The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office, together with our partner organization MADRE, has welcomed a delegation of Indigenous women leaders from across the world to participate at the 23rd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Tags: climate justice, indigenous, un, united nations, unpfiiThis year’s UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) focused on “Indigenous peoples, business, autonomy and the human rights principles of due diligence including free, prior and informed consent.” “Free, Prior and Informed Consent” (FPIC) is a principle protected by international human rights standards that state, “all peoples have the right to self-determination,” and relatedly, […]
Tags: free prior informed consent, indigenous rights, self-determination, sovereign nations, unpfii, women's rights, womens rights