By Kim Maida
Por Allen Perez
Las elecciones presidenciales del pasado 1 de abril en Costa Rica, no fueron unos comicios de rutina en la democracia más sólida y antigua de América Latina. De hecho, se convirtió en una consulta general sobre la permanencia de Costa Rica en el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos.
Statement to the 17th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples by the Indigenous Media and Communication Caucus, April 19, 2018
Read by: Cultural Survival's Dev Kumar Sunuwar, Nepal
Thank you, Madam Chair,
On behalf of the Indigenous Media and Communication Caucus to the United Nations, we salute the UN General Assembly for proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Los Pueblos Indígenas de todo el mundo estarán viajando a la ciudad de Nueva York para el Foro Permanente de la Organización Naciones Unidas sobre Cuestiones Indígenas del 16 de al 27 de abril. Aunque la mayoría de nosotros no podemos llegar a Nueva York, nuestras voces deben ser escuchadas. Nuestro objetivo es crear una tormenta de actividad en línea durante el Foro Permanente para que se escuchen las voces Indígenas en todas partes.
By John McPhaul
A recent report of a commission named by the University of Costa Rica’s University Council to investigate clashes between Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous residents in the southeastern Bri-Bri territory of Salitre blames the Costa Rican government for the historic marginalization and treatment of Indigenous Peoples leading to the recent unrest.
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.
Land Acknowledgement
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