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Indigenous peoples’ rights to autonomy and self-government as a manifestation of the right to self-determination
Monday, March 11, 2019

“Nadie va darnos la autonomía; la autonomía no se da, se gana, a través la participación” [indigenous leader at the Mexico Workshop]

An International Workshop on this topic was held in Mexico City, March 11-13, 2019. Gathering some 60 participants from around the world, the workshop aimed at sharing and analyzing experiences among Indigenous Peoples, on the recognition and exercise of autonomy and self-government, as a manifestation of the right to self-determination.

2019 International Year of Indigenous Language is on!
Thursday, February 7, 2019

The International Year is an important mechanism dedicated to raising awareness of a topic of global interest and mobilizing different players for coordinated action around the world. In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/71/178) proclaiming 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, based on a recommendation by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. At the time, the Permanent Forum expressed concern that 40 per cent of the world’s estimated 6,700 languages were in danger of disappearing— the majority belonging to indigenous peoples.

ISHR to host the International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Policy
Monday, November 26, 2018

The Institute for the Study of Human Rights (Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the International Summer Program on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Policy, in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER). The Program was run out of CSER from 2013-2017.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018
The Importance of Acting Locally
Monday, October 8, 2018

October 8th is here, a day marked as “Columbus Day” on many calendars since 1937.

As Spanish Government Turns a New Page, a Chance to Lead EU on Migration
By Madison Chapman
Sunday, October 7, 2018

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