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"Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes"
A new book results from the collaboration of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights and the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Global Indigenous Youth Book Launch Event
Thursday, April 25, 2019

On April 25th at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the book, Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes, was presented to the public for the first time. Written by Indigenous young authors from the seven Indigenous sociocultural regions, it is the result of a collaboration between the Global Indigenous Youth Global Caucus and ISHR in cooperation with the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on YOUTH, MADRE, and Tribal Link Foundation.

FIMI (International Indigenous Women's Forum) Women Completed a Successful Three-Day Seminar at Columbia University
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Starting February 2019, 21 indigenous women leaders from around the world started participating at the sixth annual Global Leadership School of Indigenous Women of FIMI, the International Indigenous Women’s Forum. The program lasts until May 2019 and focuses on human rights and international advocacy skills. It has a number of components: online, face-to-face classes, the three-day seminar at Columbia University, attendance of the annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and a monitoring process through FIMI’s virtual platform.

Book launch: Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Institute for the Study of Human Rights is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the the book Global Indigenous Youth: Through Their Eyes. The book, written by Indigenous young authors from the seven Indigenous sociocultural regions, is the result of a collaboration between the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights.The launch will take place during the 18th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, on 25 April.
Expert Meeting on Indigenous Women's Rights in New York
Friday, March 15, 2019
The Expert Meeting aimed at supporting Indigenous women’s petition for CEDAW (the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) to adopt a General Recommendation on Indigenous Women. The Meeting, gathered about 40 Indigenous women from around the world, human rights law experts and solidarity NGOs, and was organized by MADRE, the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI), the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) and the Women’s Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI).

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