Summary The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, visited Timor-Leste from 8 to 16 April 2019. Timorese indigenous culture and languages are particularly...

Summary The present report summarizes activities undertaken since the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples submitted her previous report to the Human Rights Council and provides a...

Ms Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Geneva, 18 July 2019 Item 8. Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Chair of the...

Background In line with Human Rights Council resolution 33/12, the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples called for submissions of inputs to inform her report on the topic of...

Summary The report reviews the situation of the indigenous peoples of Ecuador on the basis of information received by the Special Rapporteur during her visit to the country between 19 and 29 November...

GENEVA (4 July 2019) ‑ UN human rights experts* have urged the Government of India to prevent the potential eviction of up to nine million people, most of whom are forest dwellers and members of...

GENEVA (25 June 2019) ‑ A group of UN experts* has warned the erosion of nature, the extinction of species and the loss of biological diversity at unprecedented rates severely threatens human rights...

​French GENEVA (18 June 2019) ‑ United Nations experts said today they are alarmed by the death in custody of a human rights defender after a 53-day hunger strike in Algeria. Members of the Working...

GENEVA (7 June 2019) – UN human rights experts* today called on the United Nations to establish an independent investigation into human rights violations in the Philippines, citing a sharp...

Tetum In my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, I have visited Timor-Leste from 8 to 16 April 2019. I thank the Government for having invited me and for its excellent...