An expanded meeting of the Public Chamber of the city of Norilsk, dedicated to the activities of Norilsk Nickel and «improving the quality of life in Norilsk,» took place in Taimyr in the last days of July. It was a… Read More ›
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ADC Memorial report. Alluvial Gold Mining is Destroying the Life of the Indigenous Peoples of the Taiga
This report describes the catastrophic consequences of gold mining and violations of the rights of the Shor – a small Indigenous people living in the southwestern area of the Republic of Khakassia and in southern Kemerovo Oblast. Placer gold mining destroys… Read More ›
One of the biggest German investment company began to get rid of the Nornickel shares
German corporations must demand that Russian extractive company Nornickel respect indigenous rights and environmental standards – or end business deals After more than 21,000 tons of diesel leaked from a power plant tank in May 2020, causing the largest oil… Read More ›
Mega oil project in Russia’s far north threatens Arctic indigenous communities
Rosneft is developing a massive oil project on the Taymyr peninsula with 15 towns, a port, two airports and 800km of pipeline Gennady Schukin has returned to his flat in the city of Dudinka, above the Arctic circle, from a… Read More ›
The COVID 19 impact on indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic, Siberia, and the Far East
An extended report by Aborigen-Forum, Centre for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Arctic Consult, and Batani foundation. This is extended report prepared by Gennady Schukin (Aborigen-Forum, Russia), Rodion Sulyandziga, PhD (Centre for the Support of indigenous Peoples… Read More ›
2020.05 Joint submission by IWGIA and INFOE for the list of issues concerning the indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation with regards to the Eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The present submission focuses on the situation of the 41 small numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, who numbering approximately 260,000 individuals in total traditionally inhabit about two thirds of Russia’s territory, from the Kola… Read More ›
2020.04 Dmitry Berezhkov, Pavel Sulyandziga. The new constitutional reality for indigenous peoples in Russia
By Dmitry Berezhkov (Arctic Consult, Norway) and Pavel Sulyandziga (Batani Foundation, US) Beside the coronavirus, the Russian civil society continues to discuss new changes in the Russian Constitution that were suggested by Vladimir Putin this spring. This discussion is carried… Read More ›
2020.02 The letter of the RAIPON to the International Maritime Organization
We are seriously concerned about the initiative to ban the use of heavy fuel by ships in the Arctic and its transportation as fuel. Arctic regions where the Indigenous Peoples live are distinguished by remoteness and extreme climate conditions. High… Read More ›
2019.11 Joint statement of the International Indigenous Fund for development and solidarity «Batani» and consulting center for indigenous peoples on their rights on lands, resources, and self-determination «Arctic Consult» on the decision of the Russian Government to shut down the Centre for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North
6 November 2019 Moscow regional court sustained a claim of the Russian Ministry of Justice and made a decision on forced liquidation of the Russian non-governmental organization the Centre for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North, which was… Read More ›
2019.11 Public Statement by the Centre for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (CSIPN) to start a global information campaign and solidarity action
«Moscow city court accommodates Ministry of Justice demand to terminate the Centre for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North» «Moscow city court accommodates Ministry of Justice demand to terminate the Centre for the Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North»… Read More ›
Siberian fires having catastrophic effects on indigenous peoples and livelihoods
While much of the world has focused on the fires raging in the Amazon, the world’s largest forest–the Siberian Taiga in Russia–has been on fire for most of 2019. Since January this year, more than 130,000 square kilometres of land… Read More ›
2019.06 Report on violations of indigenous peoples’ rights in the Russian Federation: «Acts of intimidation, criminalization and other types of activities with the aim to prevent human rights work of indigenous activists in Russia»
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples UN Permanent Forum on indigenous issues UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Commissioner for human rights of the Council… Read More ›
2019.05 The Pacifc Salmon in the world of human relationships: economic, social, environmental, historical, ethnic and cultural aspects. The abstracts from the scientifc and practical workshop / Тезисы докладов международного научно-практического семинара «Тихоокеанский лосось в мире человеческих взаимоотношений: экономических, социальных, экологических, исторических, этнических и культурных». 21-22 мая 2019 г. Петропавловск-Камчатский
Тихоокеанский лосось в мире человеческих взаимоотношений: экономических, социальных, экологических, исторических, этнических и культурных: Тезисы докладов Международного научно-практического семинара. Петропавловск-Камчатский : Изд-во «Камчатпресс», 2019. – 132 с. ISBN 978-5-9610-0326-0 Сборник включает материалы состоявшегося 21–22 мая 2019 г. в Петропавловске- Камчатском и… Read More ›
2019.05 The Secret of Numto. Shrinking boundaries of Khanty’s sacred lands
7х7’s report on a Natural Park and Khanty village in focus of oil producer’s interest Numto village is located in Numto Natural Park on the bank of Khanty’s sacred Lake Numto in the north of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. It is almost isolated… Read More ›
