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Esta etapa se inició con la Resolución 1919 de la Asamblea General, de 10 de Junio de 2003; por medio de la cual, esta reconoció el fin del análisis por parte del Grupo de Trabajo del Texto Aprobado por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, e instó al mismo a iniciar las reuniones de negociaciones para la búsqueda de consensos...
La segunda parte de la Séptima Reunión de Negociaciones, realizada en Brasilia, Brasil, del 21 al 25 de Marzo de 2006, marco el inicio de esta segunda etapa con la revisión final y la consecuente limpieza de textos. Actualmente, el presente proceso se esta desarrollando en esta etapa, sobre la base de una nueva metodología de trabajo y de un...
Left-to-Right: Susan White (Oneida), Irene Cuch (Ute), Cecelia Fire Thunder, (Ogala Lakota): Loretta Mextoxen (Oneida) Margo Gray Proctor (Osage) and Cherrah Quiett (Muscogee Creek) were among the dynamic women who attended the conference. Cecelia Fire Thunder gave the keynote speech on "Leadership Committed to Change." Photo by Valerie Taliman HINCKLEY, Minn. - More than 250 women attended the fourth annual...
A delegation of Native women's organizations met with Doudou Diéne, the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, during his visit to the United States in May. Native women face the highest rates of violence of any group in the United States. The delegation, led by Jacqueline Agtuca of Clan Star, Inc., informed the Special Rapporteur about how the current...
An overview of the various international human right mechanisms available to protect and promote indigenous rights.
The Missoulian. Over the years, and even in the present day, indigenous communities world wide struggle to protect their lands and resources from extractive transnational companies.
VALLE DUPAR, Colombia - At the Latin American Forum held here on July 17, staff attorney Leonardo Crippa addressed concerns of indigenous peoples about the "Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America" (IIRSA) that will extensively alter their land and livelihoods. Marlon Santi, President of the National Indigenous Organization of Ecuador, spoke about the struggle of the...
Skye Resources/HudBay Inc. images In April, Indigenous Notes reported that turbulent credit markets had forced Canadian mining company Skye Resources to temporarily suspend development of its Fénix nickel mine in El Estor, Guatemala (http://www.indianlaw.org/enews/april08/skye). Unfortunately, a recent merger between Skye Resources and HudBay Minerals Inc. means plans to bring the 31-year-old mine back online are moving forward again. Skye CEO...