The historical fact that seems indisputable is that on October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus and his fleet of three caravels arrived for the first time in the territory that we know today as America. From there, the narratives and the significance of the commemorated episode have taken multiple forms and have mutated over time, but, … Read more

The Brazilian government reported that on October 2, it began operations to evict non-indigenous people who irregularly occupy part of the lands of Apyterewa and Trincheira Bacajá, located between the municipalities of São Félix do Xingu, Altamira, Anapú and Senator José Porfírio, State of Pará. About 2,500 indigenous people of the Parakanã, Mebengôkre Kayapó and … Read more

Human Rights Council Fifty-fourth session 11 September–6 October 2023 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Visit to Canada Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay* Summary The report contains a review of the situation … Read more

The Assembly of the Guaraní Peoples (APG-Bolivia), the organization Derecho Indígena de Uruguay, the International Network of Chairs Institutions and personalities on the Study of Public Debt (RICDP), and the lacommunis Platform are organizing a virtual Public Forum on the situation of Indigenous Peoples with special attention to their languages to be held on August … Read more

The 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, held from April 17 to 28, 2023, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, analyzed relevant documents on the rights of indigenous Peoples. This year, the special theme was “Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a … Read more