{"id":2816,"date":"2016-07-13T01:12:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T01:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2016\/07\/13\/state-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/"},"modified":"2016-07-13T01:12:09","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T01:12:09","slug":"state-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/state-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the World\u2019s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Xinjiang, repressive state policies continued throughout 2015 amid escalating violence in the region, with security crackdowns and intrusive restrictions on free expression, assembly and movement.<\/p>\n<p>12 JUL 2016<\/p>\n<p>The unique cultures of minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide \u2013 spanning a wide variety of customs and practices \u2013 are under threat. This year\u2019s edition of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MRG-SWM-2016.pdf\"><em>State of the World\u2019s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;highlights the impact of land dispossession, forced assimilation and other forms of discrimination on the most fundamental aspects of their identity, including language, art, traditional knowledge and spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>But while the effects of this attrition can be devastating, minority and indigenous cultures have also been critical in strengthening communities and providing activists with a platform to fight for their rights. As this volume illustrates, ensuring that the cultural freedoms of minorities and indigenous peoples are protected is essential if their other rights are also to be respected.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the press release<\/li>\n<li>Watch a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.minorityrights.org\/cultureandheritage\/chapter\/film-state-of-the-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/\">short film<\/a>&nbsp;about the report<\/li>\n<li>View our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stories.minorityrights.org\/cultureandheritage\/\">online story pack<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a collection of case studies, film and photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MRG-SWM-2016.pdf\">Full text: State of the World&#8217;s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Editors-preface-minorities-indigenous-peoples-and-the-right-to-culture.pdf\">Editor\u2019s preface: minorities, indigenous peoples and the right to culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/publications\/state-of-the-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/Foreword-the-changing-landscape-of-indigenous-heritage-protection.pdf\">Foreword: the changing landscape of indigenous heritage protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/publications\/state-of-the-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/Cultural-rights-and-their-implications-for-minority-and-indigenous-communities.pdf\">Cultural rights and their implications for minority and indigenous communities<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Delivering-minority-and-indigenous-rights-in-practice.pdf\">Delivering minority and indigenous rights in practice: the underrated potential of culture and why we ignore it at our peril<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Minority-and-indigenous-womens-right-to-culture.pdf\">Minority and indigenous women&#8217;s right to culture: identity, gender and opportunities for empwerment<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Lessons-from-indigenous-knowledge-and-culture.pdf\">Lessons from indigenous knowledge and culture: learning to live in harmony with nature in an age of ecocide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Protecting-the-right-ot-culture-for-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples.pdf\">Protecting the right to culture for minorities and indigenous peoples: an overview of international case law<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Africa.pdf\">Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Americas.pdf\">Americas<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Asia-and-Oceania.pdf\">Asia and Oceania<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Europe.pdf\">Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Middle-East-and-North-Africa.pdf\">Middle East and North Africa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minorityrights.org\/publications\/state-of-the-worlds-minorities-and-indigenous-peoples-2016\/\">Peoples under Threat 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Xinjiang, repressive state policies continued throughout 2015 amid escalating violence in the region, with security crackdowns and intrusive restrictions on free expression, assembly and 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