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The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on 9 August. Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, progress has been made in terms of the formal recognition of Indigenous peoples in several countries, but Indigenous peoples overwhelmingly continue to face discrimination, marginalization and major challenges in enjoying their basic rights.

El día internacional de los Pueblos Indigenas del mundo se celebra todos los años el día 9 de agosto. Después de 10 años de la adopción de la Declaración sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, hemos visto progreso en algunos países pero en general los Pueblos Indigenas siguen siendo discriminados, marginalizados, y enfrentan desafíos grandes en poder disfrutar sus derechos básicos.

Más de tres años han pasado desde que los pueblos Indígenas de El Salvador lograran que la Asamblea Legislativa aprobara una enmienda al artículo 63 de la Constitución de la República, con la cual sus derechos quedan plasmados en la Carta Magna y obliga al Estado a crear políticas públicas para su desarrollo y resguardo, pero… ¿qué ha pasado en todo este tiempo? ¿Ha habido algún cambio en el ejercicio de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas? Descarga este audio y lo descubrirás.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is commemorated annually on 9 August. Ten years after the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Nepal-based Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar reflects with prominent Nepali Indigenous leaders on the country's progress in the implementation of international standards for Indigenous Rights.

In many Indigenous communities, dual justice systems operate in tandem: the European system, a colonial imposition characterized by hierarchical, punitive, written codicies, and the Indigenous system, which is often based in tradition and holistic in nature.

Human Rights Lawyer Michelle Cook (Dine') elaborates on the interactions between these two systems, and explains how communities can use the language of human rights to challenge the colonial legal system imposition in order to gain a seat at the table as independent nations with internationally recognized justice systems.

Cultural Survival se solidariza con el pueblo de Guatemala y pide la no remoción de Iván Velásquez de CICIG, para continuar con la lucha anticorrupción y fortalecer el Estado de Derecho.

Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Avexnim Cojtí Ren investigates the movement to repatriate sacred objects, remains, and cultural patrimony taken without consent from Indigenous Peoples by governments, collectors, and individuals. Concepts of ownership, histories of oppression, methods of legal recourse, and recent examples of repatriation attempts all play an important role in the prospects for the return of heritage items to Indigenous Peoples.

Lakes and forests in the Mt. Talinis area of the Phillipines are under threat from recent expansions of the energy industry. Apolinario Carino is working with the organization PENAGMANNAK, a federation of 17 Indigenous Peoples’ community groups, to pioneer community management strategies of reforestation designed to empower the Indigenous groups to shape the future of their lands. Apolinario hopes to share the knowledge that they have gained from these experiences in order to better combat climate change on a global scale.

Indigenous Rights Radio Producer Dev Kumar Sunuwar interviews Joan Carling, former expert member at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and former general secretary of the Asian Indigenous Peoples Pact. They reflect on the first 10 years of the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Carling advocates for increased policy cohesion and the prioritization of Indigenous rights in global policy-making on all fronts.

Te presentamos nuestro especial de 21 minutos con 54 segundos, sobre la conmemoración del 25 de noviembre, día Internacional de la eliminación de la violencia contra la mujer el que tiene como fin, denunciar los asesinatos de mujeres y todas las formas de violencias a las que este género es sometido.

Though collaboration is crucial to finding solutions for climate change, Indigenous People must be able to maintain, protect, and control their cultural heritage, sciences, and technologies. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a legal framework for intellectual ownership by Indigenous communities of their traditional knowledge. However, many additional cultural barriers to equal-footed climate change collaboration exist, such as the automatic devaluation of Indigenous science by Western science practitioners.

November 25th, 2017 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Indigenous women face disproportionate rates of violence and discrimination due to their intersecting identities (woman and Indigenous) which have both been historically marginalized in society. Nepali activists explain their work to end violence against women in their country, and lay out next steps for continuing the work of women's liberation around the world.

INTERVIEWEES
Yasso Kanti Bhattachan, Indigenous Women’s Federation of Nepal
Chanda Thapa Magar, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

December 20 is International Human Solidarity Day: a day celebrate unity in diversity, and is a day to remind governments to honor their agreements to international declarations. 10 years ago to day, governments around the world voted to adopot the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We speak with Saami Council member John Henriksen who was instrumental in the signing of this declaration, on his view on the challenges and successes in implementing these human rights for Indigenous Peoples on the ground today.

En este corte informativo te damos a conocer la denuncia pública ante  las agresiones sufridas por Patricia Gualinga, activista Indígena de Ecuador, y su familia. Se conoce a Patricia a nivel Internacional por su fuerza y convicción al denunciar la extracciones ilegales en la Amazonía ecuatoriana. Conoce más de esta denuncia en este micro informativo.

Musicalización:

Indigenous South Africans go on a yearly 400 mile pilgrimage to bring awareness to ongoing violations of basic human rights of South Africans, the withholding of remains and sacred items belonging to Indigenous communities by museums, as well as to reconnect to the earth and environment through the rigorous journey from coast to coast. We spoke to two South African Indigenous rights activists to hear their takes on how this tradition has shaped their activism.

Music
"Xul Kej" by Sotz'il. Used with permission.

Las amenazas a la integridad física y moral de los líderes y lideresas Indígenas en el mundo son claras y aún continúan, pero lo que es más claro es el compromiso de cada uno/a con su comunidad. En este especial de 13 minutos te daremos a conocer los acuerdos internacionales que les protegen y acompañan en sus luchas así como alguno de sus logros y principales demandas.   

Recursos

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.

Las mujeres Indígenas siguen haciendo historia, en este reporte especial en marco al día Internacional de la Mujer visibilizamos sus luchas y la importancia que ha tenido la radio comunitaria en estas mismas.

Recursos

Día Internacional de la Mujer

Musicalización

- Mis Derechos de Mujer, de Norma Elena Gadea, Cantautora Nicaragüense. Utilizado con su permiso

- Warmigu de Yarina. Utilizado con su permiso.

El agua es vida. El 22 de marzo de cada año, celebramos el Día Mundial del Agua para honrar la importancia crucial de este recurso para la vida y la cultura por todo el mundo. Las comunidades indígenas son sostenedoras de y sostenidas por el agua. Aprende más sobre lo que los grupos están haciendo para proteger esta fuente de vida en este anuncio corto.

Entrevistada
Soledad Grefa (Kichwa), Mujeres Amazonicas

¿Cómo puede la ONU apoyar los objetivos que nuestras comunidades tienen para terminar con la discriminación racial? Obtenga más información sobre los recursos disponibles para las comunidades indígenas para emprender acciones contra la discriminación en esta entrevista con Andrea Carmen, una activista internacionalmente reconocida.

ENTREVISTADA:

Andrea Carmen / Directora ejecutiva del Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios / Pueblo Yaqui

ENLACES BIBLIOGRÁFICOS

Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, visited several states in Mexico to report on progress made in areas of Indigenous rights since her predecessor's trip to the country in 2003. Though the Mexican government has not fulfilled the majority of recommendations made by the former UNSR, Tauli-Corpuz notes the empowerment of autonomous municipalities since 2003 as an improvement over previous years.