Our priorities include several strategic topics: Udege people and the Bikin river, Indigenous peoples in the Arctic, Indigenous Peoples and Environment, Indigenous solidarity, Human rights advocacy, Financial sustainability of indigenous communities Udege people and the Bikin river Udege language revitalization Preservation of Udege culture…
In cooperation with its partners, the Batani foundation develops today several strategic programs that help indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation to promote their human rights agenda, spread information about violations of their rights on lands, resources, and self-determination, and exchange experience with other…
Indigenous Russia information agency This is an independent media outlet of indigenous peoples of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East. Batani foundation supports this project by providing funds and technical advice. Indigenous Tube channel This is a Russian YouTube channel that organizes…
SIRGE Coalition Launches Website August 9 to Help Secure Indigenous People’s Rights in a Green Economy First Peoples Worldwide is among several organizations to provide leadership to a new coalition to Secure Indigenous People’s Rights in a Green Economy (SIRGE Coalition). To commemorate the International Day…
Learn MoreAn independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm that they suffered due to “injustices and discrimination.” The historic ruling follows a landmark judgment delivered by the…
Learn MoreThe Escazú Agreement establishes the relationship between human rights and environmental protections. The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues urged its member states to adopt it. The first climate agreement focusing on Indigenous perspectives continues to gain international support after the United Nations Permanent…
Learn MoreMy name is Dmitry Berezhkov, and I am the editor-in-chief of the Indigenous Russia web page. This web page was created several years ago as a small blog to follow indigenous rights development in Russia. Today iRussia is an information center whose main aim is to…
Learn More4-8 July 2022 Oral statement of Ms. Yana Tannagasheva on behalf ofInternational Committee of Indigenous Peoples of Russia (ICIPR) Thank you, Madame Chair, Dear brothers and sisters, Yesterday, within the walls of the UN, we saw the unacceptable, undiplomatic behavior of a representative of…
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