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European Parliament approves report on sustainable palm oil

On the 4th of April 2017 the European Parliament adopted a report by GUE/NGL MEP Kateřina Konečná calling on the Commission to move decisively towards the responsible cultivation of palm oil and to…

Violence escalates against the Sengwer of Embobut Forest, Kenya

Shortly after a visit from an EU delegation last week, Kenya Forest Service (KFS) guards based at Tangul, Kipsitono and Maron KFS camps carried out intensive evictions according to Sengwer witnesses,…

Historic victory for Peru's indigenous Wampis and Awajun peoples

The Fourth Constitutional Court of Lima has declared for the Wampis and Awajun peoples over land being explored for oil.

PRESS: Indonesian President endorses legal recognition of indigenous peoples’ lands as best way to save the forests

Indonesian President endorses legal recognition of indigenous peoples’ lands as best way to save the forests

Palm oil lawsuit heading for Peru's constitutional court

26th March. The lawsuit filed by the Shipibo community of Santa Clara in May 2016 against the Peruvian government for issuing their untitled traditional lands to a palm oil company is now heading for…

Indigenous peoples and UN Human Rights Bodies: A Compilation of UN Treaty Body Jurisprudence, Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council, and the Advice of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of IPs, Volume VII

This document contains Volume VII of the series of compilations of United Nations human rights bodies’ jurisprudence pertaining to indigenous peoples.

PRESS RELEASE: Himbauan Aksi: Pemerintah Indonesia harus bertindak atas pelanggaran terhadap hak-hak masyarakat

Pemerintah Indonesia harus bertindak atas pelanggran hak asasi manusia di Long Isun, Mahakam Hulu, Indonesia-Deklarasi dari sebuah pertemuan internasional. Delegasi dari Afrika, Asia dan Amerika…

PRESS RELEASE: Call for Action - Indonesian Government must address violation of community's rights

The Indonesian government must address the human rights violations in Long Isun, Indonesia – a global gathering has declared. Delegates from Africa, Asia and Latin America heard first-hand…

Notre forêt est vide: les femmes autochtones documentent les menaces aux forêts au Cameroun

Pour la Journée Internationale de la Femme 2017, les femmes autochtones Baka et Bagyeli de la forêt tropicale du sud du Cameroun se sont exprimées au sujet des menaces qui entourent les terres, les…

Our forest is empty: indigenous women monitor forest threats in Cameroon

On International Women’s Day 2017, indigenous Baka and Bagyeli women in the rainforest of southern Cameroon are facing up to threats to their lands, livelihoods and forests. Equipped with smartphone…