Legal - Court Cases

Guatemala: Judge Sets Precedent in Release of Rubén Herrera, Citing International Human Rights Standards

Alberta First Nations band wins right to trial over oil sands’ effect on treaty rights

Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner

Fears Peru's Gas Expansion will Generate Conflict in UNESCO World Heritage Site

Chiefs Call Foul on Manitoba Mines Branch Permitting and Licensing

India: Landmark Supreme Court ruling a great victory for indigenous rights

Companies Shielded as U.S. Court Cuts Human-Rights Suits

Tamil Nadu copper smelting plant ordered to stop operations

Canadian aboriginals sue Rio Tinto unit for C$900m

Colombia: indigenous peoples face "extinction"