You are here
News
The United Nations is prepared to adopt a formal document on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 to support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
A wind farm company, partially funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has decided to relocate its project that would have negatively impacted seven indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The decision comes after an IDB review panel agreed to investigate a claim filed by...
read more
Sliver of a Full Moon— A play depicting indigenous women’s rights to be protected from violence and discrimination to be staged for world leaders.
U.S. compliance with ICERD reveals more than 20 areas of discriminatory laws, practices, and policies, including violence against women.
On August 13 and 15, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will review the United States' compliance with it's international human rights obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). The review will take...
read more
Will Micklin, 1st Vice President of the Central Council of Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, represented the views of more than 150 indigenous nations and organizations at a United Nations meeting June 3, 2014, in New York. Micklin’s statement includes four recommendations for the action-...
read more
On July 16, the President of the General Assembly held informal consultations regarding the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.
