On September 19, 2019, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), a UN human rights body that monitors State adherence to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, released its Concluding Observations about Mexico’s human rights record.
By Michael Beltran
Since August 19, 2019, a match of dissent has been lit in West Papua with protests spreading like wildfire. Indonesia’s easternmost region has seen a resurgence in demonstrations from the locals demanding accountability from the spate of abuses by the state and renewing their call for complete independence
Al ser una mujer Indígena (Buryat), Galina Angarova está familiarizada con los problemas Indígenas en todo el mundo. Esperamos el liderazgo de Galina con muchas ganas, ya que apoyará la creciente presencia mundial y la eficacia en la capacidad que tiene Cultural Survival para reforzar los objetivos Indígenas de autodeterminación y autogobierno.
Being an Indigenous woman (Buryat), Galina Angarova is very familiar with Indigenous issues around the world. We look forward to Galina’s leadership which will support an increasing global presence and effectiveness of Cultural Survival’s ability to reinforce Indigenous goals of self-determination and self-governance.
Galina recently sat down to talk about a range of topics, including her work as an Indigenous rights advocate, as a foundation program manager, and her plans for Cultural Survival.
By David Courchene
It is said in the lodges of our people that we have reached a tipping point. Earth changes are already in effect, and serious changes must take place if we are to create a sustainable world.
There is nothing more important at this time than to address climate change.
Today, much of our planning should consider preparing for these changes that are inevitable. That is our first challenge.
Then, laying down a foundation for the future in becoming better stewards of the land.
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar
Indigenous media is technology used for the exchange of information among people, communication that may take place within family members, communities, and in the marketplace. In this article, Indigenous media does not refer to Indigenous oral or folk media, but encompasses those media or forms of media where expression is created, owned, controlled, and managed by Indigenous Peoples to produce and exchange culturally appropriate information in the languages that they speak and understand.
Media and Indigenous Peoples
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In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from civil society who have had a transformative positive impact on the environment.
El 13 de septiembre del año 2017, hoy hace 12 años, en Nueva York, fue adoptada la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas Sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. Esta declaración tiene como predecesoras a la Convención 169 de la OIT y la Convención 107.
Desde el 4 de septiembre, 22 municipios en el nororiente de Guatemala han sido militarizados por el presidente de derecha Jimmy Morales después de declarar Estado de Sitio en la región mayoritariamente Indígena del país por un período de 30 días. Un Estado de Sitio suspende los derechos civiles, incluida la libertad de acción, la libertad de movimiento, el derecho de reunión y manifestación, portar armas, y apoya las detenciones legales y los interrogatorios de detenidos y presos, poniendo en riesgo la libertad, la seguridad, la vida y la paz del habitantes de las zonas afectadas.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
