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On May 5, 2016, the National Institute for Justice published its latest research report examining the prevalence of intimate partner and sexual violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men. Using a nationally representative sample from the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, the report provides estimates of sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partners, stalking...
June 6, 2016| By Christopher T. Foley, Attorney, Indian Law Resource CenterThe Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone Tribe was dealt another setback last week in its ongoing efforts to preserve its constitutional government in the face of persistent federal interference.On May 27, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a disappointing decision in the Tribe’s federal...
Human Rights Council resolution forwarding the UN Declaration to the General Assembly. The United Nations Human Rights Council passes a resolution to bring forth the UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the UN General Assembly
Center staff attending the UN Human Rights Council’s 32nd session (June 13-July 1) in Geneva are calling for concrete measures to address the epidemic of violence against indigenous women and girls around the world, including American Indian and Alaska Native women. The Center developed and cosponsored written and oral statements with the Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, National Congress of...
French | Portugues | Spanish | Statement by the Indigenous DelegationsJune 15, 2016(SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic) — Today, after nearly 30 years, the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. “This is a profound moment in the history of the indigenous rights movement,” said Armstrong Wiggins, director of the Indian Law Resource...
June 14, 2016| Washington, D.C. — More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime and more than 1 in 2 American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced sexual violence according to the National Institute of Justice’s new report. On June 16 th, the National Congress of American Indians, the National...
(SANTO DOMINGO, Republica Dominicana) – Hoje, depois de quase 30 anos, a Organização de Estados Americanos (OEA) adotou a Declaração Americana sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas. “Este é um grande momento na história do movimento pelos direitos indígenas,” disse Armstrong Wiggins, diretor do Escritório de Washington, D.C do Centro de Recursos Jurídicos para os Povos Indígenas. Por muito tempo...
(SANTO DOMINGO, Republica Dominicana) – Hoy, después de casi 30 años, la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) adoptó la Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. “Este es un gran momento en la historia del movimiento por los derechos indígenas,” dijo Armstrong Wiggins, director de la Oficina de Washington, D.C del Centro de Recursos Jurídicos para los Pueblos...
Video in English STATEMENT BY THE INDIGENOUS DELEGATIONSDURING THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ADOPTION OF THEAMERICAN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, June 15, 2016 President of the 46 th Session of the OAS General AssemblyDistinguished State RepresentativesSecretary GeneralCivil society and private enterprise representativesIndigenous sisters and brothers of the AmericasPeople of the Dominican Republic I thank...
June 13, 2016 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — I would like to first thank the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, OAS Secretary General, OAS Adjunct Secretary and OAS Ambassadors. The Ambassador of Mexico to the OAS has given me an opportunity to speak here today. It is very hard for me to tell a story that began in...