ILRC is dedicated to the protection of indigenous peoples’ human rights, cultures, and traditional lands. The Center provides legal and technical support to indigenous communities working on these issues.
The site works on behalf of whanau, hapu and iwi, particularly on environment and resource management issues. New Zealand.
NGO
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Oromia Support Group
An organisation that campaigns for the international recognition of the extent of human rights abuses and lack of freedom in Oromia. Ethiopia.
Quechua Network
Organization whose funtamental objective is to provide information on the Quechua culture.
Shan Women's Action Network - SWAN
They commit themselves to work for gender equality and justice for Shan women in the struggle for social and political change in Burma through community-based actions, research and advocacy. Thailand.
United Confederation of Taíno People - UCTP
International coalition of Caribbean indigenous peoples dedicated to the promotion, and protection of the cultural heritage and spiritual traditions of their aboriginal ancestors.
Via Campesina
Via Campesina is an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, Africa, America, and Europe.
WARSI
Network whose focus is biodiversity conservation and community development. A major program is with the Orang Rimba forest people in Jambi Province. The site provides free information, reports and maps which can be accessed and downloaded related to the material, as well as links with other Indonesian NGOs. Indonesia.
In a landmark decision, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has found the Kenyan government guilty of violating the rights of the country’s indigenous Endorois community, by evicting them from their lands to make way for a wildlife reserve.
Up to 100 Amazon natives have been killed after Friday's military crackdown on protesters in Peru and the situation is expected to worsen, says a Canadian Indigenous rights activist.
To mark the UN Day of Indigenous People, Survival has released the report "Serious Damage: Tribal peoples and large dams" highlighting the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower. Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas, Survival’s report exposes the untold cost of obtaining ‘green’ electricity.
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Survival
