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Indigenous peoples of Brazil denounce human rights violations during the pandemic before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on indigenous peoples, the Inter-American Commission convened a virtual thematic hearing on October 6, 2020, on "The pandemic and indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Brazil." The hearing marked the first of three hearings to focus on the pandemic... read more
Native Advocacy Organizations Joint Statement for October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 1st marks the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which offers a critical opportunity to continue to shed light on the issue of domestic violence.
Victory in McGirt v. Oklahoma!
The U.S. Supreme Court held that land in eastern Oklahoma that had been reserved for the Creek Nation in the 1800s remains a reservation today
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Violence against Indigenous Women and Indigenous People Worldwide
UN Photo #841026 | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), holds a virtual briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic in Geneva, Switzerland | 15 April, 2020

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), a global health agency, declared...

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Covid-19: COIAB, ILRC denunciam a violação dos direitos humanos dos povos indígenas na Amazônia brasileira

A Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira (COIAB) e o Indian Law Resource Center denunciam a violação dos direitos humanos dos povos indígenas isolados e de recente contato, no contexto da pandemia do Covid19.
Covid-19: COIAB, Center urge UN and OAS to act to protect indigenous peoples in the Amazon

The Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) and the Indian Law Resource Center (the Center) denounce the violation of the human rights of indigenous peoples in isolation and recent contact within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
SCOTUS to Hear Arguments Remotely in May on Reservation Status of Tribal Land in Oklahoma

On April 13, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear the oral arguments in ten cases by telephone conference on May 4,5,6,11,12, and 13.  The Justices and counsel will participate on the call, and live audio feed is expected to be provided to the news media. The Court previously...

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Reservation Status of Tribal Land Under Attack Before the U.S. Supreme Court

The opening brief in McGirt v. Oklahoma was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on February 4, 2020. At issue is whether the State of Oklahoma can prosecute an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation for crimes committed within the historical Creek reservation boundaries.
Operation Lady Justice Launched; VAWA Reauthorization Remains Grounded
President Trump surprised tribal communities and advocates with Operation Lady Justice, an executive order establishing a federal task force on missing and murdered American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Amazon Fires: Protecting Indigenous Rights is a Global Environmental Imperative
The situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil has been worsening for years, but under the current administration, we’re moving dangerously fast toward a tipping point from which the Amazon rainforest – and the indigenous peoples who depend on it for their survival – cannot recover.

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