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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs looks at juvenile justice challenges faced by Native youth

On July 15, 2015, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the University of Nevada, and the Boys and Girls Club of America during an oversight hearing, titled “Juvenile Justice in Indian Country: Challenges and...

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Center urges the United Nations to act on the World Conference recommendations
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considers the need for victim services in Indian country

On June 10, 2015, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs considered testimony from federal, state, and tribal officials during its oversight

Observing human rights necessary to address extreme poverty

Center delivers joint statement with Amnesty International to UN Human Rights Council
2014 Annual Report


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Indigenous Caucus withdraws from negotiations on the American Declaration
May 15, 2015, the Indigenous Caucus of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas withdrew from the 18th session of the negotiations on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Negotiations hit a stalemate when a few OAS states introduced text for the American Declaration that... read more
Push for American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be completed in June

The Organization of American States (OAS), a regional intergovernmental organization that seeks to build collaboration among its 35 member countries of the Americas, completed the fourth round of negotiations on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on May 15, 2015...
UN Secretary-General Working on Action Plan to Benefit Indigenous Peoples
The clock is ticking for UN leaders to develop a system-wide action plan to fulfill the mandates outlined in the 2014 World Conference on Indigenous Peoples outcome document.
Guatemala: Agua Caliente case moves forward
In February 2015, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights transferred Agua Caliente’s petition to Guatemala, formally launching the first phase of the procedure.
Supporting Native Women in Alaska
The Safe Women, Strong Nations project is committed to addressing the situation in Alaska, where Native women endure some of the highest rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in the nation. One in two Alaska Native women will experience sexual or physical violence in her lifetime.

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