Native women are murdered at 10 times the national rate; 1 out 3 Native women will be raped in her lifetime, and 3 out of 5 physically assaulted. Even worse, 88% of the perpetrators are non-Indian and cannot be prosecuted by tribal governments. Stand and take action now to restore safety and justice for Native women. Do Something! Visit www.indianlaw.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During an historic hearing dedicated to their missing and murdered Native sisters throughout the Americas, Native women and tribal advocates resorted to an international human rights body to raise global awareness on the epidemic of violence against Native women in the United States. Representatives of the United States appearing at the hearing admitted that this level of violence against Native women is “an assault on the national conscience.” Continue reading
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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a hearing on Oct. 25, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time at the General Secretariat Building of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. The Commission is an autonomous organ of the OAS, created by countries to protect human rights in the Americas. Click here to watch the live stream.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The epidemic proportions of violence against Native women in the United States continues to gain global attention. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a hearing on Oct. 25, 2011 at 10:15 a.m. at the General Secretariat Building of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. The Commission is an autonomous organ of the OAS, created by countries to protect human rights in the Americas.
Tribal leaders and advocates are invited to attend the Indian Law Resource Center’s briefing “Using the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Reforming Federal Indian Law.” The briefing will take place Oct. 29, 2011 in Portland, Oreg. Register online for this free event, space is limited.
The Indian Law Resource Center is a non‐profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to providing legal advice, assistance, and representation to Indian tribes and indigenous communities throughout the Americas. We are also
committed to developing new attorneys in the fields of Indian law and international human rights law.
To this end, we offer several fellowship and clerkship opportunities in both our Helena, Montana and Washington, D.C. offices.
UPDATE: The materials are here:
Read the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights decision and the friend-of-the-court brief by the Indian Law Resource Center and Sacred Circle National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An international human rights body has done something that federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, failed to do — bring justice to a domestic violence survivor.
“This decision is important for Native women who face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States,” said Jana Walker, Indian Law Resource Center attorney. “Although this case did not originate in Indian Country, it has major implications for an ethnic group who rarely sees their abusers brought to justice.” Continue reading
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be holding an oversight hearing:
Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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June 9, 20112:15 pm (EST)
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628 Washington, D.C |
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| The hearing will be webcast live at www.indian.senate.gov.For resources about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples visit www.indianlaw.org | ||
by Terri Henry*
CHEROKEE, N.C. — It was with great honor that my nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, hosted the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Ms. Rashida Manjoo. Her visit to Cherokee was spurred by the concern that American Indian and Alaska Native women are victimized at more than double the rate of violence of any other population of women in the United States. Fortunately, there is a growing global awareness of the voices of Native women calling for safety and justice.
With great pride we welcomed Ms. Manjoo to the Qualla Boundary to listen to our community: people that respond to the medical needs, to the 911 calls, those that investigate and prosecute, and to the Cherokee Court where women seek justice in the hope that the violence will end. While Cherokee does not have a perfect response to these crimes we are outraged by the rape or beating of any woman, and we are committed to increasing the safety of all women who reside within our tribal community. Most importantly we understand Cherokee women have the right as citizens of the Eastern Band to the protection of their government. Continue reading
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