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![United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 2022 Opening, 21st Session April 25 - May 6, 2022.]()
![United Nation's Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 2022 Opening, 21st Session April 25 - May 6, 2022.]()
First climate agreement to center Indigenous voices gains international support
The Escazú Agreement establishes the relationship between human rights and environmental protections. The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues urged its member states to adopt it.
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![A group of Ogiek people, an indigenous tribe native to Tanzania and Southern Kenya, posing in front of a green sign for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights]()
![A group of Ogiek people, an indigenous tribe native to Tanzania and Southern Kenya, posing in front of a green sign for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights]()
Indigenous Ogiek win ‘landmark’ reparations ruling from African Court
The decision could set a precedent for other Indigenous peoples who have been violently removed from their lands.
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![Maasai person with spear and blanket standing in tall grass]()
![Maasai person with spear and blanket standing in tall grass]()
‘Fortress conservation’ violently displaces Indigenous people
In Tanzania, attacks on the Maasai are the latest in a global pattern of violence highlighted by a new report.
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![Maasai person stands on a grassy plain in front of a tall mountain]()
![Maasai person stands on a grassy plain in front of a tall mountain]()
Indigenous Maasai in Tanzania face resettlement sites with ‘critical flaws’
Up against eviction for ‘conservation,’ a new report alleges Tanzania is breaking its promises to the Maasai.
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![Crowd of people protesting the treatment of the Guarani-Kaiowa tribe in Brazil]()
![Crowd of people protesting the treatment of the Guarani-Kaiowa tribe in Brazil]()
Report: Europe’s chicken supply chain has a human rights problem
Cheap poultry for markets, restaurants and pets comes at the expense of Indigenous peoples in Brazil.
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![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
The plan to ensure Indigenous peoples have a voice at the UN
At the close of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, leaders call for 'enhanced participation' at the international level.
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![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
![Mask-wearing asylum seekers carrying bags walk into the US]()
Indigenous climate migrants face unique challenges — with too few resources
Advocates call on countries like Mexico to employ Indigenous staff at consulates.
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![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
![Four elders of the Endorois tribe, indigenous to Kenya, performing a ritual. Mist, mountains, and a blue sky with clouds are in the background]()
Indigenous Endorois fight for their land and rights at UN
Conservation efforts in Kenya displaced hundreds of Indigenous people. Can there be justice for stolen lands and culture?
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![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
![R. Mukaro Borrero speaks at a podium with a drum at a BLM protest]()
Indigenous Taíno of Puerto Rico take their fight for visibility and rights to the UN
Without US representation, the Taíno advocate for environmental justice and cultural preservation internationally.
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![Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, an Indigenous woman of the Pueblo Nasa in Colombia, looks directly at the camera. She is seated at a table with a microphone and a sign reading Indigenous Peoples Organization]()
![Maria Violet Medina Quiscue, an Indigenous woman of the Pueblo Nasa in Colombia, looks directly at the camera. She is seated at a table with a microphone and a sign reading Indigenous Peoples Organization]()
Indigenous women call for financial institutions to stop investing in extraction
Engagement isn't an option; we must divest from these industries, they say.
