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Mining the Womb of the Earth: Struggles of Indigenous Women against destructive mining
This publication is part of the Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders Network (IPHRD Net) efforts to inform actors and stakeholders of the efforts of indigenous women and their communities to address violations of their rights, particularly their collective rights as indigenous peoples. The IPHRD Net is supported by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR).
Overview of the State of Indigenous Peoples in Asia
In Asia “indigenous peoples” as a term is contentious. The fact remains, however, that the individual and collective rights of peoples who self-identify as indigenous peoples are being violated on a daily basis. All too often, their territories are sacrificed and expropriated for state-sponsored development and corporate projects that lead to gross and wide-scale violations of their collective rights, especially regarding their lands, territories, and resources.
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Adaptation in Asia
This briefing paper highlights the issues and concerns of indigenous peoples in relation to climate change adaptation. It also highlights the importance of policy advocacy and the full and effective engagement of indigenous peoples in processes and mechanisms of existing governing bodies at regional and international levels.
Traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples Why should it be at the heart of discussions on early warning systems and agriculture?
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) would like to provide the following recommendations to the 42nd session of the SBSTA:
ASEAN, Climate Change, REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples
Briefing paper informing about indigenous peoples in South East Asia, the impact of climate change and the possibilities and threats represented by REDD +. It considers the responses of the ASEAN regarding these global challenges and makes recommendation as to how ASEAN should promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples in relation to climate change and climate change.
Tebtebba
Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) is an indigenous peoples’ organization born out of the need for heightened advocacy to have the rights of indigenous peoples respected, protected and fulfilled worldwide. It also advocates and works on the elaboration and operationalization of indigenous peoples’ sustainable, self-determined development. Tebtebba actively engaged in the processes which led to the adoption of international human rights law and other international instruments, policies and agreements.
United Nations and Indigenous Peoples in Developing Countries An Evolving Partnership
As indigenous peoples continue to gain more space in the UN system, the real challenge is ensuring the full recognition, respect, protection and exercise of their rights at all levels—and especially at the grassroots level. The UN system therefore needs to put into action its commitment in making the UN a “home” for indigenous peoples.
El agronegocio es responsable del 70% de la deforestación en América Latina
Fecha: 28 de julio
Fuente: Red21
Un estudio de la FAO demuestra que el cultivo extensivo con agroquímicos ha sido responsable del 70% de la deforestación en América Latina poniendo en riesgo la biodiversidad y potenciando las inundaciones.
Foro de movimientos sociales sobre derechos humanos y territorios
Una jornada interregional macro zona centro sur denominada: “territorios, derechos humanos y movimientos sociales”, se realizará en Temuco, la que contempla un foro abierto el día viernes a las 17 horas, en la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de la Frontera de Temuco.