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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›