Cristina Blanco* Article published in the 22nd edition of Aportes. Versión en español aquí. In Latin America, few indigenous peoples’ rights have received as much attention as the right to free, prior, and informed consultation and consent (FPIC). In a region with enormous cultural diversity and high levels of social conflict associated with extractive and investment projects, […]
From the right to prior consultation to self-determination: reflections from the DPLF experience
Daniel Cerqueira* Article published in the 22nd edition of Aportes. Versión en español aquí. An important part of DPLF’s work, through its Human Rights and Natural Resources program, has been to reinforce the inclusion of international standards on free, prior, and informed consultation (FPIC) in the norms, public policies, and case law of Latin American […]
Indigenous self-determination and international law
Daniel Cerqueira* Versión en español aquí. Ver versões em português. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on indigenous peoples, along with the context of violence and territorial dispossession to their detriment, forces us to think of solutions from the most varied legal and political spheres. On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s […]
Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, and the Amazon: Remarks on the thematic report recently published by the IACHR
Cristina Blanco* Versión en español aquí. Ver aqui a versão em português. It has been several decades since the Inter-American Human Rights System (IAHRS) began to address the situation of indigenous peoples in the region. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), since the mid-1980s, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, since the beginning […]
Celebrating indigenous peoples’ rights beyond prior consultation
Daniel Cerqueira* Versión en español aquí. In 1994, the UN General Assembly chose August 9th as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This day serves a moment for civil society, states, and the international community to reflect on the challenges in ensuring respect for indigenous peoples’ rights. This essay will focus on the […]
IACHR Takes Important Step in the Debate on Extraterritorial Responsibility and States’ Obligations regarding Extractive Companies
By Daniel Cerqueira Senior Program Officer at DPLF Cristina Blanco Academic and Research Coordinator of IDEHPUCP, and an external consultant to the IACHR Versión en español On April 6, 2016, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report entitled “Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendent Communities, and Natural Resources: Human Rights Protection in the Context […]