The choice of ‘human dignity’ as a reference framework underscores its foundational and all-encompassing usage under international human rights law, including equality and non-discrimination.

The Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe has a time-limited opportunity to purchase 232 acres located on a historic Nisenan Village site called Yulića near Nevada City - what is currently known as Woolman.

In the shadow of the rugged cliffs and geothermal steam that define Hell's Gate National Park in Naivasha, Kenya, a conflict between conservation efforts and community rights has left several Maasai families without homes, sparking protests and cries for justice.

University of Arizona Law Professor, Robert A. Williams, Jr., critiques conservation strategies that displace Indigenous Peoples in a New York Times essay. He emphasizes Indigenous-led conservation as more effective, highlighting global examples.

Students will work to document the human rights abuses perpetrated by actors from the Tourism and Conservation industries and to identify and use UN mechanisms which could be activated to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Displaced from their lands in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 20th Century, with neither consultation nor compensation, the Batwa People (formerly known as Pygmies) are struggling to return to their forest home in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB). But the Park Authorities are attacking them once again.

The Special Rapporteur calls for inputs for a report on Mobile Indigenous Peoples, focusing on challenges, rights, and good practices, to be presented at the 79th General Assembly in 2024. Submissions in English, Spanish, or French, up to 4000 words in Word format, are due by 15 March 2024 with the subject line "Submission to 79th General Assembly report."

Pursuant to Resolution 51/16 of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will dedicate his annual report to the Human Rights Council to the theme Indigenous Persons with Disabilities.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is seeking information in preparation for his upcoming country visit to Colombia which will take place from 5 to 15 March 2024.

The World Bank has given Tanzanian authorities until late December to settle complaints of civil rights violations tied to a $150 million natural resources project that the bank is funding before it launches a formal investigation into the matter.