UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP)

Canada - Study touts free, informed consent as key to resource development

whit — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:45:10 +0100

The report, “Understanding Successful Approaches to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in Canada. Part I.” can be downloaded here – http://borealcouncil.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/BLC_FPIC_Successes_Re...

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Can we talk?

Bougainville - The views, plans and recommendations of the Bougainville Hardliners

whit — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:45:41 +0100

The Hardliners describe themselves as an organized group of Members of the Public, Women, Youth, Community Leaders, Concerned Citizens and Former Combatants who are opposed to mining on Bougainville. They have already put a stop to the Bel Kol between the Landowners and BCL / Rio Tinto.

Here they explain more about their plan for Bougainville and set out their recommendations for the future

Introduction

1. OUR STAND – (“RIO+20”) PEOPLE-CENTERED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, towards a world that is just, equitable and inclusive.

The right to say “No”: Indigenous rights experts weigh in on community consent

whit — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:59:11 +0100

“I think the issue of consent goes to the very core of the rights that indigenous peoples are entitled to… because it is central to the whole notion of hegemony over property, culture, and I think their very existence.” -Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Chair and special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

In order for FPIC policy commitments to have any real meaning for communities, companies must recognize that communities may choose to say no to oil or mining development.

Many mining companies are promising to get t

Indonesia: Promised task force on indigenous rights in Indonesia hits snag

whit — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:27:17 +0100

Indigenous leaders were expecting the Environment and Forestry Minister to announce the formation of the task force in a speech at the Nusantara Festival in Bali last week.

Instead, the minister asked for trust and patience while the government ‘harmonizes’ the proposal.

The task force’s mandate would include recommending pardons for wrongfully convicted citizens and working with the legislature to pass a draft bill on indigenous rights.

Last Sunday on the Indonesian island of Bali, the country’s environment and forestry minister had the uncomfortable task of telling hundred

Asian states urged to address discrimination against tribal groups

whit — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:03:58 +0100

It is about time that Asian states put a stop to the discrimination of indigenous peoples around the region, a U.N. official said.

“The sad situation is many indigenous peoples are not recognized in many Asian countries,” Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, U.N.

“Respect Orang Asal Territorial Domain (Wilayah Adat),” JOAS asserts

whit — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:46:35 +0100

Despite Malaysia’s endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2007, which outlines the rights that the government should respect and recognise, serious gaps in our laws, policies and administration in recognizing Orang Asal customary land continue to persist.

The finding is part of a seminar held during the national-level Perayaan Hari Orang Asal SeDunia (PHOAS) to celebrate the achievements of the Indigenous Peoples, hosted by Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS).

The seminar attended by over 300 participants, highlights the them

Statements on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

whit — Sun, 09 Aug 2015 07:53:07 +0100

Intensify the Defense of Our Rights to Land, Territories and Resources Against Land Grabbing

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has stated, “The interests of the indigenous peoples must be part of the new development agenda in order for it to succeed. […] Together, let us recognize and celebrate the valuable and distinctive identities of indigenous peoples around the world.

Statement of UN Special Rapporteur at UN EMRIP

whit — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 05:37:44 +0100

Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Eight Session

20-24 July 2015

Item 3 of the Provisional Agenda

Follow up to the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (WCIP) including the review of the Mandate of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

Geneva, July 20, 2015

First let me thank the EMRIP and the Secretariat of the OHCHR for inviting me to attend this year’s session and to speak on the various agenda items.

Oxfam US report shows improved mining company policies on community consent

whit — Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:50:32 +0100

Oxfam’s new report reviews the public policy commitments of 38 oil, gas, and mining companies around issues of community engagement and rights.

Emily Greenspan is a Senior Policy Advisor for Extractive Industries at Oxfam America.

For oil, gas, and mining companies, gaining access to land and water can make or break a project. For many communities living on that land and relying on that water, the stakes are much higher. Their land is their lifeline, and this can be lost when they don’t have a say and their rights are ignored.

Indonesia - AMAN reminds Jokowi about pledge to forest people

whit — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 10:43:24 +0100

An NGO group on indigenous people has urged the government to establish a rights task force that it had already promised.

The NGO, called the Alliance of Indigenous People (AMAN), which has a network of around 2,253 indigenous groups across Indonesia who mostly live inside or around forests, said that indigenous people could not wait any longer to have their rights protected after being ignored for more than 70 years since independence.

“I want to emphasize that this is not an ordinary case. This is not just about past treatment of the indigenous.