Publications and Reports - Suriname |
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site contains documents prepared by FPP, information from our partners,
and other materials of relevance to indigenous peoples, forest-dependent
communities and forests. Documents, listed below in date order, can be downloaded free, purchased online, or printed copies can be ordered from: julia@forestpeoples.org. All our publications are free to indigenous peoples' organisations. Southern NGOs are entitled to a 50% discount. |
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| Maraka Deze nieuwsbrief is een uitgave van de Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (VIDS). (Newsletter of the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname - available in Dutch only) Juni 2010 |
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| Case
of the Saramaka people v. Suriname Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights April 2010 |
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| Case
of Moiwana Village v. Suriname Inter-American Court of Human rights schedules a private hearing in order to monitor Suriname's compliance with the judgment of June 2005 (Link to list of all relevant documentation) December 2009 |
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| Suriname Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Conservation in Suriname: A review Part of FPP's series on Forest Peoples and Protected Areas. VIDS - Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname) October 2009 |
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Report of the Victims' Representatives to the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Saramaka People on Monitoring
Implementation of the Judgment of 28 November 2007 (Link to list of relevant documentation in the Case of the Saramaka People v. Suriname) September 2009 |
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| Guiana
Shield Resolution on IIRSA (Integration of South American Regional
Infrastructure) Indigenous peoples' statement on regional infrastructure development plans for the Guiana Shield region April 2009 |
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| Guiana
Shield Resolution on Climate Change and REDD Indigenous peoples' statement on climate change and national/international climate change mitigation policies affecting indigenous territories in the Guiana Shield region April 2009 |
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2009 Goldman Environment
Prize awarded to the Saramaka At a ceremony in San Francisco this award was made to the leaders of the Saramaka Maroon community for their work on the 2007 Saramaka People v. Suriname case decided by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This case ultimately led to a landmark ruling for indigenous and tribal peoples throughout the Americas to control resource exploitation in their territories. April 2009 |
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| Concluding
observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(CERD) in response to NGO submission of February 2009 to CERD providing comments on the Government of Suriname's report (See February report below) March 2009 |
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| Indigenous
Peoples’ Rights and REDD: The Case of the Saramaka People v.
Suriname Given that indigenous peoples are the traditional owners of a large percentage of the world's remaining forests, this article raises the issue of the extent to which the various proposals for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) or Avoided Deforestation (AD) must account for and respect indigenous peoples' rights. Forest Peoples Programme March 2009 |
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| Los
derechos de los pueblos indígenas y la reducción de
las emisiones derivadas de la deforestación y la degradación
de los bosques. El caso del pueblo Saramaka contra Surinam Forest Peoples Programme Marzo de 2009 |
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| Hak-Hak
Masyarakat adat dan Pengurangan Emisi dari Pengurangan Deforestasi
dan Degradasi Hutan: Perkara Masyarakat Saramaka melawan Suriname Forest Peoples Programme Maret 2009 |
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| Comments
on Suriname's report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (CERD) This report details systematic and long-standing practices of racial discrimination against indigenous and tribal peoples by Suriname. Submitted by the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders, the Association of Saramaka Authorities, and the Forest Peoples Programme February 2009 |
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| Conservation
and Indigenous Peoples: Assessing the Progress since Durban Interim report: discussion draft Launched at the IUCN World Conservation Conference, Barcelona, this is a review of 8 country studies which indicate that despite a commitment to respect the rights of indigenous peoples in protected areas, conservationists have failed to deliver on this promise. Forest Peoples Programme October 2008 |
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| Conservación
