Reconciliation between Germany and Namibia: towards reparation of the first genocide of the 20th century
BY ROBERTO HITCHCOCK AND MELINDA KELLY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
The
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PRESS RELEASE: Civil society calls on world leaders to put human rights at the centre of environmental policy
Over 150 civil society organisations and academics sign open letter calling on world leaders to integrate human rights into global and national environmental policy and practice
In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in the next month, more than
...New guide: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies from UNEP-DTU
Indigenous Peoples' knowledge on climate solutions can play a critical part in climate action. A new guide shows ways to integrate and strengthen Indigenous tech in national Technology Needs Assessments.
Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their
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The growing education gap in post-coup Myanmar
BY KHAI RING FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
On 1st February 2021, the Burmese Military –known as the Tatmadaw– staged a coup d’etat and arrested the elected
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Colombian State failing the wayúu children of La Guajira
BY JOANNA BARNEY FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Despite this Caribbean region’s natural wealth, Wayuu children in La Guajira are dying of hunger and
...Towards the conquest of self-determination
50 years since the Barbados Declaration
This year, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of the historic meeting held on the Caribbean island of Barbados, where a group of 15 anthropologists (14 men and 1 woman) from Amazonian, Central American and European countries met to reflect on the
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Indigenous youth in detention in México
BY ELENA AZAOLA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
Unable to understand Spanish language, not provided with an opportunity to defend themselves in
...Criminalization of Pathalgari Movement
By Gladson Dungdung
Thousands of Adivasis involved in the “Pathalgari Movement” were criminalized for fighting for their collective rights to self-determination and protection of their lands, territories, and natural resources in Jharkhand State of
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Building alliances in pandemic times: the Zapatista journey through Europe
By R. AÍDA HERNÁNDEZ CASTILLO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS.
UNESCO World Heritage Committee tramples on human rights
On 26 July 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee passed a decision inscribing the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) in Thailand on the World Heritage List, ignoring repeated pleas of Indigenous peoples, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand and the UN human rights system to
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The Ayoreo: the last isolated people outside the Amazon
BY MIGUEL LOVERA , JIEUN KANG, MIGUEL ÁNGEL ALARCÓN, NORMA FLORES ALLENDE AND LEONARDO TAMBURINI
Close to 150 members of the Ayoreo people in voluntary isolation survive in the Chaco region in the border between Bolivia and Paraguay. Among the signs that evidence their
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Venezuela: isolated indigenous people, illegal groups, and Covid-19
BY LUIS JESÚS BELLO
The Jödi, the Yanomami and the Uwottüja living in voluntary isolation are threatened by the invasions that result from extractive activities and by the presence of illegal groups in the area: to the environmental impact we should add the sociocultural
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The time of Buen Vivir in Chile: power returns to its legitimate owners
The results of Chile’s elections for the Constitutional Convention marked a breaking point in the country’s history. At the same time as the particracy is demolished and the political class defeated, the epicenter of decision-making finds its way back to the people. Right now, indigenous
...Opening a path to plurinationality: Chile’s Constitutional Convention and native peoples
The election of members to the country’s Constituent Assembly reflected a tremendous turning point in Chile’s political history. In addition to the 17 seats reserved for Indigenous Peoples, four Indigenous members were elected through regular constituencies and there was gender parity among
...Civil Society Condemns Human Rights Violations against Indigenous Peoples in West Papua
An ongoing armed conflict in West Papua between the Indonesian military and the separatist movement finds ordinary Indigenous Peoples caught in the middle, resulting in deaths and violations of their rights.
Afro-Colombians and the national strike: indignation and resistance to racism and hate crimes
Racial inequality, the legacy of enslavement and colonialism, flourished in the intensity of the armed conflict and has become even more stark with the pandemic. Afro-Colombians who were forced to move from rural areas to large cities suffer discrimination and social ill-treatment. As
...Ethnicities, bodies and freedoms destroyed in social protest in Southwest Colombia
Peaceful and anonymous protests have broken out simultaneously in hundreds of cities and towns around Colombia. The main protagonists are young people of different origins and backgrounds who have decided to form the mouthpiece for the widespread malaise of a country ravaged by an immutable
...The cost of fighting for Indigenous people and environmental rights in Russia
Coal mining is destroying the forests of Siberia. Contamination of the taiga and rivers is harming the Shor people, who live from hunting, gathering and fishing. Anyone who stands up to the government and companies in defence of the right to nature suffers threats and harassment.
