IWGIA Senior Advisor Marianne Wiben Jensen reflects on 20+ years of work with the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples in Africa

Escrito por IWGIA Assistant en 24 Junio 2022.

After 20 years of being a member of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa^[1]of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), IWGIA senior advisor Marianne Wiben Jensen, reflects on how it all began, what

The Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa: Celebrating 20 years of Indigenous leadership, standard setting and sensitisation

Escrito por IWGIA Assistant en 23 Junio 2022.

4th Anniversary of the ACHPR ruling in favour of the Ogiek Peoples

Escrito por IWGIA Assistant en 27 Mayo 2021.

4 years ago, the Ogiek people of Kenya won a ground-breaking court case at the African Court for Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR). The Ogiek People is an indigenous hunter/gatherer people who have for many years suffered from human rights violations and evictions from their ancestral land in

Violations Against Indigenous Africa: A website documenting historical and contemporary cases of human rights violations against indigenous peoples of Africa

Escrito por IWGIA Assistant en 11 Mayo 2021.

New website documents historical and contemporary cases of human rights violations against indigenous peoples in Africa

Indigenous peoples in Africa continue to suffer from widespread and gross human rights violations, as also documented by IWGIA in its 2021 edition of

Report of the African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Extractive Industries, Land Rights and Indigenous Populations'/Communities' Rights. East, Central and Southern Africa

Escrito por Bue Heckmann en 03 Diciembre 2017.

In 2003, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) established the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in Africa (WGIP) with the responsibility to advise the Commission on matters relating to the rights of indigenous populations/communities on the continent. In

Report of the African Commisson's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Tanzania, 21 January - 6 February 2013

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 24 Junio 2015.

In early 2013, a working group under the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights undertook research on the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Tanzania. For the duration of two weeks, a delegation formed by the Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities met with

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Regional Sensitization Seminar on the Rights of Indigenous Populations/Communities in Central and East Africa, 22 to 25 August 2011, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 06 Diciembre 2012.

This publication gives an overview of the presentations made at the regional sensitization seminar organized by the African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in the republic of Congo on 22 to 25 August 2011. One of the objectives of the seminar was to inform key

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communties. Research and information visit to Kenya, 1 - 19 March 2010

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 23 Marzo 2012.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities (Working Group) that formulates recommendations and proposals on appropriate measures to prevent and remedy violations of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communties. Mission to the Republic of Congo, 15 - 24 March 2010

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 28 Noviembre 2011.

The African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a country visit to the Republic of Congo in March 2010. The aim of the visit was to encourage the government to adopt a law on indigenous peoples’ rights and to follow up on a visit conducted in September

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 9 - 25 August 2009

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 24 Octubre 2011.

This report describes the situation of the indigenous populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and makes recommendations to the government, civil society organizations, and the international community. The report is based on research and meetings with government authorities, civil

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Mission to the Republic of Rwanda, 1 - 5 December 2008

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 08 Diciembre 2010.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights' Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a visit to the Republic of Rwanda in December 2008. The country visit was designed to update the Working Group on the human rights situation of the Batwa population of Rwanda. It

Advisory Opinion of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2010)

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 31 Mayo 2010.

The United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) constitutes a landmark in the struggle of indigenous peoples worldwide, including Africa. It is the most comprehensive international human rights instrument to explicitly address the rights of indigenous peoples. At its

Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Africa

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2010.

As in many other parts of the world, the indigenous peoples of Africa are increasingly being dispossessed of their ancestral lands. It started during colonial times where many of them lost their land to European settlers. It continues today where conservation interests, commercial plantations,

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Gabon, 15 - 30 September 2007

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Abril 2010.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights' Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a research and information visit to the Republic of Gabon in September 2007. This report gives an account of meetings held with government authorities, civil society organizations,

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Reseach and Information Visit to Libya, 11 - 25 August 2005

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Diciembre 2009.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations / Communities that undertook a research and information visit to Libya in August 2005. The report of the mission was adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights at

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/ Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Uganda, 14 - 17, 24 - 29 July 2006

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Octubre 2009.

The visit was designed to update the Working Group on the human rights situation of the Batwa Pygmies of Western Uganda as well as that of the pastoralists in the north and north-eastern parts of the country. It also sought to identify the challenges faced by these communities and by the

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Central African Republic, 15 - 28 January 2007

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Octubre 2009.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has established a Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities that undertook a research and information visit to the Central African Republic in January 2007. The report was adopted by the African Commission on Human and People's

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Regional Sensitization Seminar: "The Rights of Indigenous Populations/Communities in Central Africa", 13 - 16 September 2006

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Septiembre 2009.

The report from the regional sensitization seminar: “the Rights of Indigenous Populations / Communities in Central Africa” is published in both English and French. The seminar took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, 13-16 September 2006 and was organised by the African Commission for human and

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Mission to the Republic of Niger, 14 - 24 February 2006

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2008.

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

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Mission to the Republic of Namibia, 26 July – 5 August 2005

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2008.

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

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Mission to the Republic of Botswana, 15 – 23 June 2005

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2008.

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

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Congo, 5 - 19 September 2005

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2007.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights' Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities undertook a research and information visit to the Republic of Congo in September 2005. This is the report from the visit. The report gives an account of meetings held with government

Report of the African Commission's Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities. Research and Information Visit to the Republic of Burundi, 27 March - 9 April 2005

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Mayo 2007.

Report from the research and information visit to the Republic of Burundi undertaken by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights' Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities in March-April 2005. The report gives an account of meetings held with government authorities,

Advisory Opinion of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Abril 2007.

The African Commission's Advisory Opinion on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was the result of discussions at the 41st session in Ghana in May 2007, a time when the Declaration was debated intensely internationally. The Advisory

Indigenous Peoples in Africa: The Forgotten Peoples? The African Commission's work on indigenous peoples in Africa

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Junio 2006.

The report contains both an analysis of criteria for identifying indigenous peoples in Africa, an analysis of their human rights situation seen in the light of the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and an analysis of the African Charter/jurisprudence and its

In Kirundi: Indigenous Peoples in Africa: The Forgotten Peoples? The African Commission's work on indigenous peoples in Africa

Escrito por Käthe Jepsen en 28 Abril 2006.

In Maa: Indigenous Peoples in Africa: The Forgotten Peoples? The African Commission's work on indigenous peoples in Africa

Escrito por Käthe Jepsen en 28 Abril 2006.

Report of the African Commission's Working Group of Experts on Indigenous Populations/Communities

Escrito por Toolmaster.dk en 10 Junio 2005.

This book is a co-production between the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. It is a report drawn up by a working group established by the African Commission. It addresses the reasons why and the means by which the