y Pueblos Indígenas: Evaluando progresos desde Durban Informe preliminar: borrador para discusión Una contribución al Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN Forest Peoples Programme Octubre de 2008 |
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| Nature
Reserves within the Indigenous Territory of the Kaliña and
Lokono Peoples of Lower Marowijne A review of Suriname's implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas Brief report as part of FPP's series on Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas January 2008 |
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| Admissibility
report in Case 12.639, Kalina and Lokono Indigenous Peoples (Suriname)
Petiton submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against the Republic of Suriname October 2007 |
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| Making
FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent - Work: Challenges and Prospects for Indigenous People FPP review of indigenous peoples' experiences with applying the principle of FPIC in Suriname, Guyana, Peru, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines Marcus Colchester and Maurizio Farhan Ferrari June 2007 |
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| Poniendo
en práctica el CLPI -Consentimiento libre, previo e informado- Desafíos y perspectivas para los Pueblos Indígenas El informe resume algunas experiencias de pueblos indígenas con referencia a la aplicación del principio de consentimiento libre, previo e informado en Suriname, Guyana, Malasia peninsular, Perú, Indonesia, Papua Nueva Guinea y Filipinas Marcus Colchester y Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Junio de 2007 |
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| Pour
une bonne application du libre consentement préalable et éclairé
: Défis et perspectives pour les peuples autochtones Ce rapport présente un résumé de certaines expériences des peuples autochtones dans l'application du principe de libre consentement préalable et éclairé au Suriname, au Guyana, en Malaisie péninsulaire, au Pérou, en Indonésie, en Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée et aux Philippines Marcus Colchester et Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Juin 2007 |
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| Menjadikan
FPIC - Prinsip Persetujuan Tanpa Paksaan atas dasar Informasi Awal
- Berjalan: Tantangan dan Peluang bagi Masyarakat Adat Laporan tentang 'pekerjaan yang tengah berlangsung' ini menyarikan sejumlah pengalaman masyarakat adat dalam penerapan prinsip FPIC di Suriname, Guyana, Peninsular Malaysia, Peru, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea dan Filipina Marcus Colchester dan Maurizio Farhan Ferrari Juni 2007 |
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| Case
of the Saramaka Community v. Suriname Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of March 30, 2007 (Link to list of relevant documentation in the Twelve Saramaka Clans case) March 2007 |
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| Free,
Prior and Informed Consent: Two Cases from Suriname This report describes how the concept of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) has been experienced in Suriname with regard to: 1) logging and bio-prospecting in the territory of the Saramaka people; and 2) mining and related issues in the territory of the Lokono indigenous people of west Suriname. Forest Peoples Programme and Association of Saramaka Authorities March 2007 |
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| Vrijelijk
tot stand gekomen, voorafgaande en weloverwogen instemming (FPIC):
twee case studies uit Suriname Dit rapport beschrijft hoe de Saramaka- en Lokono-gemeenschappen in Suriname het concept "Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)" in de praktijk brengen.Twee typische situaties in Suriname worden beschreven: 1) houtkap en bio-prospecting op het grondgebied van de Saramaka-gemeenschap; en 2) mijnbouw en daarmee verweven activiteiten op het grondgebied van de Lokono-gemeenschap in West Suriname. Forest Peoples Programme en de Vereniging van Saramakaanse Gezagsdragers Maart 2007 |
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Libre, Previo e Informado: Dos Casos en Surinam Este informe describe las experiencias del pueblo Saramaka y del pueblo Lokono en Surinam con el concepto del consentimiento libre, previo e informado. Se trata con dos situaciones distintas: 1) la extracción de madera y la bioprospección en el territorio del pueblo Saramaka; y 2) la minería y los asuntos relacionados en el territorio del pueblo indígena Lokono, al oeste de Surinam. Forest Peoples Programme y Association of Saramaka Authorities Marzo de 2007 |
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| A
desk-based review of the treatment of indigenous peoples' and social
issues in large and medium-sized GEF biodiversity projects (2005-2006) FPP analysis of 23 GEF projects into its treatment of indigenous peoples' rights and social issues in the design of its large conservation projects - in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, India, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela Compiled by Liam Taylor and Tom Griffiths February 2007 |
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| Submission
to John Ruggie, UN Secretary General's Special Representative on Human
