| Publications: |
1) M. YRIART, ESTUDIO SOBRE EL CONSENTIMIENTO LIBRE, PREVIO E INFORMADO, 2018, UN EMRP STUDY ON FREE PRIOR & INFORMED CONSENT, Aademic Contributor.2) M.YRIART, . Estrategia para la implementación universal del Consentimiento libre, previo e informado. 2017, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ, FACULTAD DE DERECHO RELAJU. Note these publications were in the name of Monica Yriart, President of the Board of Directors of NTHRA, but were presented in the name of the Movimiento por los Protocolos de Abya Yala, a volunteer project that NTHRA contributes to and works on. It is unfunded at this time. It concerns the grafting of Inter-American Human Rights Law to native territorial issues and self government.This is a project of NTHRA pursuant to its mission. |
| Purpose of the organization: |
To fill a vaccume in knowledge of indigenous human rights, especially territorial rights among native peoples and governments, where there are deficits leaving discretion for the viiolation of indigenous rights. We are focussed on the legal validity of free, prior and informed consent and training on this point, especially on technical and other assistance to increase indigenous capacity for exercising consent independently. We are contributing and participating in a program called the Movement for the Abya Yala Protocols which seeks to graft key territorial and consent rules from the Interamerican Human Rights Systems to native peoples customary decision making and territorial rights. |
| Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
We have just concluded 2 years of presenting programs to universities and indigenous peoples in Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Colombia. Presentations have been made in a law school and anthropology department in Peru. We have gained key contacts and identified potential staff. We have done presentations trainings with women including Paloma Abregu, Chanka Quechua in Peru (NGO director), Beatriz Bautista, Aymara in Bolivia (legal defense of indigenous peoples, Flor Maria Solano, head of Cabildo, Zenu, Colombia, Ivana Olivares, historian, Diaguita Chile. These are participating and developing our work and sit on our advisory board. |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
Monica Yriart, president of board of directors, dual nationality Uruguay, USA; Marina Lent, Secretary Treasurer of the Board of Directors, Germany/USA, Victoria Behrman MD, Vice President of the Board |
| Description of the membership of the organization, indicating the total number of members: |
At this time there is the Board (3) and the Advisory Board (4). The organization is a principal contributor to an all volunteer network called the Movimiento por los Protocolos de Abya Yala which concerns self governance, territory and free, prior informed consent. Our supporters are not formally members, and we are not sure of the number. |
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