Arbitrary arrest and detention On March 9, 2021, Hidme Markam, 28, an Adivasi human rights activist, was arrested while at an event marking the International Women’s Day organized by the Jail Bandi Rihai Committee (Committee for Release of..
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PHILIPPINES || Relentless Struggle For Justice And Land Rights: Tumandok Massacre And Mass Arrests
On February 28, 2021, Barangay Captain Julie Catamin who challenged the baseless red tagging of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the military was shot dead. Catamin is a member of the indigenous Tumandok community. He was among..
PHILIPPINES || Impunity And Criminalization Of Activism In The Philippines: Trumped-up Charges Against Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders
On July 12, 2021, the Regional Trial Court in Tagum City, capital of Davao del Norte – a province in Davao region in Mindanao Island at the south of the Philippines—rejected the criminal prosecution against the indigenous human..
“Let us protect the nature”, the call of Indigenous Peoples in the COP26 Summit
November 5th, 2021. Indigenous Peoples hold in their knowledge and traditional livelihoods the solution to climate change and loss of biodiversity, expressed yesterday Indigenous leaders gathered in the “Partnership or Criminalization: Implications of the 30/30 Biodiversity Conservation Target..
COP 26 World Leaders Summit || Global Leaders’ Pledge to Support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as Guardians of the Forest – Statement by Joan Carling
{loadmoduleid 368} We welcome today’s global commitment to strengthen the forest tenure of indigenous peoples and local communities. Should this investment lead to appropriate policies and channel financial support directly to indigenous and local communities, we envision profound..
UK and EU must not abet the theft of indigenous territory in Brazil
Brazil’s indigenous people are anxiously awaiting a supreme court judgement on our land rights. Proposed new laws in the EU and UK will profoundly affect us too
Communication to the Prosecutor requesting a Preliminary Examination of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity perpetrated against the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Committed by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro
Good Morning Today is a historic day for indigenous peoples. On the date that marks the International Day of Indigenous Peoples, the Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brasil (APIB) has presented a Communiqué to the Attorney’s Office,..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: The Philippines
Indigenous representatives and their lawyers file petition at the Supreme Court to junk the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. (Photo: Tony La Viña) The Philippines has the most dismal government response to the pandemic in the Southeast Asian region.1..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: India
Adivasi Bhil Peoples from Gujarat are released on bail following their arrest. They were protesting against the acquisition of their lands by the hydropower and construction company, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL). (Photo: Rajendra Tadavi) Without any..
2021 IPRI Criminalization Report: Mexico
In Carrizalillo, Guerrero, Mexico, lands were leased to a Equinox Gold for 13 years. The town is located just 600 meters from the Bermejal mine’s first toxic waste deposit. (Photo: Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña Tlachinollan)..
