On 20 May 2014 Professor James Anaya made his final presentation, in his capacity as Special Rapporteur, to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at its annual session in New York. In his statement he reported on his activities over the past year, including his reports on visits to Canada, Panama and Peru, and he… Read More »
Conference hosted by the Andean University Simón Bolivar and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, La Paz, Bolivia, 25 March 2014
Statement upon conclusion of the visit to Peru. Lima, December 13, 2013
Visita del Relator Especial, James Anaya, al Perú. Localidad de Andoas, Provincia de Loreto, Perú. 10/12/2013 Declaración Final de Visita al Perú, 13 de Diciembre, 2013.
Statement by James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.World Conference of Indigenous Women Lima, Perú 28-30 October, 2013. Read full statement here
James Anaya, Special Rapporteur. Statement to UN General Assembly, New York, 21 October 2013.
Special Rapporteur on Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Chairperson of Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Present Reports. Human Rights Council, 18 September 2013.
Interview with James Anaya about the mandate and work of the Special Rapporteur
Media Interview with Prof James Anaya, UN special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the World Indigenous Network Conference 2013. 28/05/2013 James Anaya on WIN Conference 2013 05/28/2013 ,Darwin, Australia,by APTN
Statement by Professor James Anaya Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples Twelfth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 22 May 2013, New York
Statement by James Anaya, Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Third Committee, 22 October 2012, New York. Read full statement here
Video message by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya. International Expert Workshop on the World Heritage Convention and Indigenous Peoples 20-21 September 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
Read: Statement of Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council, 2012, here.
15/08/2012 Source: TeleSurTV
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Violence Hits Brazil Tribes in Scramble for Land, The New York Times, june 10, 2012. A reporting project by University of British Columbia journalism students, in collaboration with the New York Times, has exposed violent conflicts over resources and territory in Brazil, as the emerging superpower grapples with an increasing demand for food and electricity.… Read More »
James Anaya, the U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, has conducted the United Nations’ first-ever investigation into the plight of Native Americans living in the United States. Anaya’s recommendations include advising the U.S. to return some land to Native American tribes, including South Dakota’s Black Hills, home to the famous Mt. Rushmore… Read More »
Visit to Argentina, 27 Nov – 7 Dec 2011. See Media Coverage
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights. July 7, 2011 Audiencia Pública. Caso del Pueblo Indígena Kichwa de Sarayaku Vs. Ecuador
Comisión de Justicia y Estructura del Estado, Asamblea Nacional República del Ecuador. 16 de junio, 2011.
Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples, Human Rights Council, Fifteenth session, 20 September 2010. Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland