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On 4 February 2020, Jean-Marie Kasula, along with five other men and two indigenous Batwa women were prosecuted in a one-day trial at Bukavu Garrison Military Court (TMGB). They were charged for possession of weapons and munitions of war, criminal conspiracy, and malicious destruction of Parc National du Kahuzi-Biega (PNKB).
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In August 2020, IPRI expressed its full support to its partner indigenous peoples organizations in the Philippines in their fight against the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). http://bit.ly/2YxMKHL
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The Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), Indigenous Peoples Major Group on Sustainable Development (IPMG), and Documentation Center for Indigenous Peoples (DOCIP) are calling on Indigenous Peoples organizations, networks, and institutions to participate in the public call for inputs into the proposed law on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence. This law would make EU companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental harm in their supply chains. These inputs will feed into the European Commission’s call for submission of proposals on how the law should work to help reduce abuses in all countries around the world.
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GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to police after a “shoot to kill” order had been issued if he resisted arrest, and to ensure his safety and well-being whilst in custody.