• Contact: Antonio Qhapaj Conde
  • Address: Villabolos no. 1898, Miraflores, La Paz, Bolivia.
  • Phone: (+502) 54137607, (+598) 23091238
  • Email: juventudindigenalac@gmail.com
  • Members:
    RJI

RJI

Red de Jóvenes Indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe

2018

Member since

Working towards these commitments

Ensure gender justice in relation to land, taking all necessary measures to pursue both de jure and de facto equality, enhancing the ability of women to defend their land rights and take equal part in decision-making, and ensuring that control over land and the benefits that are derived thereof are equal between women and men, including the right to inherit and bequeath tenure rights.
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Equal land rights for women

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".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

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
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Protected land rights defenders

Mission

The mission of the Network is to gather indigenous youth in order to promote human's rights, strengthen unity, resource management, training and increasing their participation as indigenous youth in the decision-making processes at a regional and national level. 

Objectives

RJI's objectives are to promote empowerment of the indigenous youth within the community and encourage their participation and advocacy as indigenous youth in the defense and promotion of human rights.

Constituencies

RJI is a network that contributes to the strengthening and visibility of the local organization processes that the brothers and sisters carry out in their communities and organizations. They participate effectively in the decision-making processes developed within their communities, regions and at a national level.

  • Contact: Antonio Qhapaj Conde
  • Address: Villabolos no. 1898, Miraflores, La Paz, Bolivia.
  • Phone: (+502) 54137607, (+598) 23091238
  • Email: juventudindigenalac@gmail.com
  • Members:
    RJI