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Government of Finland fails to ratify the ILO 169 on Saami Rights

Government of Finland fails to ratify the ILO 169 – Saami organisations called to urgent meeting on Monday.Despite eight years of negotiations between the Saami Parliament and the Government of…

African human rights body warns the World Bank on proposals to reverse decades of advancement in protection of Indigenous Peoples’ rights

LONDON, 12 March 2015: In February 2015, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights met in Banjul, The Gambia, for its 17th Extra-Ordinary Session, to deal with critical matters pending…

Forest Peoples Programme complaint against Golden Agri Resources upheld

Palm oil conglomerate criticised for multiple violation of RSPO’s requirements that lands only be acquired from Indigenous Peoples and local communities with their free, prior and informed consent.

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…

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