Community Gender Emergency: Indigenous women's response to multiple forms of violence and territorial dispossession in Mexico
For decades, organized Indigenous women have wondered why some deaths in Mexico are more visible than others. Who decides which bodies matter? It’s time to start talking about the violence perpetrated against us, Indigenous women. From within our community organizations, we are working to
...Peru’s elections: a country in search of its identity
Pedro Castillo's first-round victory surprised the country and the region. The rural teacher has an ability to represent the Indigenous and peasant identity while also personifying a discourse of change. As the run-off approaches, Keiko Fujimori has been unable to shake off her father's image
...Indigenous governor murdered in Colombia: the limits of the Nasa People’s resistance
The young Indigenous governor of Cauca was murdered for her decision to expel legal and illegal armed actors from the territory and put an end to illicit crops. After her murder, the “Minga indígena hacia adentro” organized collective action in a demonstration of their autonomy and governance.
...Philippines: false accusations, persecution and imprisonment of Indigenous women
Rachel Mariano and Betty Belén, Indigenous women and human rights advocates share their incarceration stories due to trumped-up charges and evidence. The cause of their persecution is clear: they defend their ancestral lands. Because of their activities, their families and communities also
...State racism, uprooting and memory loss: Indigenous women in Ecuador's prisons
Official statistics obscure the fact that the number of criminalized individuals and communities belonging to Indigenous Peoples far exceeds the number of prisoners who actually self-identify as Indigenous, because these figures exclude family members devoted to supporting them as well as
...The Indigenous World 2021
This compilation is the unique result of a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily document and report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We thank them and celebrate the bonds and sense of community that result from the
...“If I lose my land, I am no one. I have nothing”: A voice from the Indigenous Mro facing eviction from their land.
The Mro People of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh are under threat of being evicted from their ancestral lands with nowhere to go and everything to lose.
Indigenous women deprived of their liberty in Guatemala
Racism and patriarchy present profound challenges within the Guatemalan prison system. The penal system is a reflection of the discrimination experienced by Indigenous women all over: for being women, Indigenous and poor. In the face of this adversity, the Colectivo Artesana promotes public
...Aboriginal people in Australia: the most imprisoned people on Earth
Aboriginal incarceration rates are much higher than the general Australian population. Moreover, Indigenous women represent 34% of the total number of inmates. As if this wasn’t enough, the legal and welfare systems are removing Indigenous children from their families and culture, serving as a
...Racist and Patriarchal Justice in Argentina: the Reina Maraz case
The criminal procedure confronted by Reina Meraz, a Bolivian immigrant woman, exposes a double issue of the Argentinian judicial system: the need to train judicial officers in both gender perspective and interculturalism. Reina was subjected to a procedure that neglected her native tongue,
...Premature deaths and prison violences in Mexico: imprisoned Indigenous women and structural racism
By delving into the lives and premature deaths of four members of the Hermanas en la Sombra Editorial Collective, the author shares her insights on her 12 years long-work with Indigenous women in prison: the racism that exists in prisons, the concealment of ethnic profiles during jail
...The world's largest democracy? Criminalisation of Indigenous Peoples’ defenders in India
The world knows little of the political situation in India. With a conservative regime that considers social protest to be seditious, the Indian state is persecuting Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders. Tribal communities are the silent victims of growth in the Indian economy. The
...Myanmar’s ethnic nationalities, doctors and teachers against the military coup
On 1 February 2021, the Burmese Military – known as the Tatmadaw – staged a coup d’etat, arrested the elected government, including the State Counsellor, Aung San Su Kyi, and imposed a yearlong national state of emergency, all through powers allegedly granted under the 2008
...Activists are not terrorists: the criminalisation of human rights defenders in the Philippines
As in many other areas of the world, Philippine Indigenous Peoples are being forced to defend their territories from extractivism; however, the main problem they are facing here is the State’s attempt to criminalise them through accusations of terrorism. Massacres, persecution of leaders,
...Human rights groups condemn violence against peaceful protestors in Myanmar
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) strongly condemn the violence used by security forces in Myanmar against peaceful protestors.
