¡El Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas comienza el lunes!

¡La 20 sesión del Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas para las Cuestiones Indígenas comienza el lunes!
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** The 20th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Starts Monday!
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On April 19-30, 2021, the 20th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ([link removed]) will take place. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s session will be primarily virtual, and its theme will focus on “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: The Role of Indigenous Peoples in Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16.”

In light of this year's theme, Cultural Survival is releasing our compendium profiling Indigenous Human Rights Defenders Murdered in 2020 in Latin America. ([link removed])
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** In Memoriam: Indigenous Human Rights Defenders Murdered in 2020 in Latin America
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In 2020, Cultural Survival documented 56 murders, 11 disappearances, and 23 violent attacks against Indigenous human rights and environmental defenders in Latin American countries where we work. Here, we remember some of the lives lost, celebrate their legacy, and call for justice. Read more. ([link removed]) En español. ([link removed])

Cultural Survival’s Advocacy Program tracks violence against Indigenous human rights and environmental defenders within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.1, which seeks to significantly reduce all forms of violence and 16.3 which seeks to promote the rule of law and ensure equal access to justice for all. In this compendium, we seek to demonstrate that these cases of violence are not isolated instances, nor coincidences. They are evidence of an entrenched systemic problem that prioritizes government power and the wealth of industry over Indigenous Peoples’ lives, their sovereignty, their lands, and justice.


** Join us in amplifying Indigenous Peoples' voices this year at UNPFII with a series of events and opportunities below.

1. Join the conversation!
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What are the pressing issues affecting your Indigenous community?

Create a short video (up to 2 minutes) by April 30 and post it on Twitter and Facebook using #UNPFII20 ([link removed]) #WeAreIndigenous ([link removed]) #Proud2BIndigenous.

Share your photos from the past UNPFIIs using the same hashtags.


** 2. Attend one of our side events.
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** 3. Watch the UNPFII on UN WEB TV starting Monday. ([link removed])
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Learn more about the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues here ([link removed]) .
Nearly 600 URGENT PSAs ([link removed]) on the coronavirus are available in close to 140 Indigenous languages. Please share. ([link removed])

Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. We envision a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance.
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