Strengthening the security of Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic
13 Ene 2021 - 10:13What the pandemic has highlighted is the critical importance of the work that Indigenous Peoples Human Rights Defenders (IPHRDs) perform daily in their communities.
Violence, corruption, and false promises: Conservation and the Baka in Cameroon
1 Jul 2020 - 09:40This group of over 40,000 spread between the forests of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo and Gabon, practice hunting and foraging as a traditional livelihood.
Impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya
5 Feb 2020 - 00:46The two renewable energy projects examined in this report have employed questionable practices in their respect for the territorial rights of Indigenous residents.
Indigenous peoples commit to climate action at UNSG Climate Action Summit
25 Sep 2019 - 08:21The proposed actions reflect the reciprocal relationship we have with our lands, territories, and resources and our responsibility to protect them for generations to come.
Indigenous peoples protest in West Papua
2 Sep 2019 - 09:28“Monkey”, “pig”, “dog” – these words were shouted at a group of West Papuan students, who had been arrested and later released due to lack of evidence.
Greenland cannot be bought as it is not for sale
27 Ago 2019 - 10:09Denmark does not “own” Greenland. Greenland is part of a State, which includes three nations; Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Is Kenya’s new land law strengthening indigenous peoples’ land rights?
15 Ago 2019 - 06:54The main livelihood of pastoralists in Kenya—estimated to comprise 25 per cent of the national population—is increasingly being threatened by the growing rush for their land
IWGIA condemns killing of indigenous leader in Brazil
30 Jul 2019 - 08:49Brazilian government data shows that 1,637 km2 have been deforested in just July 2019 so far—an area of forest almost the size of the entire country of Lebanon.
Rights defenders on the agenda at Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn
20 Jun 2019 - 22:02IWGIA is co-hosting one of the first events at this year’s Global Landscapes Forum, entitled: Defending nature together: Tackling growing threats against rights defenders.
For Karamojong, pastoralism is our future, not our past
30 Mayo 2019 - 05:26Even though there are the same specific concerns in the Ugandan legal framework with respect to pastoralism, key laws still guarantee certain rights of pastoralists.
Putla: A 75-year-old woman indigenous rights defender
15 Mayo 2019 - 07:29In the beginning of this millennium, the Souy people’s livelihood was under increasing pressure from newcomers who, illegally, entered their land and started cutting down tree
Landmark ruling provides compensation to indigenous peoples in Australia
2 Mayo 2019 - 10:22Considering this aspect of the claim, the Court noted that relationship of Aboriginal peoples to their land encompasses all of the country, and not just sacred sites.
Serious Deterioration of Human Rights and Indigenous Rights Conditions in Brazil
20 Mar 2019 - 13:12There are 896.917 indigenous persons in Brazil (305 ethnic groups). The main challenge for them is the threat that new indigenous territories will no longer be established.
Millions of forest-dwelling indigenous peoples are facing eviction in India
10 Mar 2019 - 11:21These families live in and around 500 wildlife sanctuaries and 90 national parks; but many live there sustainably and have protected the forests long before these areas...
Do indigenous peoples hold the key to saving Myanmar’s remaining forest?
1 Mar 2019 - 10:53In 2016, the country’s remaining forests covered 43 per cent of the land, but recently, the speed of deforestation has increased significantly.
Recommendations from Uganda's National Dialogue on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries
12 Dic 2018 - 08:27IWGIA's Senior Advisor on Land Rights, Marianne Wiben: ”The National dialogue on extractive industries and the rights of indigenous peoples in Uganda was very successful".
New land law threatens millions of livelihoods in Myanmar
4 Dic 2018 - 09:03IWGIA is greatly concerned that the rapid implementation of the amended law may increase land conflicts and grievances rather than solve them
The Arhuacos’ last stand in the heights of Sierra Nevada
16 Oct 2018 - 09:38Indigenous communities’ livelihood in Colombia is threatened as they are struggling to keep their ancestral territory. The Arhuaco peoples have organised themselves.