Unpacking clean energy: Human rights impacts of Chinese overseas investment in transition minerals
In the next decade, China is set to play a central role in the global transition to clean energy. This will require significant overseas investment in transition mineral mining, giving China an important responsibility to ensure the energy transition is not only fast, but…
Statement on 5 July 2023
On July 5th, the Russian prosecutor general’s office declared The Altai Project an “undesirable organization”. It is the 93rd foreign organization to receive this badge of honor for meaningful and effective support of Russian civil society. “The Russian Prosecutor’s office distorts and misrepresents legitimate…
‘12 Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Data’ Defined by Global Indigenous Data Alliance
The establishment of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in data marks the next chapter in the Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement. Native nations and Indigenous Peoples around the world are increasingly demanding that their sovereign rights be recognized and protected in an expanding array of fields, including…
Why a Siberian Shaman Is a Thorn in the Kremlin’s Side
Alexander Gabyshev, a self-styled shaman from Russia’s Far East, has been held in compulsory psychiatric treatment since 2019, after he set out on a cross-country trek to Moscow with the goal of peacefully expelling President Vladimir Putin from power and “restoring democracy” to Russia…
Seminar: The war’s impact on Indigenous peoples of Russia
Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has significantly impacted the life of Indigenous Peoples in Russia. One of the implications of this situation is that some Indigenous representatives who have openly opposed Russia’s actions in Ukraine, have had to leave their native land for security…
Strengthening Buryat Pride Through Shatar
Buryats are one of the most numerous Indigenous Peoples living around Lake Baikal in Siberia. Traditionally, they were nomadic cattle breeders and semi-nomadic herders with seasonal movements between permanent winter and summer settlements. Buryats in the Predbaikalia region, which is on the western side…
SIRGE COALITION WELCOMES THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY DUE DILIGENCE DIRECTIVE RELATED TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
The Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition welcomes the European Parliament’s common position on the proposed European Union due diligence rules. The position of the European Parliament supports the full respect for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…
Fights for Climate, Labor and Indigenous Rights Converge at Auto Supply Chains
The electric vehicle supply chains are neither green nor just — but they are crucial organizing spaces, activists say. Aglobal boom in the production of electric vehicles (EVs) propelled by battery power instead of internal combustion engines is imminent. Worldwide, around 14 percent of all new…
OECD launches updated Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct
The OECD today launched its newly updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. The Guidelines are the globally leading standard on responsible business conduct and widely applied in public policy and business practice. The Guidelines were last updated in 2011. The 2023…
Activist organizes concert in Yarmouth to benefit Ukrainian children
Pavel Sulyandziga and a Yarmouth High School student have teamed up to present a benefit concert performed by his opera singer son, Pavel Sulyandziga Jr. Human rights activist Pavel Sulyandziga Sr. of Yarmouth has been fighting for the rights of his fellow Crimean Tartar…