Por Jonathan González Quiel

El pueblo Ngäbe Bugle, se ubica en el occidente de Panamá y actualmente representa 2 culturas de las 7 etnias originarias que sobrevivieron a la conquista y la colonización española en Panamá.

Statement of Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the General Assembly at its Seventy-First Session under Item 65: Rights of Indigenous Peoples. New York, 17 October 2016.

On January 21, 2016, the Kingdom of Denmark’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) second cycle process. This mechanism emerged from the 2005 UN reform process and periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is intended to complement the work of other human rights mechanisms, including the UN human rights treaty bodies.

On January 21, 2016, the Kingdom of Denmark’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) second cycle process. This mechanism emerged from the 2005 UN reform process and periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is intended to complement the work of other human rights mechanisms, including the UN human rights treaty bodies.

On January 18, 2016, Namibia’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. This mechanism emerged from the 2005 UN reform process and periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is intended to complement the work of other human rights mechanisms, including the UN human rights treaty bodies.

On January 20, 2016, Paraguay’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the second cycle of the  Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. This mechanism emerged from the 2005 UN reform process and periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is intended to complement the work of other human rights mechanisms, including the UN human rights treaty bodies.

On November 4, 2015, Rwanda’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of the second cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. This mechanism emerged from the 2005 UN reform process and periodically examines the human rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is intended to complement the work of other human rights mechanisms, including the UN human rights treaty bodies.

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Boston to Welcome Ancient Traditions Showcased in Rare Handwoven Rugs from Mexico and Nepal

On September 22nd, 2016, Peru’s courts ruled to absolve 52 Indigenous people of all charges related to the death of 12 policemen during the altercation in June of 2009 known as the Bagua Massacre.  

On September 26, 2016, traditional Indigenous leaders of Peru traveled to Lima to meet with new Kuczynski administration officials regarding the remediation of contamination in their territories.