International Indian Treaty Council
International Indian Treaty Council
CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL DE TRATADOS INDIOS | |
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|[pic]“WORKING FOR THE RIGHTS AND RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES" |
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|[pic] | |Commission on Political Prisoners, Prisoner’s Rights|Top of Form |
| | |and Persons Under Detention |[pic][pic] |
|[pic] | |International Indian Treaty Council Conference |[pic][pic] |
| | |Wednesday 6th – Saturday 9th February 2002 |Bottom of Form |
| | |Kahutapu Marae, Wairoa, Tauranga Moana |[pic] |
|[pic][pic][pic][pic] | | |Latest IITC E-News |
|[pic][pic] | |The United Nations has found that the United States |Treaty Council E-News January 2009|
|[pic][pic] | |is not complying with its international human rights| |
|[pic][pic] | |obligations regarding Indigenous religions and |Subscribe to IITC E-News |
|[pic][pic] | |spiritual practices and beliefs. The United States |Past Issues |
|[pic][pic] | |suppression of religious freedom and practice is a | |
|[pic][pic] | |continuation of genocide and ethnocide with the |[pic] |
|[pic][pic] | |criminalization of religious ceremonies integral to |Action Alerts / |
|[pic][pic] | |Indigenous ways of life. These governmental polices|Acciones Urgentes: |
|[pic][pic] | |and practices are intended to destroy Indigenous |The Passing of one of the Greats: |
|[pic][pic] | |Peoples, their culture and religions. |James Main Sr. began his journey |
|[pic][pic] | | |to the Spirit World on January |
|[pic][pic] | |This commission condemns the practice of denying |29th 2009 |
|[pic][pic] | |Indigenous prisoners access to their spiritual |New IITC flyer calling for the US |
|[pic][pic] | |leaders, subjecting spiritual leaders to the |and Canada to support an |
|[pic][pic] | |indignities of strip searches and other |international ban of the toxic |
|[pic][pic] | |inappropriate action that non-Indigenous religious |pesticide Lindane (PDF 96K) |
|[pic][pic] | |leaders are not subject to, and the “open door” |Urgent call for Protection of |
|[pic][pic] | |policies which allow non-Indigenous prisoners to |Native American Sacred Places, |
|[pic][pic] | |participate, desecrate and disrupt the integrity of |September 25, 2008 (PDF 1.6MB) |
|[pic][pic] | |the ceremonies. We condemn the inappropriate and |Press Release on Urgent Efforts to|
|[pic][pic] | |disrespectful handling and treatment of religious |Protect Native Sacred Places, |
|[pic][pic] | |objects by prison administrators and personnel. We |September 25th 2008 (PDF 940K) |
|[pic][pic] | |abhor the prison practices and policies that allow |IITC files urgent action with |
|[pic][pic] | |prison guards to enter sweat lodges or disrupt these|United Nations for Indigenous |
|[pic][pic] | |and other ceremonies, that compel prisoners to use |Peoples of Maluku, June 6th 2008 |
|[pic][pic] | |weed treated with toxins for their sacred fires, and|and post in Urgent/Urgente and in |
| | |practices and policies that enable non-Indigenous |UN Human Rights 2008 (PDF 79K) |
| | |individuals to control, dominate or conduct |Solicitud de ayuda internacional |
| | |Indigenous ceremonies. |del pueblo Ngobe de charco la pava|
| | | |Urgente, 31 marzo, 2008 |
| | |We also condemn prison policies which have the |March 7th, 2008: United Nations |
| | |affect of impeding incarcerated Indigenous women’s |Body Expresses Concerns about |
| | |access to their children and to female Indigenous |Racism in the United States, Calls|
| | |religious leaders and counselors, and policies which|for the US to apply the UN |
| | |ignore the unique needs of incarcerated women and |Declaration on the Rights of |
| | |their families. |Indigenous Peoples (PDF) |
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| | |We also note that the common practice of | [pic] |
| | |transferring prisoners far from their families |Important Updates |
| | |serves to break family contact, contrary to the |Noticias al Dia: |
| | |clearly established principles set forth in various |Indigenous Peoplesʼ Struggles to |
| | |international human rights instruments. The |Defend Sacred Places: IITC |
| | |hardships caused by this practice are particularly |Symposium and Human Rights |
| | |overwhelming to Indigenous families, many of whom |Training- Saturday, March 7, 2009,|
