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VAWA Reauthorization Bill With Strengthened Tribal Provisions Advances Out of the House

The Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act 2019 (HR 1585) passed the House of Representatives on April 4, 2019 with bipartisan support. The bill now moves for consideration in the U.S. Senate.
Declaración de la Coalición de Pueblos y Naciones Indígenas ante la Asamblea General 48° de la Organización de Estados Americanos

Junio 3, 2018
Brooklyn Rivera
Consejo Americano de Pueblos Indígenas
Washington, D.C.
(Inglés)

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Legislative Update – 116th Congress (2019-2020)
February 26, 2019 | Several bills have been introduced in the Senate thus far this year that could help address the epidemic levels of violence against indigenous women. Additionally, Congress recently passed the FY 2019 omnibus appropriations measure ending the historic government shut down, but... read more
Indigenous Organizations Denounce Bolsonaro’s Policies before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held a public hearing on 13 February 2019 to discuss the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Brazil
Deaths of Indigenous Children at Border Amplifies the Need for Policy Change

The death of a yet another indigenous Maya child from Guatemala while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection demands that the United States adjust its approach and end its inhumane and cruel immigration policies and practices -- giving special attention to the care and treatment of...

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Child who died in custody of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol was Maya Q'eqchi'

Indian Law Resource Center responds to young Maya girl’s death in U.S. custody
December 10-16: An important week in human rights history

Earlier this week we marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The UDHR became a benchmark in international human rights when it was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 – explicitly recognizing the inherent and inalienable rights and freedoms we all are...

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Update: the Agua Caliente Case
We are seeing evidence that engaging the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Agua Caliente’s fight to protect thier rights to thier lands and resources is putting pressure on the Guatemalan government and the agencies that have refused to give the community their land titles. In July,... read more
It’s time for the IDB to make good on its pledge and respect the rights of indigenous peoples
It’s been two years since the Executive Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) pledged to review and update its Indigenous Peoples Policy – part of the response to the Center’s complaint against the IDB-financed Mareña Renovables Wind Project in Oaxaca, Mexico. The project had drawn... read more
Supreme Court decision in Carpenter v. Murphy could have significant consequences on safety for Native women
Today, the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Carpenter v. Murphy, a case that will determine whether the Creek Nation’s reservation in Oklahoma was diminished or disestablished and whether the state had jurisdiction to prosecute a crime committed by an Indian in Indian country.... read more

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