Seeking Justice, Latin Indigenous Leaders Come to Testify
Indian Country Today article. Indigenous Leaders visit Washington, DC to testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples moves forward
Indian Country Today article.The working group in the Organization of American States’ in charge of preparing the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples held a special session in Washington moving the process forward for the Draft Declaration.
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Indigenous Peoples Press for an OAS American Declaration
Indigenous leaders and state representatives left the recent 14th round of negotiations on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a sense of both frustration and urgency.
Indigenous leaders work on new legal framework
Indigenous leaders and government officials from 29 countries meet on a proposed legal framework for protecting economic, cultural and political rights.
Human Rights Council holds panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples
September 20, 2017 | Geneva, Switzerland
Center and partners seek permanent status for indigenous governments at the UN
On September 22, 2015, the Human Rights Council held a half-day panel discussion on follow-up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
OAS: Indigenous Leaders Work to Protect Economic, Cultural, and Political Rights
Indigenous leaders from 25 countries met in Washington D.C. in January 2011 seeking consensus on a proposed legal framework to protect economic, cultural and political rights of indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Indigenous Peoples Caucus statement at the Nov. 30th opening ceremony of the OAS draft American Declaration negotiations
Opening Statement of the Indigenous Peoples Caucus at the XII Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus of the Working Group to Prepare the Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
IACHR celebrates 50th anniversary
The OAS held a special session on November 11th to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
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Issue 1 2010
- Fighting to Protect Alaska's Rivers
- Update on the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- A sorry saga
Issue 2 2009
| Center to discuss Principles of International Law for Multi-lateral Development Banks at UN Permanent Forum session | ||
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NCAI endorses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Coulter urges action at the OAS
Indian Country Today article. National Congress of American Indians passed a "resolution supporting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, urging endorsement from State and Federal governments."
Issue 2, 2008
- Native Land Law Project aims to reform unjust laws
- The People's Summit gives voice to Indigenous rights
- Presidential candidates pledge to honor Native rights
- Scant Progress on the OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- United Nations Permanent Forum
- Innu Nation: No compensation, no hydroelectric project
April 2008 – Premiere Issue
Indigenous Peoples Caucus Proposal: Article XXIV
Article XXIV of the OAS Draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Indigenous Peoples Caucus Proposal: Article XVIII Right to Environmental Protection
Article XVIII of the OAS draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Eighth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
Contains the latest version of the Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as of December 8, 2006.
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Draft Resolution: American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Resolution Proposed by the Chair of the Working Group
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Art. XXIV Navajo Nation, Haudenosaunee, Citizen Potawatomi
Proposal of the Navajo Nation, Haudenosaunee, and Citizen Potawatomi to the OAS concerning Article XXIV
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List of Concepts Raised in relation to Article XXIV
List of Concepts Raised in relation to Article XXIV - Presented by the Chair.
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Fourth Special Meeting of the Working Group
Report of the Chair
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Proposals to Amend Articles XVIII and Section Five of the Draft Declaration
At the Fifth Meeting of the Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus for the Organization of American States.
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Fifth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
OAS Fifth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Proposals to Amend Articles XIX to XXIII and Section Six of the Draft Declaration
At the Fourth Meeting of the Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus for the Organization of American States.
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Fourth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
OAS Fourth Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Third Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus
OAS Third Meeting of Negotiations in the Quest for Points of Consensus on the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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Consolidated Text of the Draft Declaration
Prepared by the Chair of the Working Group to Prepare the Proposed American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Rights to Land, Territories, and Natural Resources
A Technical Meeting of the OAS Working Group. Human Rights Brief Human Rights Brief. Vol. 10, No. 2.
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1999 Briefing Book on the draft American Declaration (Authorities and Precedents)
Background material, including authorities and precedents, behind the various articles of the draft American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
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