Indigenous leaders hailed a major breakthrough in a new global biodiversity pact adopted early Monday morning in Montreal, as ...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk praised Australia's first formal treaty with Indigenous Peoples on Monday, calling it a 'historic step toward self-determination for the country's First Peoples.' ...

Mathias Risse is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

In 2022, governments around the world committed to protect 30% of the entire planet by 2030, nearly doubling the current coverage. They also agreed to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples, whose ...

Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights will strive to find the best solution to fulfill the rights of indigenous people in ...

UN experts expressed concern on Tuesday about Indonesia's continued disregard for its indigenous people's fundamental rights. They urged the Indonesian government to recognize indigenous peoples and ...

The National Family and Survivors Circle Inc. (NFSC Inc.) is deeply concerned that the 2025 federal budget fails to deliver the urgent, targeted action needed to protect the human security and ...

As the 2025 rainy season peaks in Panama, the Guna Indigenous community of Ukupa, which was displaced by floods late last year, is still waiting for much-needed governmental support.

From the depths of Brazil's Amazon to Indonesia's rainforests, some of the world's most isolated peoples are being squeezed ...

At 93 years, Chungyung Bekaku did not think she would get her Thai citizenship after having lived all her life in the hills ...

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 ...

Remembering the humanity of Indigenous peoples on International Human Rights Day Dennis Zotigh On December 10, 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted and announced the proclamation of the ...