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Various ESCR-Net members demand justice for Berta Cáceres

This past 17 September 2018 marked the first day of the trial for the assassination of Honduran human rights defender Berta Cáceres and the attempted murder of Gustavo Castro.

The attack, which occurred on 2 March 2016, followed powerful social protests by organizations and activists,...

Support Ogoni people attacked for defending their territory against oil

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) is ...

AIPP submits joint report to UN Committee on the elimination of discrimination against women

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) collaborated with Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT) to submit a joint shadow report on behalf of indigenous women in...

Indigenous leaders and rights advocates gather in New York

Several ESCR-Net members attended the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) for its sixteenth session in New York City between 24 April and 5 May. During that time, members came together several times to share experiences about...

Advances in land rights cases involving indigenous communities in Paraguay

Paraguayan organization Tierraviva a los Pueblos Indígenas del Chaco recently became more optimistic regarding the possibility of achieving new...

MiningWatch Canada denounces criminalization of activists critical of mining in Peru

MiningWatch Canada has called on the Canadian Government to denounce the harassment and criminalization of members of human rights and environmental justice organizations and local community leaders, as well as a member of their staff, for their

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Members submit amicus brief to the Inter-American Court regarding implementation of Sarayaku v. Ecuador

On 16 February 2017, the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF); the Center for Law, Justice and Society (Dejusticia); and Earth Rights International (ERI) - all members of ESCR-Net - submitted an amicus curiae to the Inter-American Court of...

MAB mobilized around International day of action against dams

Every year, 14 March is marked by worldwide protests against dams and their impact on human rights of affected communities, since the first International day of action against dams and for rivers, water and life held in 1991. This year, again, thousands of people...

New publication on the right to free, prior and informed consent for indigenous peoples in Brazil

The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) and the Red de Cooperación Amazónica (RCA) have recently launched the publication ...

ESCR-Net sends letter to the ACHPR regarding land restitution for the Endorois

For the last five years, ESCR-Net's Strategic Litigation Working Group (SLWG) has promoted the restitution of lands to the Endorois community via the...