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09.02.10
On July 30, 2010, President Obama signed the historic Tribal Law and Order Act into law. The Act is an important step towards ending the crisis of violence against Native women currently occurring on tribal lands. Native women face higher rates of violence than any other group in the United...
11.11.09
The OAS held a special session on November 11th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the 40th anniversary of the American Convention on Human Rights, and the 30th anniversary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.Armstrong Wiggins, Director of...
03.12.08
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Robert T. Coulter, Executive Director of the Indian Law Resource Center, discusses US Congress' apology to Native Americans
02.07.11
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights grants Precautionary Measures to Rapa Nui clansFebruary 7, 2011 -- Conflict between the Rapa Nui indigenous communities and the Chilean government has led to action by an international human rights body.The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR...
06.06.11
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing, Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on June 9, 2011. Video from the hearing can be viewed at www.indian.senate.gov. Tribal Leaders and Representatives: ...
06.06.11
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing, Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on June 9, 2011. Video from the hearing can be viewed at www.indian.senate.gov. Tribal Leaders and Representatives: ...
04.16.12
Commentary by Karla E. General*The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples presents a new opportunity and a new kind of legal authority that could help Native peoples to secure rights to sacred places, and to preserve and protect cultural, religious, and spiritual practices.The...
12.16.11
By Cara TabachnickMonday, December 05, 2011In the decade since Donna O’Brien became a law enforcement officer at the Comanche Nation Police Department in Lawton, OK, she has seen many changes in how Indian Country—the description Native Americans still use for the vast territory inside the U.S....
12.16.11
December 15, 2011By Rachel BuxtonNo one wants to think about physical assaults happening to someone they know or even happening to themselves. However, out of any ethnic or racial group in the U.S., Native women face the highest rates of sexual violence and physical assault.One out of three Native...
12.16.11
December 15, 2011By Rachel BuxtonNo one wants to think about physical assaults happening to someone they know or even happening to themselves. However, out of any ethnic or racial group in the U.S., Native women face the highest rates of sexual violence and physical assault.One out of three Native...