The Special Rapporteur is carrying out a visit the Republic of Congo to monitor the situation of those indigenous people who are not part of the majority or dominant ethnic groups of the Republic of Congo, which make up about 10 percent of the total population of the Republic of Congo and live mainly in… Read More »
GENEVA / BRAZZAVILLE (29 October 2010) – UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya will visit the Republic of Congo from 2 to 12 November 2010, in what will be the first mission to the country by an independent expert designated by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms… Read More »
Statement by James Anaya, SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 65th session of the General Assembly, Third Committee 18 October 2010 New York Mr. Chairperson, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to present today my second report to the General Assembly. I would like to begin by first thanking the many… Read More »
On 18 October 2010, the Special Rapporteur presented his second annual report to the United Nations General Assembly in New York during its 65th session. See his statement to the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee) of the General Assembly and UN Press Release, which includes a summary of the discussion about the… Read More »
United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General A/HRC/RES/15/14 6 October 2010 Original: English PDF: [English ][Spanish] Human Rights Council Fifteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council* 15/14 Human rights… Read More »
On 1 October 2010, the Government of Chile arrived at an agreement with Mapuche prisoners who had been in a hunger strike for 82 days in the Concepción, Temuco, Lebu and Valdivia jails. See the agreement here [Spanish only]. In the document, the Government agreed to desist from pursing charges of terrorism against Mapuche protestors… Read More »