Human Rights

For too long, indigenous peoples around the world have been marginalized and subject to unjust and discriminatory legal systems of states. 

Large disparities in economic and political power make indigenous peoples especially vulnerable to wrong-doing. For more than 30 years, we have worked to build a legal framework to help indigenous peoples win recognition of their human rights, including: right to exist as distinct peoples and cultures; right to be free from discrimination and forced assimilation; and right of self-determination and other essential rights.

We invite you to review the Center’s Human Rights work and get involved:

• Safe Women Strong Nations
• The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peopls
• Human Rights Training