Philippines: Drop murder charge against indigenous rights defender, UN experts urge
GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to police after a “shoot to kill” order had been issued if he resisted arrest, and to ensure his
...Looking back at a year under COVID-19: Indigenous Peoples’ struggles and resilience during the pandemic
Photo: © ILO
Since March 2020, IWGIA has worked to monitor the impacts of the pandemic on Indigenous Peoples around the globe and supported partners in their efforts to protect themselves from the health ramifications of the virus as well as the emergency law procedures enacted in
...Strengthening the security of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Human rights violations have escalated in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenous Peoples are disproportionately affected, putting the structural inequalities and discrimination that Indigenous Peoples face into sharper focus as they are met by multiple threats simultaneously.
Fear of Indigenous constituents in Chile
The protests in Chile left in evidence that its political-economic system, which for years was considered the successful model to follow, but excludes most of the population, mainly Indigenous People. Photo: Leandro Crovetto.
The political caste and economic power have focused
...Fear of Indigenous constituents in Chile
The protests in Chile left in evidence that its political-economic system, which for years was considered the successful model to follow, but excludes most of the population, mainly indigenous people. Photo:Leandro Crovetto.
The political caste and economic power have focused their
...Training Manual on Business and Human Rights
Since the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights were promulgated, there have been growing concerns over human rights in business. Indigenous Peoples form the highest proportion of victims of such business activities.
Peru: They messed with the wrong generation
It is difficult to explain what happened in our country to outsiders. Even in the country, we are not able to grasp the dimension of the events. The facts are clear, they are vicious and they hurt: two young men murdered, Bryan Pintado and Inti Sotelo; dozens of protesters
...Peru: They messed with the wrong generation
The protests spread to all the neighborhoods of Lima and cities of the country. Photo: Vidal Carrasco
It is difficult to explain what happened in our country to outsiders. Even in the country, we are not able to grasp the dimension of the
...IACHR complaints cause tension among states
Urrejola with women from the Qhara Qhara Nation. Photo: IACHR.
The vice-president of the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Antonia Urrejola, points out that conflicts have always arisen between the Commission and the States concerning recommendations, but that
...Indigenous Peoples in Chile’s Constituent process: an unresolved challenge
The protests succeeded in establishing a constituent process and now special Indigenous seats are being demanded.
The results of the plebiscite held on October 25, 2020 were unequivocal. Four out of five citizens pronounced themselves in favor of a new political constitution. The same
...Indigenous peoples in Chile’s Constituent process: an unresolved challenge
The protests succeeded in establishing a constituent process and now special Indigenous seats are being demanded.
The results of the plebiscite held on October 25, 2020 were unequivocal. Four out of five citizens pronounced themselves in favor of a new political constitution. The same
...Failure to comply with autonomous consultation protocols during Covid-19 in Brazil
Indígena Xakriabá de São João das Missões (Minas Gerais). Foto: Edgar Kanaykõ
Indigenous and
...Failure to comply with autonomous consultation protocols during Covid-19 in Brazil
Indígena Xakriabá de São João das Missões (Minas Gerais). Foto: Edgar Kanaykõ
Indigenous and
...Consultation or non-consultation: Here lies the dilemma
Prior consultation for lot 192 in 2015. Photo: PUINAMUDT.
In Peru, the Bagua Massacre prompted the adoption of the ILO Convention 169 in response to local demands and international pressure. However, far from respecting the
...Consultation or non-consultation: Here lies the dilemma
Prior consultation for lot 192 in 2015. Photo: PUINAMUDT.