| | |live in very remote locations without transportation|San Francisco State University |
| | |or the means to visit their incarcerated loved ones.|with Carrie Danny, Manny Pino and |
| | | |others (PDF 271K) |
| | |With regard to Economic and Social rights guaranteed|Website and registration |
| | |by international standards, including the Universal |information now available: |
| | |Declaration of Human Rights, we also express grave |Indigenous Peoples Global Summit |
| | |concern for Indigenous prisoners who are denied |on Climate Change, April 20 - 24, |
| | |parole because they cannot pre-arrange employment as|2009, Anchorage Alaska (PDF 248K) |
| | |a condition of parole. |IITC Submission to the OHCHR for |
| | | |Study on Human Rights and Climate |
| | |This Commission is also concerned about the use if |Change- December 26th, 2008 (PDF |
| | |Indigenous prisoners as labor, under slave-like |272K) |
| | |conditions, for the economic benefit of private |IITC requests your support at |
| | |corporations, their shareholders and private |year-end 2008 (PDF 55K) |
| | |industry. This concern extends to the privatization|Human Rights Day December 10th |
| | |and commercialization of prisons and the criminal |2008 |
| | |justice system. |New IITC San Francisco Office |
| | | |address |
| | | |UN Human Rights Council Expert |
| | | |Mechanism on the Rights of |
| | | |Indigenous Peoples 1st session |
| | |The Commission can only comment that the pre-service|October 1 – 3, 2008 |
| | |and in-service training of prison administrators, |NEW Indigenous Portal for up to |
| | |guards and employees must include cultural |the minute news on Indigenous |
| | |sensitivity and awareness. Such training should be |Peoples’ work at the UN and around|
| | |designed by Indigenous spiritual leaders. This |the world |
| | |would contribute significantly toward solutions to |March 7th, 2008: UN CERD Expresses|
| | |many of the problems identified in this document and|Concerns about Racism in the |
| | |is essential to any good-faith efforts by the |United States, Calls for the US to|
| | |federal, state and provincial governments to address|apply the UN Declaration on the |
| | |the human rights concerns of Indigenous prisoners. |Rights of Indigenous Peoples (PDF |
| | | |29K) |
| | |Finally, the IITC Commission on Prisoners, like the |IITC and Joint Indigenous Peoples’|
| | |United Nations, the Organization of American States,|Submissions on Canada and Mexico, |
| | |and numerous international Non-Governmental |September 2008, UPR February 2009 |
| | |Organizations, soundly condemns the United States in|Human Rights Training Materials |
| | |its use of the death penalty and in particular, the |New: Updated IITC fact sheet: |
| | |disproportionate state-sanctioned executions of |Pesticides, Tribal Health and |
| | |people of color, juveniles and the mentally infirm. |Human Rights, North and South (PDF|
| | | |111K) |
| | |As a result of the racism inherent in the federal |Nuevo: Hoja informativa |
| | |and state justice systems, Native Americans are |actualizada de CITI: “LOS |
| | |incarcerated at a greater rate than any other racial|PLAGUICIDAS, LA SALUD DE LAS |
| | |or ethnic group in North America. For Indigenous |TRIBUS Y LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS EN |
| | |Peoples, prisons are colonial institutions and are a|EL NORTE Y EL SUR” (PDF 111K) |
| | |central mechanism of the colonization process. As a|IITC Human Rights Training and |
| | |necessary process of de-colonization, the |Capacity Building Program, 2008 |
| | |International Indian Treaty Council must continue |34th Annual Treaty Conference, |
| | |its advocacy at the international level for the |Chimaltenango Guatemala June 19 – |
| | |rights if the Indigenous prisoners to practice their|22, 2008, Conference |
| | |religions while incarcerated. This includes the |Resolutions/Resoluciones de la |
| | |right of the prisoners to have access to bona fide |Conferencia |
| | |Native spiritual leaders/counselors, sacred |UNPFII 7th Session, April 21st - |
| | |medicines and instruments such as sage, cedar, sweet|May 2nd 2008, Interventions and |
| | |grass, tobacco, corn pollen, sacred pipes, medicine |Statements |
| | |bags, eagle feathers and headbands, and ceremonies |2008 International Indian Treaty |
| | |such as the sweat lodge and pipe ceremonies. |Conference, Guatemala, June 2008 |
