Former UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous Peoples

04/06/2024

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco Calí Tzay delivered a Public lecture at the University of Auckland discussing the Constitutional reform and the importance of harmonization with international treaties: cases of successes and reforms on Indigenous Peoples.

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03/27/2024

On March 21 the United Nations International Day on the Elimination of Racism, José Francisco Calí Tzay, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, spoke about the role racism plays in modern conservation and the impact on Indigenous Peoples throughout the world.

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03/08/2024

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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay, extends an invitation to participate in the Virtual Consultation regarding Mobile Indigenous Peoples. This event, scheduled for March 19-20, 2024, aims to contribute to his annual report to the General Assembly on the situation of Mobile Peoples, set to be presented in October 2024 during its 79th session.

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The Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples will hold a virtual consultation to inform his annual report to the General Assembly on The Situation of Mobile Peoples, to be presented at its 79th session in October 2024.

01/22/2024

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples requests inputs for two distinct areas: general indigenous rights issues for the 2024 Colombia visit, and separately, information on challenges and rights of Indigenous persons with disabilities.

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01/22/2024

The Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples calls for inputs for a report on Mobile Indigenous Peoples, focusing on challenges, rights, and good practices, to be presented at the 79th General Assembly in 2024. Submissions in English, Spanish, or French, up to 4000 words in Word format, are due by 15 March 2024 at [email protected], with the subject line "Submission to 79th General Assembly report."

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06/02/2022

The University of Arizona Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program is honored to be hosting the mandate of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples​, José Francisco Calí Tzay, for his three-year UN General Assembly appointed term.​ This is the second time IPLP has been asked to host the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate, having supported former University of Arizona Law Regents Professor James Anaya, who served as Special Rapporteur from 2008-2014.

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