All resources
Whether you're looking for something specific or just exploring, this space brings together resources from across the Knowledge Hub.
Search, filter and browse to find the resources you need.
Showing 77 pages
Clear all filters-
Urgent Action: Indigenous community at risk due to threats in PeruMore than 60 heavily armed individuals entered Asháninka Meantari Indigenous community territory in the Central Peruvian rainforest and forced out 21 families by subjecting them to death threats.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Feb 2017 -
Dakota pipeline, USA: army decision to allow construction is 'unlawful'Press release 08 Feb 2017
-
Urgent Action: Indigenous leader killed, community at risk in Mexico
On 1 February, Indigenous leader Juan Ontiveros Ramos was found dead in Chihuahua State, northern Mexico.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Feb 2017 -
Urgent Action: End harassment of indigenous rights defenders in Malaysia
Five indigenous (Orang Asli) human rights defenders and two journalists were arbitrarily detained by the Department of Forestry on 23 January following peaceful protests against logging licences granted by local authorities. They have all been released,…
Urgent action outcomes 26 Jan 2017 -
USA: Trump's Dakota Pipeline decision is 'shameful' sidelining of indigenous peoplePress release 24 Jan 2017
-
Standing Rock: a major victory for Indigenous people and their rightsFreedom of expression is a human right. But at Standing Rock, North Dakota, it’s under threat. We’re calling on police to respect, protect and fulfil Indigenous people’s right to peaceful protest.
Press release 29 Nov 2016 -
Canada: energy sector development in British Columbia putting indigenous women at risk - new reportPress release 03 Nov 2016
-
Canada must halt massive British Columbia dam on indigenous peoples' land - new reportPress release 09 Aug 2016
-
Urgent Action: Risk of impunity in cases of forced sterilizations in Peru
The right to justice of thousands of women - mainly peasant, Indigenous and Quechua-speaking women – who were sterilized against their will is at risk, after authorities failed to file charges against those responsible before the legal deadline passed.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Jul 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Guarani Kaiowa risk imminent forced eviction in Brazil
The Apika’y Indigenous People, one of the most vulnerable of the Guarani Kaiowá communities of Mato Grosso do Sul state, are once again facing forced eviction. The judge who issued the eviction order only notified the community five days in advance, and…
Urgent action outcomes 26 May 2016 -
Paraguay: Victory for the Sawhoyamaxa peopleFor more than two decades the Sawhoyamaxa people have been camping on the side of the highway because their ancestral lands were in the hands of private owners. After a 20-year battle, the indigenous Sawhoyamaxa community have finally won rights to their…
10 Jul 2014 -
USA: call for indigenous leader Leonard Peltier's release after exactly 38 years in jailPress release 06 Feb 2014
-
Kalpana Chakma – Lost but not forgotten in BangladeshBlog post 10 Dec 2013
-
Guatemala – Days of the DeadBlog post 28 May 2013
-
Good news! Mexican human rights defender released (update to UA 62/12)Blog post 02 Mar 2012
-
ACTION: Mexican Human Rights Defender Arrested (UA 62/12)Blog post 24 Feb 2012
-
Uncontacted tribe given protection by Peru's governmentBlog post 05 Feb 2011
