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05.26.15
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06.17.14
The UN Informal Interactive Hearing for the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples took place June 17 and 18 at the UN Headquarters in New York, NY. This is a critical meeting for indigenous peoples and governments to put forward concrete recommendations for inclusion in the World Conference...
02.19.14
The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs conducted an oversight hearing on Feb. 12, 2014, on the recently released Indian Law and Order Commission (ILOC) report, “A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer.” The report calls for tribes to exercise full authority over non-Indians and for...
12.31.13
A Report on Tribal Capacity for Enhanced Sentencing and Restored Criminal JurisdictionNative women and girls are not safe. Violence against them has reached epidemic levels in Indian country and Alaska Native villages ─ rates 2½ times higher than violence against any other group of women in the...
11.27.13
In the face of unresponsive domestic legal and political systems, the Indian Law Resource Center partnered with Native women’s organizations and Indian nations on a national strategy – a strategy reframing the issue of violence against Native women as a human rights issue, not just a domestic or...
11.12.13
Center staff were on hand today at the release of the Indian Law and Order Commission’s final report “A Roadmap for Making Native America Safer: Report to the President and Congress of the United States.” The Report makes 40 substantive recommendations to improve criminal justice systems serving...
10.21.13
(Helena, Mont.) -- The Indian Law Resource Center and the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) have launched the first videos in a new campaign to raise awareness of and help end violence against Native women and girls. The campaign is two-fold, featuring a series of “Survivor...
10.15.13
Despite the abuse that almost took her life, Harjo now declares, “I’m not a victim. I’m a survivor. I am the First Lady of The Seminole Nation. I’m a councilwoman. I now have the opportunity to share my story and let people know it can happen to anybody. It’s not drunks. It’s not the poor people....
10.11.13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 11, 2013WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Timbisha Shoshone tribal leaders filed two administrative appeals today to stop a vote on a proposed new constitution scheduled for Nov. 4, 2013. The proposed constitution would revoke the existing Constitution adopted by the Tribe in 1986...
10.15.12
Native women are murdered at 10 times the national rate; 1 out 3 Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and 3 out of 5 physically assaulted. Even worse, 88% of the perpetrators are non-Indian and cannot be prosecuted by tribal governments. Stand and take action now to restore safety and...
10.15.12
“Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation” (REDD+) initiatives have been proposed as a means of combating climate change, while at the same time providing development opportunities for developing countries, indigenous peoples, and other communities who possess forested lands....
01.26.12
The Center has filed additional comments related to REDD+ in our continued efforts to raise awareness of the importance of indigenous peoples’ rights in all efforts to combat climate change. We submitted comments to the UN-REDD Programme on two draft policies: the Draft Free, Prior and Informed...
12.01.11
November 30, 2011 WASHINGTON – Nearly 20 years after the Violence Against Women Act was first signed into law, U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to further strengthen and improve the programs authorized under the landmark law to assist victims and...
11.09.11
The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has extended the opportunity for Native leaders and advocates to submit comments regarding the Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act. Comments will now be accepted through Dec. 2, 2011. Video of the Nov. 10, 2011 hearing...
02.07.11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: February 4, 2011Contacts: Jon Yoshimura (Akaka) (202) 224-6361; Solomona Aoelua (Faleomavaega) (202) 225-8577AKAKA, FALEOMAVAEGA URGE PRESIDENT OF CHILE TO SEEK PEACEFUL RESOLUTION TO STANDOFF IN RAPA NUIWashington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) and...
01.21.11
JANUARY 27, 2011 - VISIT DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER (EXPECTED TO START ON JANUARY 28) An updated agenda is available hereJanuary 21, 2011CHEROKEE, N.C. -- A United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any...
01.13.11
January 12, 2011The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has expressed to the Government of Chile his concern over the evictions and violent clashes, and the threat of future evictions, against members of the Rapa Nui peoples on Easter Island, Chile. The Rapa Nui...