In the Special Rapporteur’s report to the 70th session of the General Assembly framed her concerns in relation to international bilateral investment treaties (BITs), and investment protection chapters of multilateral and regional free trade agreements, collectively referred to as International Investment Agreements (IIAs). The report pointed to issues in the current system of IIAs and… Read More »
INVITATION FOR CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS Dialogue of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples with conservation organizations on the issue of indigenous peoples’ rights and conservation activities, New York, May 11, 2016, from 15 to 18 hours. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, would like to invite you… Read More »
INVITATION FOR INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES Dialogue of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples with indigenous organizations and representatives on the issue of indigenous peoples’ rights and conservation activities, New York, May 11, 2016. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, is preparing a report on the… Read More »
Dialogues of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples with indigenous organizations and conservation organizations on the issue of indigenous peoples’ rights and conservation activities. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, is preparing a report on the issue of the impacts of conservation activities on the rights… Read More »
GENEVA (11 April 2016) – More than a month after Berta Cáceres’ murder, United Nations experts* have reiterated their appeal to the Government of Honduras to provide justice and reveal the truth in the killing of the woman human rights defender, and to ensure the security and protection of all people defending the environment and… Read More »
In early March, Indigenous Honduran activist Berta Caceres was gunned down in her own home in response to her protests against a dam that threatens to displace hundreds of her people. A few weeks later, another member of her community, Nelson Garcia, was murdered for the same reason. Berta received the Goldman Environmental Prize in… Read More »