Empower the Raposa IPs to document and present evidence of human rights violations to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR); to seek justice for the urgent human rights violations that they face and advocate for a landmark international decision benefitting all the IPs of Brazil - Rights + Resources - Supporting Forest Tenure, Policy, and Market Reforms

Country:

Brazil

Date:

2015

Implementor:

FPP in collaboration with CIR (representing the Macuxi, Wapichana, Taurepang, Ingaricó and the Raposa IPs)

Funding Amount:

32,063

Details:

The IACHR closed the hearing with a formal request for the Government to clarify that its domestic law complies with its duties and obligations under international law. This prompted the government of Brazil to issue an offer to settle the case through “friendly settlement.” The full hearing was recorded and can be heard by accessing the following link: http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/multimedia/sesiones/156/default.asp.

Photos of the hearing are further posted at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cidh/albums/72157659695781510 BBC covered the hearing: http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noti cias/2015/10/151020_brasil_violencia_indios_jf_cc