July 12, 2025

Current Issues in International Indigenous Human Rights Throughout the Americas

Join us for a thought-provoking webinar exploring the current human rights challenges facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, with a special focus on land rights. This important conversation will feature leading voices in international law, diplomacy, and Indigenous advocacy.Opening Remarks:
Professor Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, Ph.D., Esq.Featured Speakers:Ambassador José Francisco Calí Tzay, Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Associate Director, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, University of ArizonaAlvaro Baca, Indigenous human rights expert and legal advisor before the Inter-American Commission on Human RightsDr. Lindsay Robertson, Chickasaw Nation Endowed Chair in Native American Law Emeritus, University of OklahomaDiego A. Tituaña, Kichwa-Otavalo from Ecuador and elected member of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2026–2028)Moderator:
Joel Pruett, Citizen, Cherokee Nation; Member, United Nations Committee

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Sponsoring Committee:
United Nations, Ervin Nina & Professor Sophia Murashkovsky Romma, Co-ChairsCo-Sponsoring Committees: 
Business & Human Rights, Isabelle Glimcher & Isedua Oribhabor, Co-Chairs
Council on International Affairs, Margaret E. McGuinness, Chair
Inter-American Affairs, Jessenia Vazcones-Yagual, Chair
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