In Peru, the Bagua Massacre prompted the adoption of the ILO Convention 169 in response to local demands and international pressure. However, far from respecting the
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Epistemic violence against Indigenous Peoples
The world of the Q'eqchí. Photo: AEPDI - Q'eqchi Ombudsman Office
Injustice regarding the validity of ancestral knowledge has been one of the many racist practices established by the colony. For five centuries, a systematic attack has persisted, in a bid to bring an end to the creation,
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Epistemic violence against Indigenous Peoples
The world of the Q'eqchí. Photo: AEPDI - Q'eqchi Ombudsman Office
Injustice regarding the validity of ancestral knowledge has been one of the many racist practices established by colonisation. For five centuries, a systematic attack has persisted,
...The right to prior consultation in Mexico: its shortfalls and limitations
Indigenous peoples walk towards the rally in front of the Chinameca farm, 100 years after the murder of Emiliano Zapata. Photo: Daliri Oropeza
While we now have a government that
...The right to prior consultation in Mexico: its shortfalls and limitations
Indigenous peoples walk towards the rally in front of the Chinameca farm, 100 years after the murder of Emiliano Zapata. Photo: Daliri Oropeza
While we now have a government that
...The surprising link between the fight against drugs, land dispossession and attacks on Indigenous rights defenders in Peru
Arbildo Meléndez Grandes was killed while out hunting and fishing to provide for his family. Photo: Aidesep.
Despite its function being to fight drug trafficking, the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) has been
...The surprising link between the fight against drugs, land dispossession and attacks on Indigenous rights defenders in Peru
Arbildo Meléndez Grandes was killed while out hunting and fishing to provide for his family. Photo: Aidesep.
Despite its function being to fight drug trafficking, the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA) has been
...Legal pluralism and autonomous protocols
Photo: Edgar Kanaykõ
Upon the weakening of the consultation of Indigenous Peoples set forth in ILO Convention 169 and as a result of a long process of land and political vindication, Indigenous protocols are instruments of governance that coexist
...IWGIA Annual Report 2019
Indigenous Peoples are at the heart of the struggle for equality, rights, participation and self-determination for a more sustainable and just world. At IWGIA we are proud to stand by and behind Indigenous Peoples. We thank all those who support us to do so. This annual report presents
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Violence, corruption, and false promises: Conservation and the Baka in Cameroon
Spending time with the Baka, as we have both done over several years, is a humbling experience. This group of over 40,000 spread between the forests of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Gabon, practice hunting and foraging as a traditional livelihood. Through their long history in the Congo
...Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines threatened and harassed
IWGIA has just learned that the harassment and threats to members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and their families in the Philippines have escalated since they have criticised the government's interventions on COVID-19 in mid-April.
Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines threatened and harassed
IWGIA has just learned that the harassment and threats to members of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) and their families in the Philippines have escalated since they have criticised the government's interventions on COVID-19 in mid-April.
While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
The Indigenous World 2020
The compilation is the unique result of a collaborative effort between Indigenous and non-indigenous activists and scholars who voluntarily document and report on the situation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights. We thank them and celebrate the bonds and sense of community that result from the close
...IWGIA strengthens its foundation with Kathrin Wessendorf as new Executive Director
IWGIA welcomed Kathrin Wessendorf as its new Executive Director On 1 April 2020. Kathrin is a trained anthropologist from the University of Basel who brings with her over 20 years’ experience working with the Indigenous Peoples movement, helping to promote, protect and defend the rights of
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IWGIA se fortalece con la designacion de Kathrin Wessendorf como directora
IWGIA le da la bienvenida a Kathrin Wessendorf como nueva Directora Ejecutiva desde el 1 de abril de 2020. Kathrin es antropóloga, formada en la Universidad de Basel, Suiza, y cuenta con 20 años de experiencia de trabajo con el movimiento de pueblos indígenas,
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While the world focuses on COVID-19, Indigenous Peoples in Myanmar are being killed
Photo by Signe Leth // IWGIA
As large parts of the world’s population are sitting at home in self- and authority-imposed isolation watching the development of the major public health crisis,
Greenlanders in Denmark voice their concerns to UN Special Rapporteur
On Tuesday night, before COVID-19 shut down most of Denmark, a dozen people gathered in Copenhagen to meet the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz. The meeting, organised by IWGIA and the Greenlandic House, created a space for Greenlanders in
...UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples visits Denmark and Greenland
IWGIA welcomes the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, to Denmark and Greenland from 10-19 March.
