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World Bank Acknowledges Shortcomings in Resettlement Projects

This week internal World Bank review documents identified serious shortcomings in the implementation, oversight and management of its resettlement policies and practices.

Los derechos de las mujeres indígenas y el sistema interamericano: un manual sobre los mecanismos

Acerca de este manualPara que el sistema interamericano de derechos humanos reconozca, proteja y cumpla adecuadamente con los derechos humanos de las mujeres indígenas es necesario que dichas mujeres…

Toolkit on the Inter-American human rights system for indigenous women

In order for the Inter-American human rights system to adequately recognise, protect and fulfil the human rights of indigenous women, it is necessary for indigenous women to engage with the system,…

Sengwer ask: "How can you ask for constructive dialogue, while you are destroying our homes?"

The burnings of Sengwer homes by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) resumed last week while at the same time, the Sengwer are expected to sit down tomorrow to discuss constructive ways forward with the…

Rights and Resources Initiative raises concerns about the World Bank proposed new safeguard policy

In a statement endorsed by Forest Peoples Programme, RRI has raised issues with the overarching framework of the new proposed Environmental and Social Standards of the World Bank. They have raised…

Accountability undermined with the new World Bank proposals

In a collective NGO statement, the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Accountability Counsel and Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) raise concerns about the…

FAPI denuncia expresiones grotescas de odio racial contra los pueblos indigenas en Paraguay, marzo, 2015: vease el pronunciamiento de FAPI aqui

Comunicado a la opinión pública federación por la autodeterminación de los pueblos indígenas (FAPI)Con ocasión del artículo de prensa publicado bajo el título ‘INDIOS DE MIERDA’, en el cual el…

Indonesia: Asia Pulp and Paper security guards beat farmers’ union activist to death

On Friday 27 February, seven security personnel contracted to guard one of Asia Pulp and Paper’s Acacia plantations in the district of Tebo, Sumatra, beat, then abducted and killed an activist from a…

IDB land titling project in Peruvian Amazon must be redesigned to avoid violation of indigenous peoples’ rights and forest destruction

IDB land titling project in Peruvian Amazon must be redesigned to avoid violation of indigenous peoples’ rights and forest destruction The future of an 80 million USD land titling project in Peru…

Stop evictions of Sengwer families or cancel the International Colloquium Conference until we are treated as human beings

Dear Colloquium Organizers,The Government of Kenya and the World Bank have invited us and other traditional forest-dependent communities to sit down with them at the International Colloquium…