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Native women's advocates in the United States are praising lawmakers for passage of an inclusive, bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act that will afford protection to all women and victims of violence. The bipartisan bill, S. 47, passed by the Senate on February 12, 2013, and now by the House, 286 to 138, includes critical provisions to restore and strengthen...
Guide for Communities: Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development: Protecting our Rights Download a printable version (print double-sided, duplexing on the short edge, and fold in half) International Law Principles for REDD+: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Legal Obligations of REDD+ Actors We look forward to comments, suggestions, and alternative drafts. Please direct feedback to [email protected] or fill out...
Guía para Comunidades: Pueblos Indigenas y Desarrollo Sostenible: Protegiendo Nuestros Derechos Ver la Guía en línea | Descargar una versión imprimible ( impresión a doble cara , impresión a doble cara porel lado más corto , y doblar por la mitad ) ♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦--♦♦♦--♦♦ Principios de Derecho Internacional para REDD+: Los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas y las Obligaciones Internacionales de...
The Indian Law Resource Center is deeply concerned about the recent murders, kidnappings and wrongful arrests against prominent indigenous leaders throughout Guatemala. We are working with our indigenous colleagues in Guatemala to confirm key facts. In the meantime, Indigenous leaders of the CONSEJO DEL PUEBLO MAYA DE OCCIDENTE -CPO- and the Xinca Parliament are calling for all nations to voice...
Syracuse Post-Standard McAndrew shares Onondaga's worries about the New York court's dismissal of the Onondaga Nation's lawsuit, which claimed that the State of New York acquired almost 4,000 square miles in land illegally from the Onondaga Nation.
The Center works to ensure that climate change-related policies respect the rights of indigenous peoples. ♦♦ What's New ♦♦ New comments from the Center on various REDD+ proposals by the World Bank and UN-REDD World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility R-Package Assessment Framework, February 2013 ( click here for a full list and links to all of the Center's comments)...
A delegation of leaders from Agua Caliente, a Maya Q’eqchi’ community in Guatemala, worked with the Center’s Washington, D.C. office in March to raise international awareness about a nickel mine that threatens to destroy their homelands. Because of the rich deposits of nickel beneath their territories, Q’eqchi’ communities are facing efforts by government agencies and the mining company to evict...
More than 500 hard-fought days after Violence Against Women Act expired, both houses of Congress finally passed S. 47 by a strong bipartisan vote. On March 7, 2013, joined by Native and other women’s advocates, survivors, tribal leaders, federal officials, and lawmakers, President Obama signed into law the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA 2013). It was a...
The World Bank held two critical meetings in Manila, Philippines, last month as part of its safeguard policies review process and its overall engagement with indigenous peoples. Center Senior Attorney Leonardo Crippa was invited to participate in the meetings as an expert on indigenous rights. On March 21st, the meeting addressed the question of free, prior, and informed consent of...