When laws are designed fairly, in line with international human rights standards and applied consistently, they can be an important tool for upholding justice and equality. But without safeguards, ...

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007, by a majority of 143 states in favour, 4 votes against ...

December 16 - The energy transition towards renewable energy is moving fast, but in many cases, companies are making a fatal mistake: not respecting human rights. This is particularly notable with ...

1. What is the Voice? The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Voice will be a body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that will give advice to the Australian Parliament ...

Environmental and territorial defenders in Guatemala face a critical moment as violence targeting them increases across the ...

It was a landmark victory in late 2023 when the UN Human Rights Committee found in favour of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people that Australia had breached its international human rights obligations by ...

In June, state security forces in the United Republic of Tanzania engaged in a violent eviction campaign against Indigenous Maasai, shooting them and driving them from their lands. The attack took ...

Across the world, experts estimate that one language dies every two weeks, and with it, unique modes of communication, cultural knowledge, and religious practices. In the U.S.—as most tribal nations ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Aboriginal and human rights groups on Thursday called for miner Rio Tinto Ltd to be stripped of its status as a human rights leader following its destruction of an Aboriginal ...

In Tanzania, the Indigenous Maasai face an ongoing, violent campaign to evict them from their lands and make way for protected conservation areas and hunting reserves. This week, the Maasai are in New ...

Indigenous rights must be ‘at the centre’ of new EU policies looking to stamp out environmental and human rights violations from food supply chains, argues indigenous advocate Edson Krenak from NGO ...

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