Conflict, peace and the human rights of Indigenous Peoples

Conflicts affecting indigenous peoples can often be traced back to long-standing historical injustices and discrimination originating in the context of colonization and dispossession of indigenous peoples’ lands, territories and resources. Many indigenous peoples reside in ancestral territories that are rich in natural resources. Land disputes are frequently the root cause of conflict as indigenous peoples are faced with dominant and powerful political and economic interests who use the state institutions (e.g., police, military, courts) and state laws to seek control over their lands and exploit their resources. In many instances, there are private interests behind this, and they utilise the presence of armed actors to facilitate land grabbing and exploitation of natural resources such as minerals and metals, oil, gas and coal, timber and water. In other situations, armed groups claim ideological grounds for occupying indigenous lands and seek to involve indigenous peoples in their armed struggle. The often-scarce presence of state institutions and services in indigenous territories leaves indigenous peoples particularly vulnerable to the force of non-state armed actors. In this presentation, I wish to underline the international legal standards applicable in situations of armed conflict and I would like to highlight examples of two countries where indigenous peoples are caught in between on-going hostilities and continue to face serious violations of their rights. The two countries, Colombia and the Philippines, also highlight the challenges indigenous peoples face in the context of peace negotiations and transitional justice

Reflexões sobre o papel do Fórum Permanente sobre Questões Indígenas das Nações Unidas em relação aos objetivos de desenvolvimento do milênio

Publicado em português, espanhol e inglês.Título em espanhol: Reflexiones sobre el papel del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de las Naciones Unidas em relación con los ODM. -- Título em inglês: Reflections on the role of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in relation to the Milenium Development Goals.Examina como a implementação dos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento do Milênio levou em consideração os povos indígenas e identifica os impactos positivos e negativos dos ODMs sobre seus direitos

Résumé du rapport de l'examen externe de l'initiative de programme Utilisation durable de la biodiversité (UDB) présenté au Conseil des gouverneurs du CRDI en mars 2004

Version anglaise disponible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI: PI external reviews : summary of report; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (SUB) - report to IDRC Board of Governors, March 200

PI external reviews : summary of report; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (SUB) - report to IDRC Board of Governors, March 2004

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Résumé du rapport de l'examen externe de l'initiative de programme Utilisation durable de la biodiversité (UDB) présenté au Conseil des gouverneurs du CRDI en mars 200

[TRANSLATIONS] \u27Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples\u27 (A/73/176)

原著 : ヴィクトリア・タウリーコープス訳 : 角田猛

[Translation] Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her visit to Australia (A/HRC/36/46/Add.2)

原著 : ヴィクトリア・タウリ－コープス訳 : 角田猛之本研究は2019年度関西大学研究拠点支援経費において、研究課題「法の支配と法多元主義」として研究費を受け、その成果を公表するものである

Michael Bengwayan completed his PhD in Environmental

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