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May 17, 2013

A Coalition of 50+ Indigenous Groups Host #Proud2BIndigenous Week during UNPFII

 First Peoples Worldwide

New York, NY

May 16, 2013
May 15, 2013
On May 29-30, the case of Mapuche Political Prisoners will be presented before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), based in Washington D.C., and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), based in Europe. 
 
May 13, 2013
On April 23, 2013 in recognition of her work with Adivasi (Indigenous) communities in India, Dayamani Barla was chosen by Cultural Survival, an Indigenous Peoples rights organization, as the winner of the 2013 Ellen L. Lutz Indigenous Rights Award.
May 10, 2013

 

May 9, 2013

On the anniversary of the death of Andres Fransisco Miguel, community leader of Santa Cruz Barillas, Huehuetenango, the people of Huehuetenango and neigboring areas in Guatemala came together in protest May 1st.

May 8, 2013

The Ihanktonwan Oyate/Yankton Sioux General Council of South Dakota passed key resolutions in April to affirm their opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline.

May 7, 2013

The Wirikuta Defense Front released their annual report on the mining concessions in their territory and the threats they represent to their people and have presented the information to James Anaya, the UN  Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Peoples on

May 7, 2013

Listen to an interview with Global Response Program Manager Danielle DeLuca on the air Friday May 3rd at Radio CKUW of Winnepeg, Canada.  On Scott Price’s international news program ‘Warning Shots’ Danielle spoke about land grabbing in Gambella, Ethiopia and its affect on local Indigenous People

May 7, 2013

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has issued a statement condemning the State of Belize for violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Toledo district.

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