Statement of Dr. Albert Kwokwo Barume Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples At the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 24th Session Agenda Item 5(d) New York 28 April 2025 Chairperson of the Permanent Forum, Chairperson et members of the Expert Mechanism, Distinguished Members of the Permanent Forum, Assistant-Secretary-General for Human Rights,… Read More »
Joint Letter by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, April 2025 In our capacity as Expert Members of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of… Read More »
From April 21 to May 2, 2025, the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This annual international event serves as a key platform for indigenous representatives, Member States, UN agencies, and civil society organizations to discuss strategies aimed at… Read More »
In Human Rights Council resolution 6/12, the Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, inter alia to work in close cooperation with other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Council, relevant United Nations bodies, the treaty bodies and regional… Read More »
