Indigenous People Rights

U.K. Supreme Court Dismisses Case Brought by Chagos Islanders Over Expulsion From Diego Garcia (June 29, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On June 29, 2016, in R (on the application of Bancoult (No 2)) v. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the U.K.

Federal Judge Approves $940 Million Settlement between U.S. and Indian Tribes (February 24, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On February 24, 2016, a federal judge approved a $940 million

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Issues Decision on Rights to Collective Property and Environmental Protection in Suriname (January 28, 2016)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On January 28, 2016, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Court) published its decision (only av

The Supreme Court of Canada Rules for Ecuadorian Villagers in Suit against Chevron (September 4, 2015)

Author: 
Catherina Valenzuela-Bock

On September 4, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) decided that villagers from Ecuador can e

IACHR Presents Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in British Columbia, Canada (January 12, 2015)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On January 12, 2015 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented a report