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Wilmar International implicada en un tiroteo de la policía contra dos campesinos en una plantación de palma de aceite

Varias ONG indonesias han protestado enérgicamente ante autoridades del Gobierno de Indonesia y la Mesa Redonda sobre el Aceite de Palma Sostenible (RSPO por sus siglas en inglés) por un incidente…

PRESS RELEASE: Call for the Finnish Government to suspend funding to Kenya Forest Service

Calls are being made for the Finnish government to suspend a €9.5 million fund to the Kenya Forest Service because of escalating human rights abuses of the country’s indigenous Sengwer people.

Pope Francis: Stand with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Chile — and of the world

Pope Francis: Stand with the indigenous peoples of Peru and Chile — and of the world This week, Pope Francis will meet with indigenous peoples in Peru and Chile contending with poverty, conflict,…

EU suspends funding to Kenya government over indigenous human rights violations

EU suspends funding to Kenya government over indigenous human rights violations 17 January 2018: The European Union has suspended a multi-million euro project in the face of mounting evidence that…

Indigenous Sengwer man shot and killed by EU-funded guards

Indigenous Sengwer man shot and killed by EU-funded guards 41-year-old Robert Kirotich has today been shot by EU-funded guards working for the Kenya Forestry Service. Another wounded man, David…

Appeal for protections to be guaranteed

FPP supports the appeal from Asian regional organisations – indigenous peoples and other civil society actors – asking for the Asian Development Bank to retain existing public access to information…

Indigenous peoples advising mining standards

An introductory brochure has been released by the Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Forum (IPAF) to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI).

Indigenous rights must be respected during Kenya climate change project, say UN experts

Three independent experts appointed by the UN have expressed concerns about recent reports that indigenous Sengwer peoples in western Kenya have been attacked and forcibly evicted from their homes.

Wilmar International implicated in police shooting of two farmers on oil palm estate

Indonesian NGOs have protested strongly to the Indonesian government authorities and RSPO about an incident they recorded on 18th December 2017, when police security forces shot and wounded two…

Call to respond to the threats to the Sengwer

Call to respond to the threats to the Sengwer A powerful press conference was held this morning, 4 January 2018, in Nairobi, attended by over 20 press representatives and 26 Sengwer community…