Indigenous women in Africa are making their messages of equality and empowerment heard
Agnes Karao Mgema, from the Parakuyo patoralists group in Tanzania, took the floor. She is the chair of Nalepo, a community based organisation that has mobilised their community to support girls from families that failed to take them to school, as well as those who were forced to drop out and
...Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh – alive, struggling, fighting and uniting
The situation for Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh in many ways echoes the situation of other Indigenous Peoples in Asia: they face heavy militarization; they are stigmatized as anti-national for wanting to be included in decisions affecting their lives – such as industrial development taking
...Violation of Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights in Chitwan National Park of Nepal
This fact-finding mission report looks into human rights violations as well as abuses in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) of Nepal. following recent reports by BuzzFeed, The Kathmandu Post and other media, as well as other organisational reports, claiming the World Wide Fund for Nature
...Impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya
The transition from the use of traditional energy sources to renewable energy solutions is rapidly becoming a necessity if humanity is to address the climate emergency we face. However, this pursuit cannot happen at the expense of human rights, including the loss of land, livelihoods and rights
...Silenced Genocides
How can indigenous peoples survive the dismantling of public policies and rights acquired by decades of work in Brazil? This process, resulting from setbacks to democracy, as described by the authors, shows that this is an emergency situation. There is a need to seek alternatives and for
...The impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya
IWGIA’s latest human rights report examines the sociocultural impacts two particular projects – the Lake Turkana Wind Power project and Olkaria Geothermal Power plants – are having in several Indigenous communities in Kenya.
Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet
On Human Rights Day, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights together with the
Adivasis and Their Forest
If we calculate all the risks, 90 million Adivasis are struggling for their survival, losing access to forests and suffering the gravest threat of being alienated from their forest lands and traditional habitations.
This book is an attempt to understand the relationship between Adivasis
...Under threat for resisting an illegal mine in India
“We will surrender our lives but not our land, hills and forests,” says representatives of Datobeda village, Jharkhand, India
Indigenous peoples are still struggling with getting their rights recognized in Kenya
IWGIA participated in the first part of the 65th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ in Gambia (21/10-10/11) and participated in a side-event on how to strengthen the voice of indigenous peoples and communities in Africa and in the ACHPR. We also supported a member of the
...Event: How can indigenous peoples’ rights be strengthened in renewable energy projects to ensure long-term sustainability?
Panel debate and presentations co-organized by IWGIA and University of Copenhagen, on November 4th, 2019.
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples: Today’s major issues
On Friday 9 August, the world marks the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. The day celebrates the significant progress and achievements worldwide for indigenous peoples and their rights.
IWGIA fordømmer drab på leder af oprindeligt folkeslag i Brasilien
København – 29. juli: I sidste uge blev en 68-årige leder af Waiãpa folket fundet død i en flod nær hans landsby i det nordlige Brasilien. Drabet skete samtidig med, at omkring 50 guldgravere – heraf nogle svært bevæbnet – er blevet spottet i Waiãpernes lukkede reservat. Drabet er et nyt
...IWGIA condemns killing of indigenous leader in Brazil
Emyra Waiãpi, a 68-year-old indigenous leader, was stabbed to death last week as around 50 gold miners, a dozen of whom were heavily armed, entered the remote Waiãpi indigenous reserve in the northern Brazilian state of Amapá, which borders French Guiana, reported multiple Brazilian and
...IWGIA Annual Report 2018
The world today faces many challenges: a global climate and biodiversity crisis, rising inequality, shrinking civic space in many countries, and increasing distrust in international institutions and national political systems. Indigenous peoples make up five percent of the world’s population
...Déliberations Quatrième Réunion Mondiale du Forum des Peuples Autochtones au FIDA, 12 et 13 février 2019
Organisée en parallèle à la quarante-deuxième session du Conseil des gouverneurs du FIDA
Thème: Promouvoir les savoirs et innovations des peuples autochtones en faveur de la résilience aux changements climatiques et du développement durable
The Necessity: Collaboration for Coherence in Myanmar. Climate Change Response
Climate change is the great global challenge of the 21st century. Because of climate change, undesirable disasters became intense and has caused loss of many lives and billions of dollars’ worth of properties. To respond to climate change, the United Nations founded the body called United
...Forest Management, Women's Rights and REDD+ in Myanmar
In Myanmar, women manage forests and depend on them for their livelihoods, but their tenure over these forests is insecure. Women often have distinct roles in managing forests as compared to men, and therefore also have expert knowledge about forests and different priorities for how forests are
...Putla: A 75-year-old woman indigenous rights defender
The global rush for natural resources is one of the biggest threats against indigenous peoples’ as they often live in remote areas which are still rich on natural resources. Unfortunately, indigenous peoples are increasingly being criminalised – or even killed – when defending their rights. In
...The Indigenous World 2019
Rising tensions between states and indigenous peoples are reaching a tipping point, and with an ever-shrinking civic space worldwide, the topics of criminalisation of Indigenous Rights Defenders’ activities and their organisations; land rights issues; and access to justice are more important
...Indigenous peoples lives and their rights increasingly at risk
Press release: On 24 April 2019, at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York, IWGIA will release The Indigenous World 2019, an extensive, one-of-a-kind yearbook presenting a comprehensive, global overview of the developments indigenous peoples’ experience.
