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UN Declaration, 2009
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UN Declaration, 2006
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Fourth session March 12 – 30, 2007 Agenda Item: Follow-up of the Human Rights Council Decisions Oral Intervention submitted by the International Indian Treaty Council, International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, the Native Women’s Association of Canada and Indigenous World Association Addressing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
United Nations Human Rights Council, Third Session 29 November – 8 December 2006 Agenda Item 2: Follow-up to decisions of the Human Rights Council Oral intervention by International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development and the International Indian Treaty Council addressing the UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Presented by Willie Littlechild (IOIRD), Friday December 1, 2006
The UN Human Rights Council adopts the UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, resolution 2006/2 of 29 June 2006
El Consejo de Derechos Humanos del ONU aprueba la DECLARACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE LOS DERECHOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS, resolución 2006/2 del Consejo, de 29 de julio de 2006
MEMBER NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CALL FOR UNIFIED SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AT 2006 GENERAL ASSEMBLY", Press release October 19, 2006, New York
Link to new Indigenous caucus web site for latest news and updates on the UN Declaration for Rights of Indigenous Peoples adoption process at the 2006 UN General Assembly
The UN Human Rights Council adopts the UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, resolution 2006/2 of 29 June 2006 (PDF 35.6K)
El Consejo de Derechos Humanos del ONU aprueba la DECLARACIÓN DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS SOBRE LOS DERECHOS DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS, resolución 2006/2 del Consejo, de 29 de julio de 2006 (PDF 36K)
United Nations Expert Seminar on Treaties, Agreements and other Constructive Arrangements between States and Indigenous Peoples, ALBERTA CANADA, 14 - 17 November, 2006- IITC Expert Paper on Free, Prior Informed Consent, Treaty Rights and the UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF 58K)
Press release June 30 2006, Canada and Russia vs. the World: vote against native rights at UN
Urgent Updates from the 11th Intersessional Working Group on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Geneva, December 5 - 16, 2006
2005 Treaty Conference Resolutions
31st Anniversary International Indian Treaty Council Conference, hosted by the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations at Ermineskin Cree Nation, Alberta Canada August 3 - 7, 2005, Resolution on International Standards for Defending Indigenous Peoples' Rights (PDF 97K)
31st Anniversary International Indian Treaty Council Conference, hosted by the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations at Ermineskin Cree Nation, Alberta Canada August 3 - 7, 2005, Resolution on International Standards for Defending Indigenous Peoples' Rights (PDF 136K)
UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution on Indigenous Issues adopted, April 20, 2005 (PDF 14K)
UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues Forth Session, May 16 - 27 May, 2005 Agenda Item 4, Human Rights- Oral Statement by the International Indian Treaty Council, the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations Canada, the Indigenous Environmental Network, Frente por la Democracia y el Desarrollo- Coalición Campesina Indígena del Istmo de Oaxaca, Mexico and the Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena, Panama. Re: The UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, new methods of work. (PDF 90.3K)
Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, 61o Periodo de Sesiones, Marzo 14 - Abril 22, 2005, Intervecnion, Punto 15: Asuntos Indigenas (PDF 147K)
61st session, UN Commission on Human Rights, March 14 - April 22, 2005, IITC Intervention, Item 15: Indigenous Issues (PDF 133K)
United Nations Commission on Human Rights, 61st session, March 14 - April 22, 2005, Agenda item 15, Indigenous Issues, Oral intervention submitted by the International Indian Treaty Council on the UN Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF 86K)
Comisión de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, 61o Período de Sesiones, Marzo 14 - Abril 22, 2005, Punto 15 de la agenda, Asuntos Indígenas, Intervención oral por el Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios/International Indian Treaty Council sobre la Declaración de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas (PDF 87K)
"UN General Assembly adopts "Second Decade on the World's Indigenous People" (PDF 50.7K)
United Nations Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF)
Proyecto de Declaracion sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas (PDF)
Draft Declaration, 2005
Draft Declaration, 2004
Draft Declaration, 2003
Draft Declaration, 2002
Draft Declaration, 2001
Draft Declaration, 2000
Draft Declaration, 1999
Draft Declaration, 1998
