Statements

UN Committee sets deadlines for Philippine Government to address accusations of violations of IP rights

whit — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:53:51 +0000

Following its 71st session this August the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has invoked its Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure imposing deadlines on the Government of the Philippines to respond to accusations regarding its failure to uphold, protect and respect the rights of the Subanon and other Indigenous Peoples in the context of mining operations on their lands.

HIGAONON TRIBE: Traditional Governance, Community Aspiration of Development and Peace in our Ancestral Domain

johnacuna — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:48:00 +0100

October is celebrated as the Indigenous Peoples month in the Philipines. This month is also the 11th year since the passage of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) or R.A. 8371 which have been the product of the aspiration of our ancestors. It took years of struggle for the IP rights in ourAncestral Domain will be recognized.

Filipino Tribal Leader Leads Prayer At Opening Rites of the UN Experts Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Rafael — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:29:17 +0100

PIPLinks Press Release on behalf of a consortium of Philippine-based organizations

Geneva, Switzerland—Timouy José “Boy” Anoy, a Subanon Tribal Leader, led the prayer in the opening rites of the Second Session of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva, 10th August 2009.

The EMRIP was created by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to provide the Council with thematic expertise, and provide it with studies and research based advice. The EMRIP consists of five independent, indigenous experts.

Statement by Peter Duyapat of DESAMA

Rafael — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:34:10 +0100

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Presentation under Agenda Item 4

Thank you Madam Chair for this opportunity to share with the participants of this session our experience in the Philippines and to give our recommendations for the consideration of the UN Human Rights Council through the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

I am Peter Duyapat, belonging to the Ifugao indigenous community living in Didipio, Municipality Kasibu, province of Nueva Vizcaya.

Statement by PIPLinks on extractive industries and indigenous peoples

Rafael — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:44:34 +0100

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Presentation under Agenda Item 4b
– UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Adjudication, remedies, repatriation, redress and compensation

Comments on paper A/HRC/EMRIP/2009/5 - Report of OHCHR organized International Workshop on the Natural Resource Companies, Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

Statement by IPRM to UN on situation of Philippines Indigenous Peoples

Rafael — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:12:20 +0100

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Presentation under Agenda Item 4

It is an honor to speak before this august body.

I represent the Indigenous Peoples Rights Monitor, a network of indigenous peoples organizations and support groups, with the mandate of monitoring, documenting and reporting violations of human rights committed by the State and its agents against indigenous peoples and communities.

Philippine CERD activity 2009

Rafael — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:34:14 +0100

Blogsite for latest updates and news on the current meeting of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva, Switzerland where PIPLinks and a consortium of Philippine Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Organisations are currently participating.

Statement by Lambo of Subanon Tribe on Indigenous Justice Systems

Rafael — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:44:25 +0100

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Presentation under Agenda Item 4B
-UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Thank you Madam Chair for giving me this rare opportunity to shortly speak about our indigenous justice system.

To start with, Madam Chair, I am Timuoy Noval Lambo, a member of the Subanon Tribe of the Zamboanga del Norte province, Mindanao, Philippines. I am representing the Gukom Sog Pito Kodolungan, a group of Subanon families living in a separate adjoining communities and belonging to one common ancestor.

Statement by LRC to UN on state of Philippine Indigenous Peoples

Rafael — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:50:27 +0100

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Presentation under Agenda Item 4B
-UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

PIPLinks letter to President Arroyo re CERD

Rafael — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:52:34 +0100

President Arroyo
c/o the Philippines Embassy
8 Suffolk Street
London, SW1 4HG

18 September 2009

Your Excellency,

I am taking the opportunity of your visiting the United Kingdom, to write on behalf of Indigenous Peoples Links, a UK-based support organisation working to uphold and promote the collective and individual human rights of Indigenous Peoples. We would like to raise issues around the concluding observations of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), which were made public on 31st August 2009.