Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights
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July 16, 2020

Indigenous women push Deutsche Bank for fossil fuel divestment amidst pipeline shutdowns



Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation Pushes Deutsche Bank for Fossil Fuel Divestment Amidst Pipeline Shutdowns, a Global Pandemic and the Climate Crisis


Joint press release in collaboration with Divest Invest Protect and The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International


The Women's Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International
MEDIA CONTACT Katherine Quaid, WECAN International, katherine@wecaninternational.org
Michelle Cook, Divest Invest Protect, divestinvestprotect@gmail.com


SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, California -- Following recent divestment advancements, a sixth Indigenous Women’s Divestment Delegation— infused with the spirit of their ancestors and unwavering determination to seek accountability and justice— will meet virtually with representatives from Deutsche Bank on July 16th, 2020. The Delegation will highlight human rights and Indigenous rights violations— sharing data, stories and calls for immediate action toward fossil fuel divestment and support of Indigenous self-determination and a just, clean energy future.

April 26, 2019

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Hear Testimony on Suppression of Indigenous Resistance to Extractive Industries in North America




(Photo above) February 1, 2017, eviction of Last Child Camp at Standing Rock, ND (photo: Ryan Vizzions Standing Rock Rising)

By Water Protector Legal Collective
Censored News

BISMARCK, North Dakota – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) recently announced that it will conduct a hearing on the Suppression of Indigenous Resistance to Extractive Industries in North America.