Member since: 2018
Working towards these commitments
Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples
Ensure transparency and accountability, through unhindered and timely public access to all information that may contribute to informed public debate and decision-making on land issues at all stages, and through decentralization to the lowest effective level, to facilitate participation, accountability and the identification of locally appropriate solutions
Transparent and accessible information
Respect and protect the civil and political rights of human rights defenders working on land issues, combat the stigmatization and criminalisation of peaceful protest and land rights activism, and end impunity for human rights violations, including harassment, threats, violence and political imprisonment
Protected land rights defenders
Mission
The mission of Tierra Viva is to achieve the full validity of the rights of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay, with an emphasis on the restitution of their ancestral territory.
Objectives
Its objectives are to contribute to the integral enjoyment of indigenous territorial rights in the region of Chaco, promoting economic, social and cultural rights and enabling the communities to participate actively and effectively at a local, regional and national level.
Constituencies
Tierra Viva is a non-profit human rights organization that contributes to the full exercise of rights by the indigenous peoples of Paraguay.
