Dmitry Berezhkov

Indigenous Russia news feed

• Aborigen-Forum sent a complaint to the UN in connection with malnourished Mansi children at a boarding school in the Sverdlovsk region November 25, 2021
  Russian version: To: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mrs. Michelle Bachelet Jeria,UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Mr. Francisco Cali Tzay,Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Michael FakhriUN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, UN Committee on the Rights of the […]
• Open letter in support of Mr. Andrei Danilov and other Indigenous activists in Russia affected by reprisals and harassment organized by police and governmental bodies November 9, 2021
  Russian version Sign the letter here: To:Russian President, Mr. Vladimir PutinRussian Foreign Minister, Mr. Sergey LavrovCopy:UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mrs. Michelle Bachelet Jeria,UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Mr. Francisco Cali Tzay,UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Ms. Mary LawlorUN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of […]
• Pressure on activists and NGOs protesting against climate change and unsustainable energy in Russia November 8, 2021
  This article was written and originally published as a part of the Report of the Standing Committee on Environmental Rights to the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights of the Russian Federation. Translated and published in English (2021). Since the 2000s, legislation regarding environmental protection and public participation has been weakened while legislation on NGOs […]
• Russia’s Indigenous Peoples call for international support to save the Arctic October 29, 2021
  Shifting to electric vehicles (EV) is seen as an important step towards a greener future. However, the process of extracting nickel, a crucial component of EV batteries, very often is not environmental-friendly. The world’s largest producer of nickel, Nornickel, has been destroying the environment and violating Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the Arctic for decades. Indigenous Peoples are […]