Red alert! Violent raids and arrests in Mapuche communities in Chubut, Argentina Country Argentina Diana Wed, 02/12/2025 – 13:18 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image On February 11, 2025, multiple violent raids were carried out simultaneously in Lofs (Mapuche Indigenous communities) throughout the Andean mountain range, region of Chubut […]

IFAD president Alvaro Lario at a media conference during the first day of the 48th session of the IFAD Governing Council. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiROME & NAIROBI, Feb 12 2025 (IPS) Nearly one in 11 people in the world and one in five people in Africa go hungry […]

Despite Some Gains, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Remain Lowest-Scoring Indicator in Third Annual Clean Car Report Country Global agnes Tue, 02/11/2025 – 19:30 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image A press release by the SIRGE Coalition Automakers Must Account for Indigenous Peoples to Improve Sustainability and Human Rights Commitments Global […]

On 10 February 2025, President Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on US imports of aluminum from 10% to 25% and ending various exemptions and exclusions to the US tariffs of 25% on imports of steel. The tariffs were first imposed in President Trump’s first term under the authority […]

Dr. Mayian Lekirimpoto: The Samburu Doctor Proving That Science Belongs to Indigenous Women, Too Country Kenya agnes Mon, 02/10/2025 – 10:44 Issues Human Rights Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern) If you ever find yourself in a remote Samburu village at night, you […]

The Singapore section of this publication is issued by K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, a Singapore law firm with full Singapore law and representative capacity, and to whom any Singapore law queries should be addressed. K&L Gates Straits Law is the Singapore office of K&L Gates LLP. 2024 was a year […]

A Canadian Mining Giant vs. the Guardians of the Amazon Country Ecuador agnes Thu, 02/06/2025 – 11:08 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Brandi Morin (Cree/Iroquois). Photos by Ian Willms Around the world, mining operations have deepened poverty in Indigenous communities and destroyed traditional livelihoods, leaving environmental devastation […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP secured a win for the Duwamish Tribe in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington. The court ordered the US Department of Interior to reconsider the Tribe’s petition for federal recognition, marking a significant step in the Duwamish Tribe’s ongoing journey. […]