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April 28, 2014 Indigenous peoples depend on their sacred lands and places for their identity and for the free exercise of their cultural, religious, and spiritual practices. International human rights law recognizes the rights of indigenous peoples to their sacred places and to their cultural, religious, and spiritual practices. [1] Yet, development projects and extractive industries, often with the support...
September 2015 Violence against indigenous women and children is at epidemic levels. In the United States, for example, American Indian and Alaska Native women are still 2.5 times more likely to be assaulted than other women; one in three will be raped and three in five will be physically assaulted. Alaska Native women continue to suffer the highest rate of...
September 2015 Nothing would do more to achieve the objectives of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples than institutionalizing a permanent body in the UN with the authority and responsibility to promote compliance and monitor implementation of the Declaration. Development of a body with an appropriate mandate for implementing and monitoring must be swift but also thoughtful...
The World Conference on Indigenous Peoples recognized the need to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The best way to implement the Declaration and safeguard indigenous peoples’ rights is for indigenous nations and peoples, represented by their own governments, to be able to participate fully and permanently in the work of the UN. Yet, indigenous peoples’...
Since the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, various United Nations bodies have decided to take action to implement key decisions of the Conference: Actions to combat violence against indigenous women. The Human Rights Council, the largest intergovernmental human rights body in the UN, held two panels in 2016 on the issue of violence against indigenous women and girls. In June...
Regarding the United States' Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, by the Indian Law Resource Center.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On December 7, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST, hundreds of supporters will rally on the steps of the United States Supreme Court as oral arguments begin in Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a case that threatens the safety of Native women and children nationwide. After lower federal courts upheld tribal...
On Wednesday, December 2, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held an oversight hearing: “Tribal Law and Order Act – 5 Years Later: How have the justice systems in Indian Country improved?” The Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), signed into law by President Obama on July 29, 2010, amends the Indian Civil Rights Act to provide enhanced sentencing authority...
December 4, 2015 | By Karla E. General* Dec. 16, 2015 marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S. announcement of its support for the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Since 2010, tribal leaders have been working vigorously to implement the UN Declaration at all levels which includes law and policy reform, changes in administrative practices, and long-term...