| | |Indigenous programs should be designed and conducted|19-22 |
| | |for the incarcerated Indigenous prisoners by |NEW! IITC Power point: “Indigenous|
| | |Indigenous leaders recognized by Indigenous |Peoples’ Advocacy for a Rights and|
| | |communities. The protocol for these programs and |Culturally-based Approach to Food |
| | |activities should be in the control of legitimate |Security”, April 3, 2008 (9.4 MB |
| | |Indigenous spiritual leaders/elders in order to |PowerPoint Presentation) |
| | |ensure the protection and integrity of Indigenous |The UN Declaration on the Rights |
| | |ceremonies and practices. |of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties |
| | | |and the Right to Free, Prior and |
| | |In conclusion, the Commission noted that because |Informed Consent: The Framework |
| | |religious and cultural programs designed by and for |For a New Mechanism for |
| | |Indigenous peoples are the only hope for the healing|Reparations, Restitution and |
| | |and revitalization of Indigenous prisoners, it is |Redress, submitted by the IITC to |
| | |only through the development and implementation of |the UN Permanent Forum on |
| | |such programs that Indigenous families, communities |Indigenous Issues Seventh Session |
| | |and Nations begin the process of healing and |(UNPFII7) (PDF 80K) |
| | |revitalization – i.e. de-colonization. |Report of the North America |
| | | |Preparatory meeting for UNPFII7, |
| | |We call for support for the following actions by |Vancouver Canada, February 22nd |
| | |communities: |and 23rd 2008 (PDF 168K) |
| | | |Hawaiian Land Rights decision by |
| | |¬ Monitor the Police – Video police activity, |Hawaiian Supreme Court, Nation of |
| | |AIM and community patrols |Hawaii calls upon Legislature to |
| | |¬ Community Advocates – Families need to be |"Cease and Desist", February 8, |
| | |involved |2008 |
| | |¬ Sue the Police - Take to them |Indigenous Shadow Report to UN |
| | |court for abuses |CERD highlights Racism by United |
| | |¬ Police Brutality – collect documentation and |States, February 5th 2008 |
| | |evidence |Peoples’ Shadow Report to the CERD|
| | | |on the United States submitted by |
| | | |IITC January 2008 (PDF 400 KB) |
| | |¬ Establish a Commission to investigate the |New IITC Brochure |
| | |Police and their activities of harassment |UN Declaration for the Rights of |
| | |¬ Study Maori Rights – Study Treaty Rights |Indigenous Peoples adopted by the |
| | |¬ Continue the Traditions and Customs in the |UN General Assembly September |
| | |Prisons |13th, 2007! |
| | |¬ Recognize that 80% of the Prison Population |UN Declaration on the Rights of |
| | |are Maori in Aotearoa – Rehabilitation, not |Indigenous Peoples as adopted by |
| | |incarceration is necessary |the UN General Assembly September |
| | |¬ Recognize that Alcohol is a Main Factor in |13th 2007 (PDF 56k) |
| | |the Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples both in the |Declaracion de las Naciones Unidas|
| | |US and Aotearoa |sobre los derechos de los Pueblos |
| | | |Indigenas, adoptada por la |
| | |Aho! Mitakuye Oyasin! |Asemblea General el 13 de |
| | | |septiembre de 2007 (PDF 60K) |
| | | |IITC Statement on the Adoption of |
| | | |the Declaration on the Rights of |
| | | |Indigenous Peoples, September 16th|
| | | |2007 (PDF 200K) |
| | | |US Statement against the adoption |
| | | |of the Declaration on the Rights |
| | | |of Indigenous Peoples, September |
| | | |13th 2007 (PDF 53K) |
| | |Adopted by Consensus February 9, 2002 |Link for the COMMITTEE FOR THE |
| | | |ELIMINATION OF RACIAL |
| | | |DISCRIMINATION |
| | | |IITC Submission to the UN High |
| | | |Commissioner on Human Rights for |
| | |Adopted by Consensus, February 9, 2002 |her study on the Human Right to |
| | | |Water, April 15th, 2007 (PDF 136k)|
| | | |Pesticides are Poison” booklet now|
| | | |available online |
| | | |Los Plaguicidas son Venenos” |
| | | |manual ahora disponible en |
| | | |internet |
| | | |UN Web page, Indigenous Peoples |
| | | |and Treaties, the UN Treaty Study |
| | | |Expert Seminars |
| | | |Pagina del web del ONU, Pueblos |
| | | |indígenas |
| | | |UN Web site for Indigenous Peoples|
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| | | |UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous |
| | | |Issues/ El Foro Permanente para |
| | | |las Cuestiones Indígenas de la ONU|
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