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IITC Welcomes the Inclusion of Indigenous Rights Safeguards in the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework
For immediate release Contact: [email protected] IITC Welcomes the Inclusion of Indigenous Rights Safeguards but expresses profound concerns regarding other provisions in the CBD Global Biodiversity Framework, adopted on December 19th, 2022, in Montreal Members of IITC’s ...
Read More A YOUNG WARRIOR FOR MOTHER EARTH HAS RETURNED HOME
Chris Honahnie with other Indigenous youth knowledge holders from Russia, Canada, Ecuador, Kenya and the Arctic at UNFCCC COP 26 in Glasgow Scotland, November 2021; Chris delivering wheatberries to Diné families in New Mexico during ...
Read More 2022 HRE USA Impact Award to International Indian Treaty Council
Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) announces its first Human Rights Educators USA Impact Award honoring the nearly 50 years of extraordinary contribution of the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) to human rights education in ...
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A Victory for California Indigenous Peoples
For Immediate Release September 26, 2022 Contact: Morning Star Gali, International Indian Treaty Council, [email protected] A Victory for California Indigenous Peoples: AB 2022 Signed into Law on September 23, 2022, Prohibiting Racist Place Names in ...
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CERD CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS 2022
September 9, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Summer Blaze Aubrey, IITC Staff Attorney, [email protected] UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (CERD) CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS HIGHLIGHT MULTILE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ...
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THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REVIEWS THE UNITED STATES AND QUESTIONS ITS RECORD OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Indigenous Peoples’ delegations at the U.S. CERD Review, August 9th, 2022, Geneva, Switzerland August 21, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Summer Blaze Aubrey, IITC Staff Attorney, [email protected] THE UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE ...
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A Message from IITC: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples August 9, 2022 A Message from the International Indian Treaty Council On this day, established by the United Nations in 1994 to recognize the rights, struggles and ...
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Online Consultation with Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance To whom it many concern: I have the honour to address you in my capacity as United Nations Special ...
Read More Looking Ahead to CBD COP 15 in Montreal
Looking Ahead to CBD COP 15 in Montreal: IITC and COICA continue to affirm their support for the recommendations of 3 UN Expert Bodies addressing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the matter of “Local ...
Read More IITC Statement of Support for UN Recommendations Addressing the Matter of “Local Communities”
Final: International Indian Treaty Council Statement of Support for the Recommendations of the UN Permanent Forum, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of ...
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