Rights of Indigenous People in Addressing Climate-Forced Displacement

Five U.S. Indian tribes submitted a complaint to the United Nations alleging that the United States government has violated their human rights in failing to address climate displacement. The complaint calls on several Special Rapporteurs to intervene and investigate, and to recommend that the United States government and the states of Alaska and Louisiana take steps to address displacement caused by climate change.

Relevant Law and Principles

 * Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
 * The Pinheiro Principles on Housing and Property Restitution
 * The Peninsula Principles on human rights
 * The Charter of the UN
 * The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
 * The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
 * The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
 * Article 3 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Links

 * Sabin Center Database
 * Grantham Research Institute