Minorities and Indigenous Women

Indigenous women and other minorities suffer from a lack of political representation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. This section highlights news, resources and stories on minorities and indigenous women's struggle for political inclusion.

Handbook for Parliamentarians: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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September 23, 2014

Handbook for Parliamentarians: Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

There are approximately 370 million indigenous peoples in some 90 countries throughout all regions of the world. While they constitute 5 per cent

Parliamentarians Handbook on Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

There are approximately 370 million indigenous peoples in some 90 countries throughout all regions of the world. While they constitute 5 per cent

September 21, 2014

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Youth 2014

The United Nations General Assembly is one of the main deliberative organ policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations, is integrated by 193 Member States. The General Assembly meets in regular session each year from September to December.

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Interviews

Yanar Mohammed

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 09/15/2014 - 20:00

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September 15, 2014

Yanar Mohammed

President of the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq

May 26, 2014

We want to be actors in our own futures with full rights

Tarcila Rivera Zea was 44 years old when she took part in the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Today, this indigenous Peruvian activist is President of the Centre for Indigenous Cultures of Peru (CHIRAPAQ) and a member of the UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group.

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May 23, 2014

Making the invisible visible

When Marcelina Bautista Bautista left her indigenous Mixtec community in Nochtixtlan, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at the age of 14 with only a primary school education and no knowledge of Spanish, she didn’t dream that one day she would end up contributing to the development of an internation

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