Agenda Item 3 on the theme “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United… Read More »Coalition Statement | Twenty-fourth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Item 3
Agenda Item 4 Discussion on the six mandated areas of the Permanent Forum (economic and social development, culture, environment, education, health and human rights), with… Read More »Coalition Statement | Twenty-fourth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Item 4
Examining the Implementation of the UN Declaration Act by Canada and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples OCTOBER 23, 2024 The Chair: Today, we will… Read More »Witness Statement on Behalf of the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples
September 13th, 2024 In a landmark decision earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada concluded that the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of… Read More »Anniversary of global adoption of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: No backtracking on solemn commitments to human rights and reconciliation
Agenda Item 10: Future work of the Expert Mechanism, and follow up to the thematic studies and advice Wednesday July 10th, 2024 Joint Statement from… Read More »Coalition Statement | Seventeenth Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Item 10
Agenda Item 9: Enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples in the United Nations Wednesday July 10th, 2024 Joint Statement from the Coalition for the Human… Read More »Coalition Statement | Seventeenth Session of the Expert Members on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Item 9
Agenda Item 3: Study and advice on Constitutions, laws, legislation, policies, judicial decisions, and other mechanisms through which States have taken measures to achieve the… Read More »Coalition Statement | Seventeenth Session of the Expert Members on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Item 3
Public Statement May 24, 2024 PDF version here. In two recent decisions, the Supreme Court of Canada has found that the United Nations Declaration on… Read More »Coalition Statement |Supreme Court of Canada decisions underline the significance of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canadian law
What does sustainability mean to you? Advice for living our responsibilities is a series of inspiring short videos produced by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel for the Coalition… Read More »What does sustainability mean to you?
Authors Sheryl Lightfoot Canada Research Chair of Global Indigenous Rights and Politics, University of British Columbia Cheryl Knockwood Chair, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission This… Read More »UNDRIP 15 years on: Genuine truth and reconciliation requires legislative reform