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 ›
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 ›
«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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
This submission has been jointly prepared by the civic organisation “Revival of Kazas and the Shor people”, representing displaced villagers of Kazas in Kemerovo oblast, Russian Federation, together with IWGIA, the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, an NGO in… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
2018.02 Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 30th Session of the Universal Periodic Review by Anti-Discrimination Center Memorial and Russian LGBT Network Indigenous peoples rights, UN, Universal Periodic Review, Memorial center, centre, alternative report, parallel information
Atle Staalesen – is a Norwegian journalist and Director of the Independent Barents Observer. In 2002, he founded the Barents Observer and was an editor until 2009. In 2015 along with the rest of the newspaper crew he established the Independent Barents Observer as an… Read More ›
2014 Frederica Prina. Protecting the Rights of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in the Russian Federation Original report at the Minority Rights Group Europe web-page: Frederica-Prina, Report, Minority Rights Group Europe, Indigenous Peoples rights, analysis
2017 Shadow report. Indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation. Reference 4th state report (2916) of the Russian Federation. By IWGIA, INFOE, ENIP.pdf Alterative report, Shadow, Parallel information to the Council of… Read More ›
2017.07 Parallel Information to CERD. Discrimination against indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation. Reference: 23rd to 24th periodic reports of the Russian Federation. CERD 93rd Session (31 July to 15 August… Read More ›
2017.02 Parallel Information on economic, social and cultural rights of indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation. By IWGIA, INFOE.pdf Доклад, отчет, report, России, Russian Federation, to UN, в ООН, Комитет по… Read More ›
2017.02 Alternative report on the Russian Federation Implementation of the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (by Memorial).pdf Доклад, отчет, report, России, Russian Federation, to UN, в ООН, Комитет по экономическим, социальным и культурным правам, UN Committee on Economic,… Read More ›
NGO Submission to the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Mechanism Rights of indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation UPR 30th session (Apr-May 2018) 5th October 2017 Submitted on behalf of… Read More ›
Dr. Pavel Sulyandziga — Russian politician, human rights activist, one of the leaders of the Russian indigenous peoples’ movement, member of the UN Working Group on business & human rights, Ph.D. in Economics, professor emeritus of the UNESCO Department of the Novosibirsk… Read More ›