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North Kalimantan is the most recent province to be carved out of the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. The least populous province in Indonesia is home to a diverse mix of ethnic groups, including indigenous Dayak Lundayeh, Kenyah, Punan, Tidung and Agabag.

The Colombian government is adamant that it will resume aerial spraying with glyphosate, negatively impacting indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples without their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

El gobierno colombiano insiste en re activar la aspersión aérea con glifosato que afectaría pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes sin su consentimiento previo libre e informado.

24 Indonesian indigenous and human rights organisations, and Forest Peoples Programme, have 

A constitutional writ of amparo has been filed to the Superior Court of Justice of Loreto to protect peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact. The writ was submitted in response to the reactivation of forest concessions that overlap four indigenous reserves in the Peruvian Amazon.

La Organización Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas del Oriente (ORPIO) presentó una demanda constitucional de amparo ante la Corte Superior de Justicia de Loreto para proteger a los pueblos en aislamiento voluntario y contacto inicial (PIACI).

The Chilean oil company GeoPark Peru S.A.C. has irrevocably withdrawn from the Lot 64 Licence Contract in Loreto, Peru. In the statement by Petroperu it was noted that the company’s withdrawal was because of contractual terms due to a “force majeure” situation on the petroleum lot.

La empresa petrolera chilena GeoPark Perú S.A.C. ha presentado su retiro irrevocable del Contrato de Licencia del Lote 64 en Loreto, Perú.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) today announced it would investigate claims of human rights violations against the Indonesian indigenous community of Long Isun

FPP has lodged a Policy of Association complaint against Roda Mas Group and requested that the group be disassociated from the FSC due to violations of traditional and human rights in their forestry operations. The complaint is brought on behalf of the community of Long Isun, in the Heart of Borneo.

Human rights violations by one of the world’s biggest palm oil suppliers, Wilmar International, and its subsidiaries and suppliers in West Sumatra have been revealed in a new report, released today.

Pelanggaran HAM oleh salah satu pemasok minyak kelapa sawit terbesar di dunia, Wilmar International, dan anak perusahaan serta pemasoknya di Sumatra Barat diungkapkan dalam sebuah laporan baru yang dirilis hari ini.

Indigenous and human rights organisations in the Peruvian Amazon have filed a formal petition to the UN to appeal for urgent action to prevent the land grab and destruction of their lands. The action comes in response to the decision by the Regional Government of Ucayali to remove protections for 3.5 million hectares of Amazon rainforest and allow for the invasion of indigenous lands.

Varias organizaciones indígenas y de derechos humanos de la Amazonía peruana han presentado una petición formal a las Naciones Unidas que solicita acción urgente para detener la apropiación y destrucción de sus tierras. Esta acción surge en respuesta a la decisión del Gobierno Regional de retirar protecciones legales de 3,5 millones de hectáreas de selva amazónica.