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The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities
… course and obtain your certificate. Unit 5 - The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities Unit 6 - The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities Site: UNITED NATIONS … to prevent environmental degradation and promote peoples’ wellbeing through the revival of indigenous …
Honduras: Masterminds of Berta Cáceres killing still at large, say UN experts
… of the murder of the Lenca leader, an environmental and indigenous rights defender who was shot dead in her home on … traditional lands and water resources of the local Lenca indigenous communities. The project was being built on the … a river considered sacred by the indigenous Lenca peoples. “While we acknowledge that the decision of the court …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… a high-profile environmental campaigner and activist on indigenous land rights. Last year she was awarded the Goldman … Brazil: Land and environmental rights in Amazon states 10 Indigenous people worst hit 12 Philippines: Lumad people in … in Brazil (50) and the Philippines (33). Indigenous peoples have been hardest hit for defending their ancestral …
Defenders of the Earth
… should celebrate: those community activists, NGO staff and indigenous leaders on the front line of the struggle for our … with logging are on the rise > Almost 40% of victims are indigenous, one of the most vulnerable groups of defenders4 > … It can be interpreted as applying to all self-identified peoples who maintain customary (ie. administered under …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… business enterprises, civil society organizations, indigenous peoples and all others committed to safeguarding human rights … most at risk, and the risks are particularly acute for indigenous peoples and traditional com- munities that depend …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… defenders.’2 in many cases, they are representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities whose lands and ways of … defenders and the special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. the following sections first describe the …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … the context of the right to food, the right to health, and indigenous rights to property, natural resources, and … instruments. The 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR or Banjul Charter) contains several …
Mr. Michael Frost, Analysis on the situation of Environmental Human Rights Defenders
… colleague Nelson Garcia from Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras (Copinh) were slain one … Honduras The tragedy is common in the Philippines, where indigenous defenders of the Manobo community in Mindanao were … resulting from “the refusal to recognize the right of peoples to self-determination and the right of every people …
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders_2016 Report
… Nelson García from the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras were slain one after … basin. 1 The tragedy is common in the Philippines, where indigenous defenders of the Manobo community in Mindanao were … by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her visit to Brazil, 17 March 2016, available from …