GENEVA / TEGUCIGALPA (30 October 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, will carry out her first official visit to Honduras from 2 to 10 November 2015 to study the situation of indigenous peoples in the country. “During my mission, I will explore the issue of land… Read More »
La Relatora Especial de las Naciones Unidas Sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, realizará una visita oficial a Honduras del 2 al 10 de noviembre de 2015 para estudiar la situación de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en el país. Se trata de la primera visita que realiza a Honduras una… Read More »
22 October 2015 On the eve of a precedent-setting negotiation, we express our strong support for the efforts by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to agree on a regional instrument on rights of access to information, participation, and justice in environmental matters. This negotiation is one of the most important steps ever taken… Read More »
GENEVA (22 October 2015) – In an open statement (*) published today, a group of United Nations human rights experts have expressed their strong support for the efforts by governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to agree on a regional legal instrument on rights of access to information, participation, and justice in environmental matters.… Read More »
Seventieth Session,19th & 20th Meetings (AM & PM)GENERAL ASSEMBLYMEETINGS COVERAGE Indigenous Peoples’ Rights The Committee then resumed consideration of the rights of indigenous peoples with the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on that subject, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, whose presentation had been postponed by one day due to travel delays. Ms. TAULI-CORPUZ explained how the… Read More »
[New York, October 20, 2015.] “I have the honor to present today my second report to the General Assembly.” “I dedicate the thematic section of the present report to an analysis of international investment agreements and investment clauses of free trade regimes and their impacts on the rights of indigenous peoples.“ “The present report… Read More »
Statement by Victoria Tauli Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples 70th session of the General AssemblyThird CommitteeItem # 70 (a) 20 October 2015New York Mr. President,Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates,Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor to present today my second report to the General Assembly. I would like to start by expressing… Read More »
The present report is submitted to the General Assembly by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Human Rights Council resolution 27/13.In the report, the Special Rapporteur provides a summary of her activities since her last report to the General Assembly. She dedicates the thematic section of the… Read More »
United Nations General Assembly Seventieth sessionItem 70 (a) of the provisional agenda*Rights of indigenous peoples A/70/3017 August 2015 Pdf version: [En] [Sp] [Fr] [Ar] [Ru] [Ch] Rights of indigenous peoplesNote by the Secretary-General The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the rights… Read More »