Preventing Violence Against Indigenous Women
Alta Outcome Document WCIP 2014
Indigenous communities need to work with States to develop mechanisms that prevent violence against women.
Prevención de la violencia contra la mujer indígena
Las comunidades indígenas necesitan trabajar con los estados para desarrollar mecanismos que previenen la violencia contra de la mujer.
La prévention de la violence envers les femmes autochtones
Indigenous communities need to work with States to develop mechanisms that prevent violence against women.
Предупреждение Насилия в Отношении Женщин Коренных Народов
Spots on Alta Outcome Document - Russian (pу́сский)
Indigenous communities need to work with States to develop mechanisms that prevent violence against women.
Indigenous Women Changemakers: Joan Carling
This program is dedicated to Joan Carling, an activist from the Kankanaey people of the Philippines. She has served as an Expert Member on the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during 2014 and 2016, and as the Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Pact. In this interview, she explains the benefits of the participation of Indigenous Peoples in local and global decision-making, which would bring a diversity of perspective and solutions to pressing issues.
Producer: Avexnim Cojti
Indigenous Women Changemakers: Vicky Tauli-Corpuz
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (Igorot Kankanaey, Philippines), a long-time activist and UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, shares her experience with successes of small, local groups reaching out to the international community to collaborate in better defending their rights. She explains how her experience as a nurse led to community engagement, which quickly turned into a passion for advocating for the needs of community members as an activist.
Producer: Avexnim Cojti