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Securing collective land rights for Indigenous communities is one of the most effective, affordable strategies for meeting global biodiversity and climate goals. By helping Indigenous Peoples gain legal title to nearly 1.5 million hectares of ancestral land across Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, and Argentina, our work directly addresses deforestation, climate change, and ecosystem loss. On World Environment Day, Indigenous Organizations of...
The Indian Law Resource Center is pleased to announce the addition of two new staff attorneys - Caroline LaPorte and Kari Guajajara. These legal advocates will support the Center’s international and domestic projects and its mission to protect Indigenous rights and lands. Caroline LaPorte, J.D., immediate descendant of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI), comes to the Center...
The Indian Law Resource Center, in a joint statement with Americans for Indian Opportunity, the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, National Congress of American Indians, and the Native American Rights Fund, called on the UN to address the epidemic of violence against indigenous women by following up on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Outcome Document. The Center offered three...
"Twelve indigenous leaders detained in Nicaragua’s “La Modelo” men’s prison and the “La Esperanza” women’s prison are suffering discriminatory and racist mistreatment, according to a recent report." - Confidencial In Nicaragua, Indigenous leaders are facing violent persecution for defending their lands and practicing their culture. A recent report by the Association for Legal Defense, Registration, and Memory for Nicaragua (Aududrnic)...
*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Statement on the Deportation of Guatemalan Children September 8, 2025 We are deeply concerned to learn that the United States government is attempting to deport some 609 Guatemalan children, at least 90% of whom are Maya, without due process or respect for their rights under U.S. and international law. Efforts to secretly deport these children...