2019.05 Will people hear the story of the Numto reindeer herders?
by Chihiro Geuzebroek 1 May 2019 Right now the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues is taking place in New York. There’s a lot of lofty talk about indigenous peoples rights to free, prior and informed consent. This means indigenous… Read More ›
2019.04 Indigenous peoples in Russia. A curse of the resources
1. The map of indigenous peoples of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East 2. Small numbered indigenous peoples of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East The definition of “indigenous” without the numerical qualification does not exist… Read More ›
2019.04 Заявление Елены Гой, президента Ассоциации Кольских Саамов, представителя Министерства по внутренней политике и массовым коммуникациям Мурманской области, на Постоянном Форуме ООН по вопросам коренных народов
Текстовая версия выступления Ассоциация Кольских Саамов — самая многочисленная организация в Мурманской области. О нашей ситуации в Мурманской области вчера упоминали наши зарубежные партнеры. Представители иностранных государств выступают от имени Российских Саамов — моего народа с чьих-то слов. В связи… Read More ›
2015.04 Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination regarding Shor communities in Kemerovo Oblast
The village has suffered a process of systematic destruction driven by mining interests, from which the local authorities have failed to protect. The villagers are now displaced, some are reported homeless. No adequate substitute land has been offered and no… Read More ›
2019.03 The letter of the Sami representatives to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on violations of their rights on free, prior and informed consent
The authors describe the situation on hunting area auction according to which Sami people lose their right to hunt on their traditional land in Lovozero municipality in Murmansk region as well as Sami traditional reindeer herding becomes compromised. Reference —… Read More ›
2019.01 50 years ban to enter to the Russian Federation for another indigenous peoples’ rights defender who protected community rights on lands and resources
Another human rights defender who protected the rights of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation Johannes Rohr received recently the decision of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to ban entry to the Russian Federation until 2069. Johannes Rohr, a… Read More ›
2018. Nikita Kaplin. Contemporary problems of environmental protection and traditional land use in aboriginal Evenkia
Problems of environmental protection and traditional land use: Lack of legal framework for economic activity and traditional land use. Lack of legal identification of indigenous persons who have legal rights to traditional land use and economy. Lack of protection from… Read More ›
2018.12 Russian Authorities Cover Snow in White Paint to Hide Signs of Pollution, Reports
Authorities in the coal-mining Siberian region of Kemerovo have reportedly covered up snow with white paint to hide evidence of soot and ash pollution. Footage published by local media Monday showed a woman’s hands becoming coated in white paint after… Read More ›
2018.12 Oliver Loode «When I’m ninety-nine»
Oliver Loode — is an activist of the international Finno-Ugric movement and Member of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) for the term 2014-2016. This Thursday (13.12.2018) I was on the way to Russia, to attend a Finno-Ugric language activism seminar… Read More ›
2015.10 Alexandra Artieva November 2014 Assembly of Sami people of Murmansk region: Congress or Conference. Opinion of a delegate
In November 2014 a big event with the participation of government officials and Sami legal representatives took place.This event is currently referred to as the Third Sami Congress, but I fundamentally disagree with this statement, and there are strong reasons… Read More ›
2018.09 Report of the UN Secretary-General. Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights
21. Russian Federation 90. On 10 May 2018, the Chair and the Focal Point for Reprisals for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination wrote to the Government about allegations of reprisals by the authorities against Ms. Yana Tannagasheva… Read More ›
2018.06 Andrey Danilov: Elections or farce? (Some thoughts about elections at the Association of the Kola Sami)
Andrey Danilov is a Sami politician. He is a director of the Sami heritage and development fund and a member of the Sami Parliament of the Murmansk region (Sam Sobbar) This article based on information from the online group «The Association… Read More ›
2018.05 The letter of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to the Russian Federation considering the reprisals against Yana Tannagasheva and Vlad Tannagashev
The letter of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to the Russian Federation considering the reprisals against Yana Tannagasheva and Vlad Tannagashev
2018.05 Slow death in Siberia. How Europe’s coal dependency is devastating Russia’s forests and indigenous Shor people (the report of the Coal Action Network / UK)
Executive summary: On the map of Russia, Kuzbass in southern Siberia nestles roughly above Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It’s an area few Europeans know much about, and even fewer visit. But it’s a place most of us are inextricably linked to…. Read More ›
2018.05 Slow death in Siberia. How Europe’s coal dependency is devastating Russia’s forests and indigenous Shor people (the report of the Coal Action Network / UK)
On the map of Russia, Kuzbass in southern Siberia nestles roughly above Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It’s an area few Europeans know much about, and even fewer visit. But it’s a place most of us are inextricably linked to. For despite… Read More ›
2018.03 Lukas Allemann. Testimonies about boarding schools among indigenous people in Russia’s North / Воспоминания коренных жителей Севера о национальных и вспомогательных школах-интернатах
Posted on March 25, 2018 by lukasallemann at arcticanthropology.org English text see below. Цель данной статьи – предоставить слово бывшим ученикам интернатов Севера России, с особенным упором на вспомогательных школах-интернатах советского периода, в народе приобретавшие печальное прозвище «дебилки». Материалы являются свидетельством событий… Read More ›