LONDON, 12 March 2015: In February 2015, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights met in Banjul, The Gambia, for its 17th Extra-Ordinary Session,…
LONDON, 12 March 2015: In February 2015, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights met in Banjul, The Gambia, for its 17th Extra-Ordinary Session,…
As seen on Mongabay The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report…
As seen on Al Jazeera By Saif Khalid It took eight days of walking for 80-year-old Dhanmatya Mumat to reach New Delhi. Like thousands of other…
Download a PDF of this statement here. Washington, DC (March 4, 2015) — The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Coalition joins local and international NGOs…
As seen on Forest Peoples Programme 27 February, 2015 Dear Colloquium Organizers, The Government of Kenya and the World Bank have invited us and other…
Las inversiones y préstamos chinos siguen creciendo en forma acelerada fuera de China, y especialmente en América Latina. Al mismo tiempo, la gobernanza ambiental en…
Indigenous Women Working for Their Rights In February, women from 20 different countries met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to discuss the challenges indigenous women and…
On Friday, 6 February, the Chair of the Permanent Forum, Dalee Sambo Dorough, transmitted a letter to Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World…
As seen on South China Morning Post China will spend about 26 billion yuan (HK$33 billion) to help identify and register the contractual rights over the…
16 Millones de dólares se usarían íntegramente para titular las 1166 comunidades indígenas amazónicas que están pendientes, ya que la alternativa, ante la exigencia de…
As seen on New Scientist Global intervention in tropical forests to combat climate change could sideline their most effective guardians SATELLITE images of the Amazon…
As seen on Thomson Reuters Foundation At People’s Rights Conference, Nepali communities affirm their rights to resources in a recently declared conservation zone The hall…