Rights and Transnational and Other Business Enterprises focusing on indigenous peoples' rights and extractive industries by Forest Peoples Programme and Tebtebba Foundation 29 December 2006 |
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| Urgent
Action decision adopted by the UN Racial Discrimination Committee
(CERD) in relation to the report below August 2006 |
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| Submission
to the UN Racial Discrimination Committee (CERD) on the situation
of indigenous and tribal peoples in Suriname June 2006 |
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| Forest
Peoples, Customary Use and State Forests: the case for reform Marcus Colchester Draft paper presented to the 11th Biennial Congress of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP) Bali, Indonesia, 19-23 June 2006 |
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| Pueblos
del bosque, utilización consuetudinaria y bosques estatales:
argumentos para una reforma Marcus Colchester Junio de 2006 |
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| Twelve
Saramaka Clans (Lös) Decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Case 12.338 Twelve Saramaka Clans (Suriname), March 2006. The case was transmitted to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 23 June 2006 (Link to list of relevant documentation) |
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Na’na Emandobo / Lokono Shikwabana (“Marowijne – our territory”) Traditional use and management of the Lower Marowijne area by the Kaliña and Lokono Commissie Landrechten Inheemsen Beneden-Marowijne February 2006 |
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Na’na Emandobo / Lokono Shikwabana (“Marowijne – Ons Grondgebied”) Traditioneel gebruik en beheer van het Beneden-Marowijne gebied door de Kaliña en Lokono Commissie Landrechten Inheemsen Beneden-Marowijne Februari 2006 |
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| Marauny
Na’na Emandobo / Lokono Shikwabana ("Marowijne - nuestro territorio") Utilización y manejo tradicional del territorio del Bajo Marowijne por los Kaliña y Lokono Commissie Landrechten Inheemsen Beneden-Marowijne Febrero de 2006 |
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| Human
rights court instructs Suriname to compensate victims of massacre In August 2005 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the government of Suriname to compensate the survivors of a 1986 massacre of the N'djuka Maroon community of Moiwana by government forces during the country's guerrilla war Link to press article, reports and judgments August 2005 |
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| Joint
NGO submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to request follow-up and urgent
action concerning the situation of indigenous and tribal peoples in
Suriname July 2005 |
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| The
decision issued by CERD in response to the above submission August 2005 |
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| Case
of Moiwana Village v. Suriname Full text of the judgment by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Link to all relevant documentation, including the judgment) 15 June 2005 |
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| UN
Racial Discrimination Committee recommends Suriname's urgent action
to recognize and respect the land and resource rights of indigenous
peoples and Maroons Press release March 2004 |
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United Nations finds serious human rights violations
of indigenous and tribal communities in Suriname Press release March 2003 |
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)
requests that Suriname suspend logging and mining concessions in Saramaka
Maroon territory Press release August 2002 |
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| Failure
of the Republic of Suriname to Recognize, Guarantee and Respect the
Rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples to Lands, Territories and
Resources, to Cultural Integrity and to be Free from Racial Discrimination United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples June 2002 |
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The Republic of Suriname and its compliance with
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Articles
1, 26 and 27: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Maroons in Suriname FPP submission to the Human Rights Committee January 2002 |
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| Bulletin
on Logging and Tribal Rights in Suriname December 2001 |
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| Undermining
the Forests The need to control transnational mining companies: a Canadian case study FPP, PIP Links and WRM 2000 |
look & buy |
| Socavando
los bosques La necesidad de controlar a las empresas mineras transnacionales: un estudio de caso canadiense FPP, PIP Links y WRM 2000 |
descubre y compra |
| Miner
les forêts La nécessité de contrôler les sociétés minières transnationales : une étude de cas sur le Canada FPP, PIP Links et WRM 2000 |
découvrez et achetez |
| Forest
Politics in Suriname Marcus Colchester 1995 |
look & buy |
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