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The World Bank is an international organization comprised and governed by 188 national governments. It makes loans to developing countries to finance development projects, from road construction to land policy reform. The World Bank is currently revising its safeguard policies, including those designed to protect local indigenous peoples and their environments. While these policies provide critical protections, they fall below...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group. The IFC funds development activities of numerous multi-national companies and private actors throughout the developing world. In 2011, the IFC approved a new set of Performance Standards, which contain measures aimed at preventing harm to the environment and people, especially indigenous peoples, from IFC-funded...
The Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.) was established in 1959 and is one of the largest sources of development financing for developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The I.D.B. is governed by 48 member country shareholders, including 26 Latin American and Caribbean borrowing members. In 2006, the I.D.B. adopted its first Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples. This policy, as...
Throughout South America, indigenous peoples are fighting to prevent irreparable harm to their communities and the environment they depend upon for physical and cultural survival. In Brazil, development projects such as energy, infrastructure, and other mega-projects funded by the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES), pose a serious threat to indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforest. Though BNDES is a Brazilian...
Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development: Protecting our Rights. How can we make sure that development initiatives are really sustainable and bring positive results for the well-being of indigenous communities? One of the best strategies we can use is to demand that all development initiatives respect our human rights. This guide is designed to help indigenous peoples understand what our rights...
Earlier this month, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted the Indian Law Resource Center’s request for precautionary measures protecting leaders of the Agua Caliente community in El Estor, in Guatemala’s Izabal province. Rodrigo Tot, a political leader, and attorney Carlos Pop have been on the frontlines of the legal effort to secure protection of the Agua Caliente community’s land...
Times Union Article by James M. Odato, published in the Times Union, discusses how a land claim settlement gives Mohawks $100 million and 13400 acres to expand reservation.
October 26, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- Indian Law Resource Center sent a letter this week to the United Nations UN-REDD Programme Policy Board raising serious concerns regarding the rights of indigenous peoples in Ecuador. The Government of Ecuador is presenting a report today to the UN-REDD Programme regarding its progress in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), including...
Statement of the Indian Law Resource Center146 Period of Sessions of the Inter American Commission on Human Rights(October 31, 2012) The Inter-American Human Rights System:Strengthening the Promotion and Protection of Human Rightsand the Fundamental Values of our Societies Hearing: Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System Presenter: Leonardo Crippa, Senior Attorney, Indian Law Resource Center Thank you Mr. President: On behalf...
Under the leadership of President Rodrigo Tot, the Agua Caliente community has achieved great success by securing a decision from the Constitutional Court of Guatemala – the country’s highest court – in their favor and against mining interests. But this, however, has come at a great cost. In early October, Edin Tot, Rodrigo’s eldest son was murdered and his second...