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UN Working Group Urges United States to Restore Tribes’ Full Criminal Jurisdiction within their Lands

In December 2015, the United Nations Working Group on the Issue of Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice (Working Group) completed its Mission to the United States.  The Indian Law Resource Center, with support from the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indigenous...

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Déclaration des délégations autochtones présentes lors de l'adoption de la Déclaration américaine sur les droits des peuples autochtones par l'Assemblée générale de l'OEA

Monsieur le président de la quarante sixième assemblée générale de l'OEA
Distingués représentants des états
Monsieur le secrétaire général
Sœurs et frères représentants de la société civile et de l'entreprise privée
Sœurs et frères des peuples autochtones des Amériques
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Armstrong Wiggins Appeals to the OAS to Implement the American Declaration
Armstrong Wiggins, director of the Center's Washington, D.C. office, appealed to the OAS General Assembly in Santa Domingo June 13, 2016 to work towards the implementation of the newly adopted American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Center calls on UN Human Rights Council to take action to end violence against indigenous women

Center staff attending the UN Human Rights Council’s 32nd session (June 13-July 1) in Geneva are calling for concrete measures to address the epidemic of violence against indigenous women and girls around the world, including American Indian and Alaska Native women.
Statement By the Indigenous Delegations at the Adoption of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dr. Hector Huertas delivers a statement by the Indigenous Delegations during the OAS General Assembly's adoption of the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
OAS adopts new Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
After nearly 30 years, the Organization of American States (OAS) adopted the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on June 15, 2016.
La OEA adopta nueva Declaración sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas

(SANTO DOMINGO, Republica Dominicana) – Hoy, después de casi 30 años, la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) adoptó la Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas.

“Este es un gran momento en la historia del movimiento por los derechos indígenas,” dijo Armstrong...

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A OEA adota nova Declaração sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas

(SANTO DOMINGO, Republica Dominicana) – Hoje, depois de quase 30 anos, a Organização de Estados Americanos (OEA) adotou a Declaração Americana sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas.

“Este é um grande momento na história do movimento pelos direitos indígenas,” disse Armstrong Wiggins,...

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Congressional Briefing on the Latest Data Regarding Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men
On June 16th, the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, and the Indian Law Resource Center are co-sponsoring a Congressional Briefing, to share information about the findings in The Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men:... read more
2015 Annual Report

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