Seeking Justice, Latin Indigenous Leaders Come to Testify
Indian Country Today article. Indigenous Leaders visit Washington, DC to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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IACHR Decision Brings Hope to Native Women
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights says U.S. violated its obligations under international human rights laws.
Indigenous leaders work on new legal framework
Indigenous leaders and government officials from 29 countries meet on a proposed legal framework for protecting economic, cultural and political rights.
Indigenous leaders call for implementation of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
June 20, 2017 (Español) | Indigenous leaders are in Cancun, Mexico, this week calling on the Organization of American States (OAS) to take action during its 47th General Assembly to implement the promises in the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted June 15, 2
Líderes indígenas hacen un llamado a la implementación de la Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas
June 20, 2017 ENGLISH | Esta semana, líderes indígenas se encuentran en Cancún, México exigiendo que la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) adopte medidas durante su 47° Asamblea General para implementar la Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, la cual fue adoptada el 15 de Juni
Strategies for implementing the new American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
March 2, 2017 | Washington, DC
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About the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will help protect our self-determination rights, our rights to our territories and natural resources, our right to sustainable development and to the healthy environment on which indigenous peoples physical and cultural survival depends. It will also help to ensure respect for the practices, traditions, laws, and cultural values of indigenous people.
Working Group Approves American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Vote
The American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been approved to go before the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly in June, 2016. The OAS is a regional intergovernmental human rights organization of 35 member countries of the Americas including the United States. The American Declaration is a comprehensive, regional human rights instrument that promotes and protects the rights of indigenous peoples in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. It improves on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in part by incorporating a stronger and more thorough treatment of treaties and gender equality.
The Inter-American Human Rights System ─ Combating Violence Against Native Women in the United States
A resource documenting the Center's advocacy within the Inter-American Human Rights System to combat violence against Native women in the United States.
Indigenous Peoples Call on UN to Improve World Bank Policies
Indian Law Resource Center delivers statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. CLICK HERE FOR MORE...
The Need for an American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
OAS: Indigenous Leaders Work to Protect Economic, Cultural, and Political Rights
Indigenous leaders from 25 countries met in Washington D.C. in January 2011 seeking consensus on a proposed legal framework to protect economic, cultural and political rights of indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Indigenous Peoples Caucus statement at the Nov. 30th opening ceremony of the OAS draft American Declaration negotiations
Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the XII Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
IACHR celebrates 50th anniversary
The OAS held a special session on November 11th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Comparative Table of UN Declaration vs. Draft OAS Declaration Text
Table comparing current draft American Declaration text with UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Issue 1 2010
- Fighting to Protect Alaska's Rivers
- Update on the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- A sorry saga
Issue 2 2009
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NCAI endorses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coulter urges action at the OAS
Indian Country Today article. National Congress of American Indians passed a "resolution supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, urging endorsement from State and Federal governments."
Issue 2, 2008
- Native Land Law Project aims to reform unjust laws
- The People's Summit gives voice to Indigenous rights
- Presidential candidates pledge to honor Native rights
- Scant Progress on the OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- United Nations Permanent Forum
- Innu Nation: No compensation, no hydroelectric project
Indigenous Peoples Caucus Proposal: Article XXIV
Article XXIV of the OAS Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Indigenous Peoples Caucus Proposal: Article XVIII Right to Environmental Protection
Article XVIII of the OAS draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Using International Human Rights Mechanisms to Promote and Protect Rights of Indian Nations and Tribes in the United States
By Robert T. Coulter, Executive Director, Indian Law Resource Center. Revised and updated by Lucy R. Simpson Staff Attorney, Indian Law Resource Center.
Eighth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
Contains the latest version of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as of December 8, 2006.
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Draft Resolution: American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Resolution Proposed by the Chair of the Working Group
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Art. XXIV Navajo Nation, Haudenosaunee, Citizen Potawatomi
Proposal of the Navajo Nation, Haudenosaunee, and Citizen Potawatomi to the OAS concerning Article XXIV
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List of Concepts Raised in relation to Article XXIV
List of Concepts Raised in relation to Article XXIV - Presented by the Chair.
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Fourth Special Meeting of the Working Group
Report of the Chair
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Proposals to Amend Articles XVIII and Section Five of the Draft Declaration
At the Fifth Meeting of the Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus for the Organization of American States.
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Fifth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
OAS Fifth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Proposals to Amend Articles XIX to XXIII and Section Six of the Draft Declaration
At the Fourth Meeting of the Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus for the Organization of American States.
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