Searchable database of alleged violations against Indigenous Peoples' human rights in protected areas and natural parks.
| Title | Country | Impacted Indigenous People(s) | Description of the alleged violations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Tiger Reserve | India | Mising/Mishing, Karbi, Assamese, Bodo | In recent years, the conservation strategy of the park has become increasingly militarized and reportedly built upon a coordinated network of extra judicial killings - as raised by the National Alliance of People’s Movements, ‘Order’ dt. 14/7/2010 issued by the Govt. of Assam granted legal immunity to all the forest guards of Kaziranga for the use of firearms. |
| Nagarhole National Park and Nagarhole Tiger Reserve | India | Jenukuruba, Bettakurubaa, Yerawa, Soliga | In 1972, a high number Jenukurubas and Yerawas were reportedly evicted from the Nagarhole National Park without their consent and without compensation just after the passing of the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA) in 1972, the first wildlife law that bans every activity within the park, denying the local communities access and use of their customary forest rights[1]. A total number of 3,418 families were allegedly displaced between the 70s and 80s |
| Melghat Tiger Reserve | India | Korku, Gawli, Gond, Balai, Halbi, Wnjari, Nihal, Burad, Rathiya | There has been an extensive history of Indigenous displacement and dispossession since the creation of the Tiger Reserve in 1974, however, most of the documented violations have occurred in the past twenty years. In 2001, the Bori, Kund and Koha villages were reportedly relocated and in 2003 the process of relocating the Vairat, Churni and Dhargad villages commenced in 2003. |
| Mochongoi Forest Reserve | Kenya | ||
| Lake Baringo National Park | Kenya | ||
| Monte Roraima National Park | Brazil | ||
| Salazar Ranch | Paraguay | ||
| Te Urewera National Park | New Zealand | ||
| Maduru Oya Reserve | Sri Lanka | ||
| Volcanoes National Park | Rwanda |
Disclaimer: The Conservation database contains allegations related to human rights violations of indigenous peoples impacted by protected areas, national parks and other conservation measures. Allegations of human rights violations were collected from a wide range of sources, including thematic, country, and fact-finding mission reports submitted by indigenous organizations, individual experts, non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors, newspaper articles, petitions, communications, statements, and other relevant information or materials issued by United Nations independent experts and human rights mechanisms. The information provided in this database does not necessarily reflect the official views of the University of Arizona, the University of Arizona College of Law, or the University of Arizona Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, nor is there any guarantee or endorsement of any information or views expressed therein. If you wish to add additional allegations, please reachout to us via email law-conservation@arizona.edu