Human Rights

Read more about Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Talks to Cultural Survival in Wake of Terrorism Charge by Philippine Government

On February 21, 2018, the government of the Philippines filed a legal petition to have a number of organizations, associations, and leaders declared as terrorist and outlaws pursuant to the National Security Act of 2007. To the shock of the world, this includes UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Joan Carling, co-convener of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group on Sustainable Development, as well as 600 other Indigenous human rights defenders from across the country. Terri Hansen spoke with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz about the allegations.

Read more about UN, Human Rights Experts, Indigenous Leaders Condemn Philippines for Placing Special Rapporteur On “Terrorist Hit List”

What do you do when a country places a United Nations Special Rapporteur on a terrorist hit list? If you're the UN, you hit back. A petition filed February 21 in a Manila court by apparently unstable President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines labels Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 'a terrorist.'

Read more about Cultural Survival Stands in Solidarity with Indigenous leaders in the Wake of Unfounded Terrorist Accusations in the Philippines

Read more about Keepers of the Earth Fund Awards 14 Grants in Support of Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Self-Governance

Cultural Survival’s Keepers of the Earth Fund provides small grants designed to support Indigenous Peoples’ community advocacy and development projects. Since 2007, the Fund has provided nearly $2.5 million in grants and technical assistance to over 350 Indigenous-led projects in 64 countries around the world.

Read more about Radio Sinakan: La lucha y amor por el uso del idioma Maya en Patzún

A 81 kilómetros de la ciudad capital, en la comunidad de Patzún, Guatemala, se encuentra Radio Sinakan. Una radio comunitaria Maya creada por líderes conscientes de que la voz de los pueblos no tenía un medio de expresión en su propio idioma y que representara las necesidades e intereses propios.

Read more about Radio Sinakan: Fighting for the Kaqchikel Language in Patzún

Eighty-one kilometers from Guatemala City, in the community of Patzún, you will find Radio Sinakan, a Mayan community radio station started by community leaders who wanted to give local people a previously unavailable medium to express their voices, needs, and interests.

Read more about On International Women's Day, Celebrate Indigenous Women!

March 8th is International Women's Day!

Read more about KOEF Grantee Spotlight: Empowering Sunuwar Sewa Samaj

With a grant from Cultural Survival’s Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF), Sunuwar Sewa Samaj (Sunuwar Welfare Society) plans to raise awareness about the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in relation to hydropower generation projects being undertaken in the territories of Koĩts-Sunuwar Indigenous communities in Nepal.

Read more about Environmental Defender Guadalupe Campanur Tapia Murdered in Mexico

Cultural Survival condemns the murder of the Purépecha environmental activist Guadalupe Campanur Tapia, whose body was found on January 16, 2018 in the municipality of Checrán, Michocán, Mexico. She was strangled to death by two unidentified killers. Investigators have not indicated that Campanur’s death was due to her activism, but they have not ruled it out either.

Read more about Women Human Rights Defenders Demand the Stop of the Duterte Reign of Terror

Read more about European Parliament Releases Study on the Situation with Indigenous Children with Disabilities

In December 2017, the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights published a study titled The Situation of Indigenous Children with Disabilities.

Read more about Female Power: The New Voices of Indigenous Central American Radio

“In my 12 years of doing community radio, I had never had the opportunity to produce my own radio pieces. This was a task delegated and assumed by men, and therefore I came to think it was something complicated.

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