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Application form for funding to participate in the deliberations of the 2004 Working Group on Indigenous Populations and the 2004 Working Group on the Draft United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/9/vfindaf.htm

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/ind_main.htm

Working Group on Indigenous Populations
http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/groups-01.htm

Working Group on the Draft of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/groups-02.htm

Fact Sheet No. 9: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs9.htm

About the Special Rapporteur on the situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples
http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/rapporteur.htm

Calendar of meetings
http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/calendar.htm

Application form for the Indigenous Fellowship programme
http://www.unhchr.ch/indigenous/fellowship.htm

UN International Decade for the World's Indigenous People (1995-2004)

http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/9/vfinddec.htm

Download the application form for funding from the Voluntary Fund for the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People.
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/9/applicform.doc

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

http://www.ilo.org

Español
www.ilo.org/public/spanish/index.htm

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO)

http://www.unpo.org/

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS and
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' ORGANIZATIONS
(NGO's and IPO's):

Amnesty International (AI)

http://www.amnesty.org/

Amnesty International is a worldwide voluntary human rights movement working to protect human rights worldwide - that campaigns for the release of prisoners of conscience, fair trials for political ...

Danish Institute for Human Rights

http://www.humanrights.dk

The Danish Institute for Human Rights serves as a centre for research, information, education, and documentation on human rights in international context.The Institute co-operates with organisations, with human rights institutions and humanitarian organisations - with the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, the OSCE (Organisation on Security and Co-operation in Europe), the EU, and the UN.

DoCip

http://www.docip.org/

DoCip is a Swiss NGO linking Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations.
Established in 1978 at the request of Indigenous Representatives to the United Nations.

Global Exchange

http://www.globalexchange.org/

Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. Since our founding in 1988, we have increased the US public's global awareness while building partnerships worldwide.

Human Rights Documentation Center

http://www.hrdc.net

Human Rights Watch

http://www.hrw.org/reports98/publctns.htm

HRW is an independent, nongovernmental organization. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice.

Indian Law Resource Center (ILRC)

http://www.indianlaw.org/

The Indian Law Resource Center provides legal assistance to indigenous peoples in the Americas who are working to protect their land, resources, human rights, the environment ... ILRC was founded and directed by Native Americans, dedicated to protecting the right of indigenous peoples of the Americas.

International Indian Treaty Council (IITC)

http://www.treatycouncil.org/

Indigenous organization with consultative status to the United Nations - ECOSOC, working for the sovereignty and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples, and the recognition and protection of Indigenous Rights, Treaties, traditional cultures, sacred lands and territories.

Society for Threatened Peoples International (GfbV)

http://www.gfbv.de/

The Society for Threatened Peoples is a nonprofit Human Rights Organisation to promote the Human Rights of religious and ethnic minorities and Indigenous Peoples. The Society has consultative status as NGO at the United Nations (ECOSOC).

Survival International

http://www.survival-international.org/news.htm

Survival International is a non governmental organisation - news about tribal peoples worldwide.

Tebtebba

http://www.tebtebba.org/

Indigenous Peoples Organization - are informing about key events and developments - from indigenous peoples' points of view.

The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA)

http://www.iwgia.org/sw617.asp

WGIA is an independent international membership organisation staffed by specialists and advisers on indigenous affairs. Documentation about indigenous affairs is an essential part of IWGIA's work.

Witness

http://www.witness.org/

Is a human rights program to strengthen local activists by giving them video cameras and training in production and advocacy. Witness unleashes an arsenal of computers, imaging and editing software, satellite phones and email in the struggle for justice.

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Amazon Alliance

http://www.amazonalliance.org/

The Amazon Alliance works to defend the rights, territories and environment of indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon Basin. The Alliance is an initiative born out of the partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples.

GREENPEACE

http://www.greenpeace.org/

Is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific.To maintain its independence, greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but rely on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants.As a global organisation, they focus on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.

Indigenous Environmental Network

http://www.ienearth.org/

The Indigenous Environmental Network is an alliance of grassroots indigenous peoples whose mission is to protect the sacredness of Mother Earth from contamination and exploitation by strengthening maintaining and respecting the traditional teachings and the natural laws.

Rainforst Foundation (RFF)

http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org

RFF is a non goevrnmental organization with the goal is to support indigenous peoples and traditional populations of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights and well being. We do this through practical projects in tropical rainforest areas, all of which work with local indigenous peoples or non-governmental organisations. We also run campaigns that seek to address the underlying causes of the destruction of tropical rainforests.

Rainforest Action Network

http://www.papaink.org/

Rainforest Action Network, based in USA, works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

The First Nations Environmental Network

http://www.fnen.org/#

The First Nations Environmental Network is a circle of First Nations people committed to protecting, defending, and restoring the balance of all life by honouring traditional Indigenous values and the path of our ancestors. We encourage the work of protecting, defending and healing Mother Earth. We desire and need to link grassroots Indigenous people nationally and internationally to support each other on environmental struggles and concerns. We are obligated to leave footprints for our children to follow by striving to live our life with traditional values.

A Resource Guide to Gender, Rights and Water Privatization

http://www.wedo.org/sus_dev/diverting1.htm

This publication is a resource guide for policymakers, and human rights, environmental, and economic and gender justice advocates working on global policy, to examine the impact that the privatization of goods and services like water has on the livelihoods of women, particularly poor women.

CONTENTS: Women Challenging Water Privatization -- Extracting the Global Issues -- Focus: Women in Action -- Making Waves -- Resources

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