2016 - English - Practical
The Sustainable Development Goals: New Challen…
This update underlines three outstanding issues to date regarding Indigenous Peoples’ rights : the climate change negotiations related to the upcoming COP22, the increasing need for the voices of Indigenous persons with disabilities to be heard, and the increasing number of discussions concerning Business and Human Rights issues.
2013 - English - Academic
Justified Infringement - A Minimal Impairment …
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) is an Indigenous right that has been infringed upon by the Canadian legal system. A notable case is presented where the Supreme Court of Canada’s Sparrow decision laid out a case law in which Aboriginal title was overstepped. To honour obligations to Indigenous peoples, the Crown should adopt the standard o…
2013 - English - Academic
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Indigenou…
This policy brief from the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) describes the legal and normative requirements for Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) that nation states are expected to uphold under UNDRIP and other treaties on international human rights. The exact requirements for FPIC are described including who should be…
2007 - English - Simple
United Nations adopts Declaration on Rights of…
This article from UN News Centre, reports on the General Assembly of the United Nations decision to ratify the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), on September 13th, 2007. At this time, four countries voted against the declaration including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Canadian represe…
2012 - English - Academic
Report of the Independent Expert on the Issue …
This report to the UN by the Independent Expert on Human Rights to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, discusses environmental protections as an international human right. The existing international legal provisions that would support an international human right to environmental protection are discussed, including UNDRIP and Indi…
2017 - English - Academic
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Report o…
This report from the UN summarizes the topics discussed at the permanent forum on Indigenous issues including sustainability development and FPIC.