range of changes, from changes in the natural environment to policy changes that have impacted on their lives and cultures. Indigenous peoples therefore have extensive experience of responding to, coping with, and adapting to these changes. Their cultures have thus evolved in accordance with interactions with a changing natural environment and the broad...