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Footage from the December evictions on Rapa Nui

Footage from evictions on Rapa Nui
Obama announces US support for the UN Declaration

President Obama announced the U.S. support of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the December 16, 2010 Tribal Nations Consultation in Washingtong, D.C.
US supports Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

December 16, 2010 -- Listen to and read Indian leaders' reactions.

 
UN Declaration sets new agenda for US-Indian relations

December 16, 2010

Today, the United States government at last officially endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and joined the international community in recognizing that American Indians and other indigenous peoples have a permanent right to exist as peoples,...

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Chile has international responsibility to observe Rapa Nui human rights

December 10, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. --  The international community should be outraged by the human rights violations taking place on Rapa Nui Island, also known as "Easter Island," according to experts at the Indian Law Resource Center.

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A long history of dispute over...

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Protecting the Rapa Nui from further violence

Listen to radio interviews with Center staff on using international channels to help the Rapa Nui. 

 
Gruber Justice Prize Celebrations in Washington, DC

The Center joined with many of our friends and partners in Washington, D.C.
Mining Industry in South America Threatens Indigenous Communities

The expansion of mining operations in the Andean Region of South America are threatening the very existence of several indigenous communities in Peru, Columbia and Bolivia. 
The United States is now the only country opposing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Obama Administration has begun an extensive review of the UN Declaration, and although the Administration has not yet said whether adoption of the Declaration is imminent, we remain hopeful for an unqualified endorsement of the UN Declaration within the next few months.
Rapa Nui struggle to reclaim lands and protect culture

Indian Law Resource Center staff are moving quickly to protect human rights and sacred sites of the Rapa Nui Nation, made up of approximately 36 clans living on "Easter Island." The Island is in the southeastern Pacific Ocean and is a special territory of Chile, annexed in 1888.

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