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December 7, 2011

Indigenous Voices at the United Nations

Posted 8:16pm

How does the United Nations work with the Indigenous Peoples of the World? Most of that work takes place within a human rights framework. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights notes that: Indigenous peoples across the world experience the consequences of historical colonization and invasion of their territories, and face discrimination because… Read more »

September 9, 2011

Statement by High Commissioner for Human Rights

Posted 9:22am

Today, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a statement the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The statement, as distributed by the Office of the High Commissioner is available here.