In a milestone for the defence of indigenous territories and forests in the Peruvian Amazon, the Ucayali government has repealed a regional ordinance which sought to remove protections for more than…
Le Procès Kasula : l’arbre qui cache la forêt ! Le mardi 4 février 2020, le Tribunal Militaire de Garnison de Bukavu (TMGB) a rendu son verdict dans l’affaire Kasula Jean-Marie et 7 coaccusés. Les…
On 4 February, following an unfair trial lasting just one day, the Bukavu Garrison Military Court sentenced eight Batwa men and women to up to 15 years in prison, for seeking access to their…
Forest Peoples Programme is no longer going to invest in efforts to facilitate dialogue between the management of Kahuzi-Biega National Park in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Batwa…
Following a violent attack against one of their community members, and less than a year after the murder of their leader Sergio Rojas, the Bribri people of Salitre, Costa Rica, call on the government…
A spokesperson for Malaysian palm oil giant, Sime Darby, who labelled NGO critics as ‘toxic entities’ and called on the government to suppress them, has sparked fury. Indigenous peoples, and youth,…
In this interactive online discussion, we will explore the importance of including human rights-based approaches in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and discuss ways to realise this.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the situation of human rights defenders, Michel Forst, has concluded his visit to Peru stating he is “appalled” by the criminalisation of environmental…
In December 2019, the UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination published its Final Observations and Recommendations on Colombia. This follows the review carried out by CERD every five…
En diciembre de 2019, el Comité de Expertos de la ONU para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial publicó Observaciones Finales y Recomendaciones al Estado Colombiano, luego del examen que el…
