CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS
IITC 2009 Annual Conference Resolutions/Resoluciones de la Conferencia Anual de CITI de 2009 en Ustupu Panama
35ª CONFERENCIA DEL CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS, 29-31 DE AGOSTO DE 2009 USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA, RESOLUCIÓN SOBRE LOS DERECHOS DE LA NIÑEZ, JUVENTUD Y LA MUJER (PDF 29K)
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL35th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA August 29th – 31st, 2009, Resolution on the Protection of the Environment and biodiversity: Climate Change, Mining, Oil, Water and Natural Resources: Toxics and Pesticides and the Protection of Sacred Sites and Forests (PDF 28K)
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL 35th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA, August 29th – 31st, 2009, Resolution on Combating Racial Discrimination, including Prisoners’ Rights, and Discrimination within the Criminal Justice System and Leonard Peltier (PDF 30K)
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL 35th ANNUAL CONFERENCE, USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA, August 29th – 31st, 2009, Resolution on Land, Territories and Natural Resources, Treaties, Support for Traditional Governments and Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF 39K)
Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios 35a Conferencia Annual, USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA, 29-31 de Agosto, 2009, Resolución sobre Tierras, Territorios y Recursos Naturales, Tratados, Apoyo para los Gobiernos Tradicionales e Implementación de la Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas (PDF 39K)
35ª CONFERENCIA DEL CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS, 29-31 DE AGOSTO DE 2009 USTUPU, KUNA YALA, PANAMA, Resolución sobre Derecho a la Alimentación, Soberanía Alimentaria, Comercio Justo y Áreas Protegidas (PDF 41K)
Latest IITC E-News
Treaty Council May 2010 E-News
Treaty Council February 2010 E-News
Past Issues
Action Alerts /
Acciones Urgentes:
THE UNITED STATES REVIEWING ITS POSITION ON THE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: BACKGROUND UPDATES AND POINTS FOR INPUT FROM IITC, June 15th 2010 (PDF 107K)
Chickaloon Village in Alaska takes a stand against Usibelli Coal mine, press release June 6th 2010 (PDF 42K)
US State Department Review of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Consultation schedule
IITC UPR Submission for the United States of America Examination, April 12th , 2009 (PDF 35K)
UPR State Department “Listening session” with Indigenous Peoples Agenda, Albuquerque March 16th, 2010 (PDF 407K)
HUMAN RIGHTS “LISTENING SESSIONS” AROUND US FOR THE UPR REVIEW PROCESS: National Update from IITC, February 17th 2010 (PDF 95K)
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 Environment Programme (UNEP), First session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on mercury (INC 1) June 7 – 11, 2010, Stockholm Sweden- Indigenous Peoples Statement, June 7, 2010, presented by Jackie Warledo, IITC
New! Web site for the UN Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya
Declaración final de la Conferencia de las Organizaciones Sociales, Movimientos Sociales y ONG previo a la Consulta Regional de la FAO sobre Directrices Voluntarias de Tenencia de la Tierra y Recursos Naturales, realizada los días 17,18 y 19 de mayo de 2010, Brasilia, Brasil
UNPFII 9th session, Joint Interventions and reports submitted or endorsed by IITC
Minister of Maori affairs Dr. Pita Sharples announced to the UNPFII 9th session April 19th, 2010: “Today New Zealand changes its position: We are pleased to express our support for the Declaration"
US Permanent Representative to the UN announces at UNPFII9, April 20th 2010: “The United States has decided to review our position regarding the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
A Brief Overview: Key United States' International Human Rights Obligations relevant to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process" IITC handout (PDF 83K)
International Expert Group Meeting: Indigenous Children and Youth in Detention, Custody, Foster-Care and Adoption
Lima Declaration, II Latin American Indigenous Summit on Climate Change January 25 – 26, 2010 (PDF 163K)
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)
NEW BOOK - Making the Declaration Work
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)
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
