Just two months into the International Year of Indigenous Languages, Maya Ch'orti' linguist Saturnino Ramírez Interiano was assassinated in Chiquimula, Guatemala on February 13, 2019.   He was an linguist, educator, and active proponent of the history and culture of the Indigenous Ch’orti’ Peoples. "He was dedicated to the revitalization of the Ch'orti' language and culture, and always pushed community leaders in the region to maintain this valuable ancestral resource that is part of our identity," shared a colleague.

LGBTQ activist Oscar Cazorla. (Miho Hagino/Facebook)

On February 9, 2019, Óscar Cazorla, 62, was found murdered in his home in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Protest march in Mexico City in response to the murder of Samir Flores, February 22, 2019. Photo by  @SubVersiones, 2010-2018, Licencia de Producción de Pares (Copyfarleft P2P).

Today is Presidents Day, a day for reflecting on where Native Americans stand after two years of a Trump presidency. Since taking office, the current administration has rolled back policies that protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and has failed to respect and honor Tribal Nations and their sovereignty.  

By Dev Kumar Sunuwar

In March 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, hit and caused the loss of thousands of human lives, and destroyed infrastructure including communication facilities. The chaos affected not only for victims, but also relief workers by interrupting communication channels among them.

“Los Pueblos Indígenas tienen el derecho de establecer sus propios medios de comunicación en sus propios idiomas y de tener acceso a todas las formas de medios no Indígenas sin discriminación”. - Declaración de la ONU sobre los derechos de los pueblos Indígenas, artículo 16.

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“Indigenous Peoples have the right to establish their own media in their own languages and to have access to all forms of non-Indigenous media without discrimination.” --UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Article 16.

By Andrea Carmen, Executive Director, International Indian Treaty Council
 

Enquanto o Brasil se prepara para a posse de Jair Bolsonaro como presidente, nós, as organizações abaixo-assinadas, desejamos expressar nossa profunda preocupação com as posições sustentadas pelo presidente eleito, que representam uma séria ameaça à democracia, aos direitos humanos e ao meio ambiente. Desejamos também reafirmar nosso apoio aos corajosos indivíduos e grupos no Brasil que lutam para defender os direitos e liberdades constitucionalmente protegidos em um ambiente cada vez mais desafiador.