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Under traditional international human rights law doctrine, the state is obligated to protect human rights in its territory, and it is the state that bears responsibility for human rights violations committed by private actors. When those rights are not respected or protected, raising concerns and calling for action at the United Nations (U.N.) and the Organization of American States (O.A.S.)...

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Detail of Qaspeq by Amber Webb Donations to the Safe Women, Strong Nations project are being matched, up to a total of $25,000. Please consider making an additional or increased gift by January 15, 2020. DONATE OPERATION LADY JUSTICE: A FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN President Trump surprised tribal communities and advocates late...

Our Maya Q’eqchi’ clients in Guatemala reached a major milestone in their 40+ year effort to secure their land titles. In late October, the government officially issued and registered the Agua Caliente Lote 9 community’s land title. FONTIERRAS, the national land titling agency, delivered the title to the community during a ceremony and celebration on November 25th, 2019. Center attorneys...

It wasn’t long ago that Brazil was held up as a model demonstrating the potential for reducing deforestation by strengthening indigenous peoples’ legal land rights. Brazil has some of the world’s most progressive environmental legislation, and the obligation to recognize indigenous peoples’ rights to their ancestral territories is embedded in the country’s 1988 Constitution. Brazil has been a centerpiece in...

NEW ARTICLE In a few weeks the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear arguments in Brackeen v. Bernhardt, a case challenging the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act by claiming – wrongly – that ICWA is racially discriminatory. The ongoing case is a prominent part of a systematic attack on tribal rights, especially one key principle of federal...