Massacre on Fulani pastoralists in Mali
On 23 March 2019, more than 150 Fulani pastoralists were killed in their village in Ogossagou in Mopti region in central Mali. The attack started at dawn and was carried out with guns and machetes in a brutal manner. Men and women, young and old were killed, and the victims included many
...The Indigenous World
Grave retroceso de los derechos humanos e indígenas en Brasil
María Lourdes Alcántara, antropóloga y coordinadora del Grupo de Apoyo a la juventud Guaraní de Mato Grosso del Sur (GAPK/AJI) y profesora de antropología medica en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de São Paulo, reflexiona sobre las principales amenazas para los pueblos indígenas en
...CHILE: Informe alternativo para el Exámen Periódico Universal 2018
Informes alternativos para el 3er Ciclo del Examen Periódico Universal del Estado de Chile: principales afectaciones a los derechos humanos referidas a Naciones Originarias, personas migrantes, niñez y adolescencia, sexualidades y géneros, violencia institucional y derechos
...International Year of Indigenous Languages
At least 43 percent of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today are endangered. Many of these belong to indigenous peoples and if something doesn't change soon, UNESCO predicts that we will lose as many as 3,000 indigenous languages by the end of this century. In an effort to raise public
...Indigenous rights defenders at risk
Recent reports by UN experts and human rights organisations document an alarming increase in violent attacks against and criminalisation of indigenous peoples defending their rights to their traditional lands and natural resources.
Invitation to the conference: Claiming Civic Space Together
The 4th and 5th of March, IWGIA participates in the conference "Claiming Civic Space Together" in Copenhagen, and you are invited too.
Rights to Respect amidst the era of Climate Change: Regional Learning workshop on IP Women and Customary Land Tenure
Myanmar is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change, with the threat of flooding, drought, cyclones, and changing rainfall patters threatening lives and livelihoods.1 Myanmar’s National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (2017) outlines the major risks that
...Solidarity statement for the recognition of the Cek Bocek community's rights
The solidarity statement in favour of recognising the Cek Bocek community as an indigenous people made by the participants at Asia Peoples Pact’s IPHRD Exchange held November 2018 in Indonesia.
New land law threatens millions of livelihoods in Myanmar
Millions of people may soon become trespassers on their own land due to a newly amended land use law in Myanmar. The Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Management Law covers almost a third of the country’s territory, most of which is located in traditional indigenous/ethnic areas. IWGIA is greatly
...Outcome Document: Defending the defenders, Copenhagen, 5-6 September 2018
Human rights defenders are dying, attacked and criminalized all over the world. This is happening at an increasingly alarming rate. In 2017, over 400 people were killed while protecting their community’s land or natural resources. Approximately half of these were indigenous peoples. The
...Naturens sidste forsvarere trues til tavshed
I 2017 blev over 400 miljø- og menneskerettighedsforkæmpere dræbt og heraf er cirka halvdelen oprindelige folk. I anledning af IWGIA's 50års jubilæum sætter IWGIA's administrerende direktør Julie Koch fokus på den stigende kriminalisering af oprindelige folk.
