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23/05/2026

22/05/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/jailing-daria-egereva-plight-russia-indigenous-people

Authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdown

26/04/2026

It’s been 25 years that the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples exists. See below, an interview of Rudolfo Stavenhagen, the first mandate holder :

Entrevista con Dr. Rodolfo Stavenhagen, Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas de 2001-2008. Mensaje sobre la falta de implementación de los derechos indígenas hacia la Conferencia Mundial sobre los Pueblos Indígenas 2014.

22/04/2026

24/03/2026

Sign up for tomorrow, especially for Indigenous Rights and Green Colonialism :

Register today for the Virtual Global Youth Summit for Human Rights (March 25–27, 2026). Register here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKU5Oaxdp7z0K_bq4CtT0KnADpJRii16tKqGN3kp4dkFv1Hg/viewform

The University of Arizona’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP) and the Indigenous Peoples & Protected Areas Initiative will be leading the track “Indigenous Rights and Green Colonialism.”

🗓️ Track sessions: March 25–27, 2026 | 7:00–9:00 AM (Arizona / Tucson)

The track examines the human rights impacts of conservation initiatives (including protected areas and REDD+ projects) on Indigenous Peoples, and highlights Indigenous-led solutions grounded in territorial stewardship, community governance, and self-determination.

Speakers include Prof. Robert Williams Jr., Indigenous women leaders from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and Ndigidreams (community digital storytelling).

Following the Summit, participants may join four optional weekly capacity-building sessions to develop a collaborative project (creative formats welcome) that may be featured on the University of Arizona Protected Areas & Indigenous Rights website.

🔗 Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKU5Oaxdp7z0K_bq4CtT0KnADpJRii16tKqGN3kp4dkFv1Hg/viewform

ℹ️ More information: https://humanrightspractice.arizona.edu/news/human-rights-virtual-global-youth-summit-march-25-27-2026

Please feel free to share with youth networks and partner organizations.

03/03/2026

📣 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀

Docip is partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) in organizing a series of hearings with Indigenous Peoples on the 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀.

🗓 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟴 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

These hearings aim to ensure that the voices, experiences and priorities of Indigenous Peoples are meaningfully reflected in this important global health framework.

🔎 The official WHO page includes:
• Dates, regions and languages of each hearing
• Information on the selection process
• The pre-registration link
• PDF versions in French, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese

👉 Access the full call and pre-registration here: https://lnkd.in/dzPTtZXQ

⏳ 𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Your participation matters.

19/02/2026

Join the training now:

Understanding international treaty bodies is essential for Indigenous Peoples to effectively advocate for their right to self-determination.

Learn more at this training about some important tools and info for Indigenous Peoples and their allies interested in better navigating treaty bodies.

This training is free but registration is required.

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4ahjCtT

28/01/2026

Today:

was called the “Indigenous Peoples COP,” but did it deliver?
Join this post-COP30 reflection webinar with Indigenous leaders, partners, and funders to assess what COP30 meant for Indigenous Peoples’ rights, and how to turn commitments from Belém into real access, resources, and empowerment in 2026 and beyond.

🗓️ Jan 28, 2026
🕗 8:00–9:30 AM PST | 17:00–18:30 CET
🎧 Spanish & Portuguese interpretation
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J0ydb6yxQkSaZo-lHcrC7Q #/registration

International Funders for Indigenous Peoples

27/01/2026

Documenting the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental protection, few stories have been as strong as that of a member of the Babuluko Pygmy community from North Kivu in the DRC.

For his safety, he remains anonymous.

The Congo Basin is one of the world’s main lungs, but for the Babuluko hunter gatherers, it is simply home. It is also, however, a site of extreme prejudice and systemic injustice. This video shares being forcibly removed from their ancestral forests, and despite a dire scenario, resiliently looking for ways forward. As the global community pushes for the 30x30 goal, this is an urgent call to ensure that conservation measures respect those who know the land best.

🎥 Produced for the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, University of Arizona.

Testimony of a Babuluko Pygmy Expelled from the Forest in the African Congo Basin. Interview produced for the Indigenous Rights & Protected Areas Initiative…

27/01/2026

This week training: