Indigenous peoples’ rights: The Asean paradox
Speaking up: An Orang Asli women’s collective, Apa Kata Wanita Orang Asli, standing up for their rights. Ideally, South-East ...
Government of Canada establishes Indigenous-Led Advisory Committee to advance UN Declaration Act implementation
Today, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs announced the establishment of the United ...
Ruling on Indigenous peoples’ rights strikes at oil industry
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil ...
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Prime Minister Carney meets with the leaders of the National Indigenous Organizations
Today, Prime Minister Carney met with the leaders of the three National Indigenous Organizations: the National Chief of the ...
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UN Declaration Act Action Plan Panel Formed
The Indigenous-led, independent Action Plan Advisory Committee (APAC) will provide advice on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on ...
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NEIPF conference in Dibrugarh adopts Jokai Declaration for Indigenous Rights
The 3rd General Conference of the North East Indigenous People's Forum (NEIPF) concluded in Jokai Bon, Koibartta, Dibrugarh, ...
Indigenous Women Call For Recognition Of Rights At 69th Session Of UN Commission On The Status Of Women
New York, NY – Indigenous women across continents and three organizations joined together at the United Nations Commission on ...
Canada-Ecuador Free Trade Agreement Threatens Indigenous Rights And Territories In The Amazon
Canada and Ecuador's new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and ...
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Indigenous People Call for Support as Trade War Hits
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says Indigenous people have ... short of the commitments made in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and ...
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
In Western legal systems, arguments against pollution or the destruction of the environment tend to focus exclusively on ...
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Indigenous peoples’ rights: The ASEAN paradox
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, itself a very questionable and weak document, does not do justice to the indigenous peoples of the region either, grossly ignoring them and neglecting their rights.