"Building Partnerships and Solidarity. Ending Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples and advancing climate action", 07 August 2023

...Amidst our struggles for our survival, Indigenous Peoples continue to confront the unjust criminalization,  the destruction of our lands and resources, and the silencing of our voices.

...[P]eaceful protests to resist destructive projects and extractive industries have been met with unwarranted repression, violence, and legal persecution. This has led to the arrest, detention, and even extrajudicial killings of Indigenous leaders and activists who strive to uphold our rights and the environment.

Startling data from Global Witness and Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI) reveal that Indigenous land and environment defenders constituted the majority (60%) of those killed in the last three years, despite comprising only 6% of the global population...

...[B]usiness activities that involve large-scale exploitation of our lands and resources, which we have protected for generations, enjoy legal protection and are even incentivized by states as powerful economic players. The disparity is evident when an Indigenous farmer is incarcerated for using trees he planted to build his home, while a logging conglomerate receives legal license for extensive commercial logging in Indigenous territories.

Indigenous peoples shoulder a disproportionate burden of climate change due to our continued habitation of and guardianship over vulnerable ecosystems...

Additionally, climate actions aimed at renewable energy development, including the extraction of transition minerals without the informed consent of Indigenous peoples, precipitate grievous breaches of our collective rights and well-being. These unjust actions amount to a form of green colonization that exacerbates social injustice...