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IITC files urgent action with United Nations for Indigenous Peoples of Maluku, June 6th 2008 and post in Urgent/Urgente and in UN Human Rights 2008 (PDF 79K)
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Treaty Council E-News January 2009
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Past Issues
Action Alerts /
Acciones Urgentes:
The Passing of one of the Greats: James Main Sr. began his journey to the Spirit World on January 29th 2009
New IITC flyer calling for the US and Canada to support an international ban of the toxic pesticide Lindane (PDF 96K)
Urgent call for Protection of Native American Sacred Places, September 25, 2008 (PDF 1.6MB)
Press Release on Urgent Efforts to Protect Native Sacred Places, September 25th 2008 (PDF 940K)
Solicitud de ayuda internacional del pueblo Ngobe de charco la pava Urgente, 31 marzo, 2008
March 7th, 2008: United Nations Body Expresses Concerns about Racism in the United States, Calls for the US to apply the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF)
Important Updates
Noticias al Dia:
Website and registration information now available: Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change, April 20 - 24, 2009, Anchorage Alaska (PDF 248K)
IITC Submission to the OHCHR for Study on Human Rights and Climate Change- December 26th, 2008 (PDF 272K)
IITC requests your support at year-end 2008 (PDF 55K)
Human Rights Day December 10th 2008
New IITC San Francisco Office address
UN Human Rights Council Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 1st session October 1 – 3, 2008
NEW Indigenous Portal for up to the minute news on Indigenous Peoples’ work at the UN and around the world
March 7th, 2008: UN CERD Expresses Concerns about Racism in the United States, Calls for the US to apply the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF 29K)
IITC and Joint Indigenous Peoples’ Submissions on Canada and Mexico, September 2008, UPR February 2009
Human Rights Training Materials
New: Updated IITC fact sheet: Pesticides, Tribal Health and Human Rights, North and South (PDF 111K)
Nuevo: Hoja informativa actualizada de CITI: “LOS PLAGUICIDAS, LA SALUD DE LAS TRIBUS Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL NORTE Y EL SUR” (PDF 111K)
IITC Human Rights Training and Capacity Building Program, 2008
34th Annual Treaty Conference, Chimaltenango Guatemala June 19 – 22, 2008, Conference Resolutions/Resoluciones de la Conferencia
UNPFII 7th Session, April 21st - May 2nd 2008, Interventions and Statements
2008 International Indian Treaty Conference, Guatemala, June 2008 19-22
NEW! IITC Power point: “Indigenous Peoples’ Advocacy for a Rights and Culturally-based Approach to Food Security”, April 3, 2008 (9.4 MB PowerPoint Presentation)
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent: The Framework For a New Mechanism for Reparations, Restitution and Redress, submitted by the IITC to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Seventh Session (UNPFII7) (PDF 80K)
Report of the North America Preparatory meeting for UNPFII7, Vancouver Canada, February 22nd and 23rd 2008 (PDF 168K)
Hawaiian Land Rights decision by Hawaiian Supreme Court, Nation of Hawaii calls upon Legislature to "Cease and Desist", February 8, 2008
Indigenous Shadow Report to UN CERD highlights Racism by United States, February 5th 2008
Peoples’ Shadow Report to the CERD on the United States submitted by IITC January 2008 (PDF 400 KB)
New IITC Brochure
UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by the UN General Assembly September 13th, 2007!
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the UN General Assembly September 13th 2007 (PDF 56k)
Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas, adoptada por la Asemblea General el 13 de septiembre de 2007 (PDF 60K)
IITC Statement on the Adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, September 16th 2007 (PDF 200K)
US Statement against the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, September 13th 2007 (PDF 53K)
Link for the COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
IITC Submission to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights for her study on the Human Right to Water, April 15th, 2007 (PDF 136k)
Pesticides are Poison” booklet now available online
Los Plaguicidas son Venenos” manual ahora disponible en internet
UN Web page, Indigenous Peoples and Treaties, the UN Treaty Study Expert Seminars
UN Web site for Indigenous Peoples
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues/ El Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU
