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Human Rights and Agribusiness - Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform

Proceedings of the Workshop at Bali, Indonesia, 28th November - 1st December 2011

UNESCO reclamará al gobierno peruano reconsiderar sus planes de expansión del proyecto gasífero Camisea que amenazan los derechos de pueblos indígenas en aislamiento y al Parque Nacional Manu

Cinco organizaciones de pueblos indígenas en Perú (AIDESEP, FENAMAD, ORAU, COMARU y ORPIO) enviaron una carta a los relatores especiales de las Naciones Unidas sobre el derecho a la alimentación,…

UNESCO will urge Peruvian government to reconsider Camisea gas expansion plans that threaten the rights of isolated indigenous peoples and the integrity of Manu National Park

Five Indigenous People’s organisations (AIDESEP, FENAMAD, ORAU, COMARU and ORPIO) have written a letter to the UN Special Rapporteurs for food, adequate shelter and on the rights of indigenous…

Venezuela: piqued by international criticism of its tardy response to the alleged massacre of Yanomami Indians by illegal miners, the Government has withdrawn from the American Convention on Human Rights

On 5th September 2012, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organisation of American States issued a press release in which it urged the Venezuelan Government to carry out an…

South Central People’s Development Association (SCPDA) Newsletter

The South Central People’s Development Association (SCPDA), based in Guyana, have just released their latest newsletter containing information on what the organisation has been working on, and what…

Joint civil society open letter to the President of the World Bank, Dr. Kim Jim, regarding the on-going review of World Bank safeguard policies

Joint NGO letter to World Bank President raising concerns about the Bank's Investment Lending Review (ILR) process and related initiatives including the Bank-IFC public private partnership (PPP)…

What is REDD+? A guide for indigenous communities - New edition

The 3rd edition of 'What is REDD+? A guide for indigenous communities' is now available here. This book seeks to help indigenous communities and their organisations to provide their people with basic…

Comunidades indígenas del pueblo Shipibo-Conibo rechazan la implementación del Área de Conservación Regional Imiria por la violación de sus derechos fundamentales

Representantes de 12 comunidades nativas Shipibos y caseríos ribereñas del Lago Imiria, Chauya y la cuenca del Rio Tamaya han rechazado la iniciativa del Gobierno Regional de Ucayali de implementar…

Shipibo communities in the Peruvian Amazon reject implementation of the Imiria Conservation Area for violation of their rights as indigenous peoples

Representatives of 12 Shipibo indigenous communities and neighbouring villages from the Imiria lake region in Ucayali, Peru have expressed their opposition to the Imiria Regional Conservation Area…

Venezuela: Indigenous organizations denounce another serious massacre of indigenous Yanomami by illegal Brazilian miners

Following a recent investigation carried out by the indigenous organization, Horonami, other indigenous organizations in the Venezuelan State of Amazonas have issued a joint statement denouncing a…