The Slow Genocide of Indigenous Nations and Peoples
We often speak of colonialism as if it were a singular event of the past—fixed in time and easily defined. Yet its ongoing, structural nature continues to reverberate within Indigenous…
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Ezidikhan Customary Laws
Continuing our blog series on the Fourth World Journal Special Issue: Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT), we’re pleased to spotlight another powerful contribution centered on the Tribunal. In “Ezidikhan Customary…
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Nations International Criminal Tribunal Charter
We’re excited to share another post in our blog series highlighting the Fourth World Journal Special Issue: Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT). This blog focuses on the journal’s cornerstone: the…
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An Introduction to the Nations International Criminal Tribunal
How did the landmark Nations International Criminal Tribunal (NICT) come to life? What catalyzing events led to its creation—beyond the growing recognition of the failures of international governance? We’re pleased…
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Ezidikhan is the “Land of the Yezidi” and the Peacock Angel
A conversation with Ezidikhan Justice Minister Nallein Sowilo and Prime Minister Barjis Soso Khalaf. The Center’s mission advances the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide. We provide direct support to the…
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Burma (Myanmar) is Committing Genocide before our Eyes
Boys stand among debris after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe. Credit: Reuters The government of Burma…
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156 Fourth World Nations suffered Genocide since 1945: The Indigenous Uyghurs Case
Witness this: China is committing cultural genocide against more than eleven million Uyghurs in their homeland of Uyghuristan northwest of China and there is essentially nothing being done by the…
Read moreISIL Targets FW Nations – Syria/Iraq
Mass media reporting the massacre of unknown numbers of Yazidi men, women and children by the military forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant organization (ISIL) broke through…
Read moreBlind Eye to Genocide
Genocide against the Indigenous Ache people by U.S. ally, Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (1954-1989), will be tried before an Argentinian federal court. Well-documented reports of mass murder, rape, enslavement…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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