Declaration 1995/32 Establishing the Intersessional Working Group on the Draft Declaration and Procedure for Participation by Indigenous Peoples
Another Perspective on the Process Towards Adoption of the Declaration for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Presented for discussion by the International Indian Treaty Council, March 25, 2003 (PDF 119K)
"Defensa por la adoption de la Declaracion sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas en el ONU", presentado por CITI. marzo de 2003
UN web page, Indigenous Peoples/ Pagina del Web de la ONU, Pueblos Indigenas: http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/main.html
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Past Issues
Action Alerts /
Acciones Urgentes:
New IITC Fact Sheet: US to be reviewed by the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in 2010, submissions due April 19th , 2010 (PDF 94K)
IITC Submission to US Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, US Obligations under International Treaties” (submissions due by December 18th) (PDF 64K)
"Millions lack access to affordable and adequate housing in the U.S.", UN Press Release November 8th 2009
Preliminary findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Raquel Rolnik on her recent US visit” November 7th 2009 (PDF 103K)
Comunicación y Accion Urgente de CITI al ONU sobre el asesinato de Miguel Angel Perez en Morelos Mexico, 10 noviembre de 2010 (PDF 37K)
IITC Urgent Action Communication to the UN on the assassination of Miguel Angel Perez in Morelos Mexico, November 19th 2009 (PDF 30K)
Asesinado Dirigente Indigena en México, 31 de octubre 2009 (PDF 71K)
Indigenous leader Assassinated in Morelos Mexico October 31st 2009 (PDF 88K)
UN Rapporteur on the Human Right to Adequate Housing to visit Pine Ridge Reservation as part of US investigation, IITC press release October 11th 2009 (PDF 173K)
American Indian activist Peltier denied parole
IITC Urgent Action letter to Peruvian government, June 9th 2009 (PDF 90K)
Final “Anchorage Declaration” from the Indigenous Peoples’ Global Summit on Climate Change, April 24th 2009
Important Updates
Noticias al Dia:
UN Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples calls for submissions for Study on Right to Participate in Decision Making” by February 26th (PDF 17K)
Declaración de Lima Por la Vida de la Madre Naturaleza y Humana”, II Cumbre Latinoamericana sobre Cambio Climático e Impacto en los Pueblos Indígenas: Post Copenhague, Lima, Perú el 25 y 26 de Enero del 2010 (PDF 162K)
International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change Final High Level Statement to COP4 in Copenhagen, December 18, 2009
Certificate of Honor presented to the IITC by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, November 23rd 2009 (PDF 284K)
International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on Climate Change (IIPFCC) Statement on Shared Vision, COP 15, Copenhagen, 7 December 2009
United Nations Permanent Forum 9th session, April 19th - 30th 2010
Alcatraz Thanksgiving and 40th Anniversary Sunrise Gathering November 26th 2009 (PDF 696K)
IITC Brochure 10-09 (PDF 132K)
IITC Brochure, En Espanol 10-09 (PDF 132K)
IITC 2009 Annual Conference Resolutions/Resoluciones de la Conferencia Anual de CITI de 2009 en Ustupu Panama
New IITC Handout: “Food Sovereignty and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF 254K)
Oja informativa actualizada de CITI: “La Soberanía Alimentaria y los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas” (PDF 266K)
New/Nuevo: Necessary Information for Complaints to Human Rights Bodies/ Información Necesaria para las Comunicaciones a instancias de Derechos Humanos (PDF 71K)
New brochure: IITC Human Rights Training Program (PDF 371K)
Nuevo folleto: Programa de Capacitación y Formación sobre Derechos Humanos de CITI (PDF 168K)
OHCHR Study on climate change and human rights
Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Free Prior Informed Consent”, new IITC educational factsheet (PDF 115K)
Los Pueblos Indigenas y el Derecho al Consentamiento Libre, Previa e Informada”, nueva hoja informative de CITI (PDF 111K)
IITC Submission to the OHCHR for Study on Human Rights and Climate Change- December 26th, 2008 (PDF 272K)
NEW Indigenous Portal for up to the minute news on Indigenous Peoples’ work at the UN and around the world
Human Rights Training Materials
New: Updated IITC fact sheet: Pesticides, Tribal Health and Human Rights, North and South (PDF 111K)
Nuevo: Hoja informativa actualizada de CITI: “LOS PLAGUICIDAS, LA SALUD DE LAS TRIBUS Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN EL NORTE Y EL SUR” (PDF 111K)
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as adopted by the UN General Assembly September 13th 2007 (PDF 56k)
Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas, adoptada por la Asemblea General el 13 de septiembre de 2007 (PDF 60K)
Link for the COMMITTEE FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Pesticides are Poison” booklet now available online
Los Plaguicidas son Venenos” manual ahora disponible en internet
UN Web page, Indigenous Peoples and Treaties, the UN Treaty Study Expert Seminars
UN Web site for Indigenous Peoples
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues/ El Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU