What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...
High Court expands native title rights in historic ruling
The High Court unanimously ruled that the extinguishment of native title rights should attract compensation under “just terms ...
From Her Past Comes the Drive to Help Other Indigenous Women
For the first 10 years of her life, Tarcila Rivera-Zea lived a cloistered existence. Growing up in the Peruvian Andes as part ...
In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Canadian companies were singled out because of their prominence in the global mining sector. According to a recent report by ...
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The Race for the Arctic Is Undermining Indigenous Rights
The Russian attack on Ukraine has had major consequences thousands of miles from the battlefields. Since Russia launched its ...
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Indonesian farmers fight company's eviction attempts
Around the world: North Sumatra farmers fight eviction against palm oil giant, Garden River First Nation student researches ...
Peru’s Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon have urged the government to halt oil and gas projects that threaten their lands, ...
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Beneath Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, one of the planet’s largest potassium reserves is fueling tensions between industrial ...
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Indigenous community calls out Cambodian REDD+ project as tensions simmer in the Cardamoms
Officially], the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project was suspended for more than a year and then restarted/reinstated recently. ...
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Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
The leaders presented evidence of the impact of oil and gas exploration at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. They said the projects violate Indigenous rights by ...
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In Canada, Indigenous advocates argue that mining companies violate the rights of nature
Many Indigenous worldviews already recognize these rights. The question for many in the movement, however, is how to bring the rights of nature into the courtroom. Enter the International Rights ...