El 21 de febrero del 2018, el gobierno de las Filipinas inició una acción legal para lograr declarar a un número de organizaciones, asociaciones y líderes como terroristas. Entre las personas que están siendo señalada es la Relatora Especial de la ONU sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz y a Joan Carling, esta última co-convocante del Grupo Mayor de los Pueblos Indígenas sobre el Desarrollo Sustentable. Acá te dejamos más información al respecto y nuestra posición desde Cultural Survival.
Rosie Sula introduces this report with a beautiful chant about the legends of Lake Sebu, an important feature within the traditional territory of the T'boli people of the Philippines.
UN Special Rapporteur Vicky Tauli Corpuz discusses the international trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership which is being negotiated by Canada,The United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand. She discusses why governments are pushing for it, and its implications for Indigenous Peoples.
Bestang Dekdeken discusses the work of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance and their struggle in the Philippines Cordillera region to defend their land against the government and mining corporations.
Indigenous leader and Chairperson of the Cordillera Peoples' Alliance of the Philippines gives his perspective on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples. "The bottom line in advancing the recognition of Indigenous Peoples' rights is fighting for these rights right in our own territories and communities."